Buy two - you can sell one later for twice what you paid <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Ouch! Kick a man when he's down why don'tcha!

Btw, time for a group hug.

I kid, I kid. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

That's what happens in the secondary market; The DMDC was released at the bargain price of $79.95 (plus shipping, of course). Your best options are:

1) Be patient: Old Scrap Yard knives are occasionally sold for much better prices than that. Also, watch places like the BladeForums Exchange instead of eBay -- not that a bargain doesn't occasionally make it through on eBay, but you'll be competing with a huge customer base there, many of whom have more dollars than sense. Learn about what you want and decide how much you're willing to pay, watch for the deal you want, and jump on it if you find it (bargains can sell within a couple minutes on the Exchange).

2) Bussekin (Scrap Yard, Swamp Rat, and Busse Combat) knives almost never decrease in value -- you'll get the best price by ordering when they're sold by the company. I've bought Sus Scrofas for a little less than retail, but they're an aberration (and I expect those prices will climb too once they're no longer available from the Busse Company Store) -- secondary market prices are usually at least $50 more than the release prices, often $100+ over retail for rare or very popular knives. After the Blade show, there'll often be a ganza posted on the Busse Combat subforum on BladeForums; occasionally, leftover Scrap Yard knives have even been offered ("dog bowl" sales) on this forum.

This is a "family oriented" site that has in the past had wives and children of
regular posters posting on here.

If Kiba has stepped over the bounds, then a polite pointing to the rules thread
is sufficient. If anymore is needed, then the moderators will step in and
deal with it. That is what they are here for, that's what they do, and they
are very good at it!

For my part, I think that Kiba wasn't aware of the rules before he posted.
And before anyone says that he should of read the rules first, I didn't read
the rules until well after my 100th post, and I'm sure that others on here will
say the same.

Kiba apologized for stepping over the bounds.
He is a relative newcomer here, who asked a legitimate question, and asked for
our advice.
Instead of giving it, some of our group pounced on him and trashed him like
they do on other forums.
Well, our yard isn't "other forums" and we use a little more discretion here.

This is a company specific forum for a community of like minded people some
of whom have younger family members who participate here.
Remember that DAWGS!!!
Put the fangs away and move on.

I understand that the yard wants us to be considerate in all circumstances, and I agree with that. But, when the originator shows little consideration, I think it is OK for the yard dogs to note it.

I stand by my comments reflecting that the thread seems highly inappropriate for this forum. It should be posted on one of the generic blade forums out on the Internet. Yes, we are all new to the SYK forum at some point. I still am <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> But, this forum is run and paid for by SYKCO, and is focused on discussions at least tangentially related to their product. In my opinion, coming in here and saying they cost too much for me so please tell me what else I should consider is being unreasonable to SYK's generosity as the one paying for the SYK-focused forum itself.

I asked that the thread be removed because it seems over the line, and it will get strong responses from many; deservedly so. In my opinion, it's better to clean it out and move on to the next subject than have the discussion of "be kind or be firm", which has legitimate merits on both sides.

But, the original poster, through this and many other posts, clearly took zero time to read any of the forum rules, research the SYK products at all, or even knives in general. If there are questions about SYKs or even Bussekin in general, I know from my own experience that the dogs in the yard will patiently answer every reasonable question, and warmly provide insight and advice.

Definately a bladeforum topic in my newb opinion. That's the sort of stuff that convinced me to shut down my horror prop forum back in the day.
I say, bless the Busses for doing what they and many others love and appreciate. Quality knives at a very reasonable price. I will always save a salute for anyone who puts their efforts into a quality product especially when it's made in America.
Just my two cents.

Dontcha just hate a mouthy newb like me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

N00b to newb, I don't hate you at all! Although, that freaking demented chihuahua on meth logo scares the [email]cr@p[/email] out of me every time I see it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I kinda like that chihuaha <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Beg to differ on this one.
If it was as bad as you and others are making it out to be, then the mods would
have deleted it.

From the original post and subsequent posts made by him, I get the feeling that
this guy is honestly looking for a good knife that is in his price range.
He feels that SYKCO knives are too much money for him, but it appears that he
really likes the brand.

It doesn't do Dan's bottom line any good if we forum members pounce on new
people coming in looking for a good knife, regardless of the questions they ask.

Rather than dumping on the guy, we should be encouraging him about the product.
SYKCO knives aren't that much higher than his budget right now, so we need to
show him that getting a SYKCO knife is a good option for him.

If we ridicule him like you suggest, then he'll be gone, and Dan will be out
all of the sales that he'd get from this fellow.

Not a good plan.

+1

If you don't mind a word of advice, you're not so far away from a Scrap Yard budget that you wouldn't be better off just saving up for one. They come around from time to time, at a pace where you seldom have to wait unreasonably long, and that Superior Price To Performance Ratio is no joke - you will be very, very hard pressed indeed to find anything that compares, for anything like the money. Plus, just look around, and I'm sure you can easily tell that there's only ONE way to get a forum full of loyal customers, and that's by producing top notch quality. Skip a couple of double espressos, make that pair of boots last a few weeks longer, tell your S. O. that it's movies at home week, order a double cheese extra sauce instead of a deluxe supremo pizza with extra garlic, and you've got yourself in a very nice position to pick up one or more very high quality knives on the next run. A little patience will be well rewarded. It's possible, but not easy, to be more well rewarded by a purchase, however the route you'd have to take to that satisfaction is just about guaranteed to be more convoluted and fraught with unnecessary worry and doubt. In short, simply stay tuned, and get ready, and you'll be glad you did!