I like it in some ways, being able to get a model I can't get from the store anymore, but the prices some people ask make it hard to swallow at times.

Very true!

I voted I hated it, but I have seen a couple of really good deals there. The very few good deals really get snatched up quick. I missed out on the DFLE here and did get a decent price on one at the bladeforums exchange. I can see getting something on here and selling it for $25 - $40 profit. But buying 10 knives at MSRP and selling them for $100 or double what you paid 2 months later is crazy to me, but supply and demand dictates prices and if people are willing to pay it, go for it.

Again very true.

As the old saying goes, buyers beware! It's a sellers' market out there! They got it, you want it.. sad fact of life.

I wasn't disrespecting you, only making those arguing about your purchasing large numbers and then selling them, aware that it's their choice to buy or not buy from you or any other secondary market.

I think the secondary market is something that exist as a normal part of our culture. The way Busse kin knives are sold makes this a little more of a unique situation, however I've not been adversely affected by it so far. I don't necessarily support or encourage the buying of large quantities of Busse blades just to turn it around for a profit, but as long as there stuff to sell and someone who wants to buy it, there will be those who hope to profit from their own resourcefulness.

Thanks to great people like ksjumpmd I have snagged some real bargains on the secondary market !!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />