I wouldn't say you're necessarily at square one; I wouldn't even consider this poll to be binding -- I think it's more of a "dry run". If you're selection seems particularly popular, then you may choose to reevaluate what you intend to ask for, or if that's what you really want then you may decide to go for it (after all, somebody's going to be first on even the most popular offers).

As tempting as some of the knives were, I picked a shop credit amount; I selected an amount that I hoped was far enough off the top to have less competition, but as large as I think I have a reasonable chance of getting away with. That being said, actually receiving $50 or even $25 will be more than if you ask for $500 but aren't the first. I'm still a little tempted to ask for the SG4 because I think it's a useful, if ugly, knife, and SSs are so universally disdained that I believe I'd have a decent chance of getting it.