BD_01
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So, I discovered the knife exchange a few months ago, looking for "that one knife" I just HAD to have but couldn't bring myself to buy at retail.
"I mean, no knife is worth $250, right?"
"Maybe I'll try the secondary market once, you know, to see how it goes..."
Well, I LOVE that Spyderco Southard that I got a great deal on, new in box! It's still my most carried EDC.
But then there was the Umnumzaan, "I guess I should see what all the CRK fuss is about". Wouldn't you know it, the thing got here looking way better than expected, practically good as new!
Oh, and the 0900, well, eventually I was going to get around to buying one of those at retail anyway. I guess I might as well save myself a few bucks...
Then there's another Southard. "I love that knife beyond description and absolutely HAVE to have a backup, you know, for that eventual day that..."
And then a couple with gift intent. ("Wouldn't a classy knife make a great gift to XXX for some special occasion?")
And then..."Oh my, this is getting dangerous. Tell you what, self, we're only looking for a rock bottom steal that would be an advance purchase for NEXT Christmas."
Well, that plan failed, once. Or twice, or...whatever.
So, it seems I have a bit of a problem. An addiction, perhaps? As my tastes have grown more sophisticated, I just can't sustain two blade purchases a month any more.
After today's purchase (which, I might add, just barely met the threshold of my remaining discretionary funds--no, wait. Actually it was a bit over that...whatever. I can pack a lunch from home for the next week...or maybe two) I'm shutting it off cold-turkey.
I just deleted all my Knife Exchange thread subscriptions, and I'm shutting off notifications to everything but PM's. For a while. 6 months at least. Well, at least until May, I guess.....
Anyone else have to force themselves to step away from the Exchange?
"I mean, no knife is worth $250, right?"
"Maybe I'll try the secondary market once, you know, to see how it goes..."
Well, I LOVE that Spyderco Southard that I got a great deal on, new in box! It's still my most carried EDC.
But then there was the Umnumzaan, "I guess I should see what all the CRK fuss is about". Wouldn't you know it, the thing got here looking way better than expected, practically good as new!
Oh, and the 0900, well, eventually I was going to get around to buying one of those at retail anyway. I guess I might as well save myself a few bucks...
Then there's another Southard. "I love that knife beyond description and absolutely HAVE to have a backup, you know, for that eventual day that..."
And then a couple with gift intent. ("Wouldn't a classy knife make a great gift to XXX for some special occasion?")
And then..."Oh my, this is getting dangerous. Tell you what, self, we're only looking for a rock bottom steal that would be an advance purchase for NEXT Christmas."
Well, that plan failed, once. Or twice, or...whatever.
So, it seems I have a bit of a problem. An addiction, perhaps? As my tastes have grown more sophisticated, I just can't sustain two blade purchases a month any more.
After today's purchase (which, I might add, just barely met the threshold of my remaining discretionary funds--no, wait. Actually it was a bit over that...whatever. I can pack a lunch from home for the next week...or maybe two) I'm shutting it off cold-turkey.
I just deleted all my Knife Exchange thread subscriptions, and I'm shutting off notifications to everything but PM's. For a while. 6 months at least. Well, at least until May, I guess.....
Anyone else have to force themselves to step away from the Exchange?
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