I just look at the ganzas as a safety valve to keep me from spending to much money. If everything was easy to get I'd have every Busse ever offered. I have been lucky enough to get every knife I've gone for, but I have sat some out just because I didn't have the time or means to order when the ganza was on. I don't seem to have suffered for missing out on a whole bunch of knives, but it does add excitement for what is otherwise a pretty mundane purchase. You'll see the same mentality in the HI forum with the DOTD and you CAN buy their knives at anytime, but the DOTD makes it fun to compete.