i certainly don't know the reasons for the price increase but some here's some things to think about.

don't know what cart they were using before but i suspect it didnt cost much. probably some design and matainence. i know this new cart does cost and probably and probably wasn't cheap to get setup. it will also probably require a little more time (payroll) to operate these new sites. i was actually surprised that the busse group did 4 separate carts since last I checked it's 4 times the money and it's actually a bit over kill for a handful of knives and random gear. I probably would've cheaped out myself and merged all four carts somehow. again i dont know the details but there's money being spent here. remember the old "two weeks"?

i would think that in order to keep these items in stock and shipping on a regular basis there is a larger investment in the inventory and how they handle it. if they keep churning out knives on a regular basis and are keeping them in stock that would probably also mean an investment in staff and the infrastructure to handle it all.

we are buying direct. pretty sure they could sell a lot more knives if they stuck them on a pallete and sent them out to retail joints in a pretty box. but the brand would also get lost in the crowd and we would still pay the same or more. and the product value would decrease! there is a reason you user can sell for as much as it can. good luck finding one in a clearance bin! when there's no retailers dumping stock at their cost on eBay it's a lot easier to have a busse style warranty. plus you can connect with your customer base and actually give them what they want instead on dishing out the cheapest thing you can toss on the market.

i suspect that after having made it through the recession they are finally getting around to charging what they needed to 4 years ago since the plans that are happening now still cost money back then.

hopefully the big dog will keep up with his buyer incentives and special pricing. and the lucky dogs will continue to feel lucky.


EL MUK!!!!!

Are items kept in stock? I didn't hear that there was no wait time after order.

I'm sure there was some cost, but is SY becoming something other than the budget knife it was originally created to be? Looking more like the low end of a very expensive brand.

Busse Combat is for the Niemann-Marcus crowd, Swamp Rat for the Target shoppers, and Scrap Yard is for us in the Wal-Mart gang.

If it's Wal-Mart, then I hope that Dan can "roll back" the prices for us.

My dreams of owning a Busse someday seem to be fading

I always thought of SY as scoring a diamond at Five Below

How about dollar store???? I can barely afford Walmart these days lol

I've owned and sold a Busse. You aren't missing out. Same sharp steel with a prettier finish

I just noticed the price jumps and they really aren't much in the grand scheme. I really do hope the increases are going to support better pay for the staff. As the labor force matures with the company they deserve raises and will turn out a better product. All part of doing good business.

you want a busse..ill send you one "on loan"....if you ever decide to sell it send it back to me....deal?
phillip


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