Thanks guys, I think people must get them at estate sales, the TL-29 was brand new had a thick coat of old sticky oil from when it was made, I have to sift through a lot of real junk, and you do get the shady guy that tries to rip you off, last Sunday I found a ulster stockman probably from the late 70's all three blades had play, fake plastic stag scales,thought it would make a good project to fix up, the seller was insisting it was made in Germany and said $65 is a fair price "I know my product", I obviously walked away from that one. The little Schrade is a gem when I got it the original owner used the blades so much they were round with no edge took a long time to bring it back to life but totally worth it. I'm really happy about the TL-29 brand new never used I've found a few that have had missing scales or totally rusted shut, or had serious blade play, I had already bought the Hammer Brand for $5, when I found it, I set a limit of $10 a week on one knife, so when I asked the seller how much and he said $5 I didn't even try and haggel over the price. Generally when they ask $12 or $15 I can get for $10, a lot of times the sellers just want to make a buck, the Schrade had no tag and was mint I thought it would be more, the old timer said give me $10 and it's yours, totally worth it, it's build like a tank. It's a lot of fun to get up early and walk around outside and look through about 200+ vendors, it's hit or miss, most of them get there at 4:30am and they pack up by noon, I can't wait for next Sunday to see what I can find.
When I hit 524 post (married on 5/24/08 ) I will pay it forward with a giveaway, to share the wealth, something cool that I find at the flea market so stay tuned.
-Pete
