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Obviously value is personal with a lot of different variables so no matter how right I am to me I will be wrong to you and vice versa.
I will say that the Nuke V8 blade is MUCH nicer than the CF (just like the difference between the V14s). Hands down a much, much nicer finish. Not satin by any means but certainly more time and energy went into the finishes on the Nukes. I did some research on Texas Knifemaker's Supply in regards to the handles because I had no clue how much handle material actually cost and found that a 5 x 1 5/8 x 3/8" pair of stabilized maple burl bookend slabs are about $30. The fossilized mammoth teeth are $97 for a smaller slab. Red/blk G10 pair of slabs 4 x 1.5 x 1/4 were $5.95. When buying the Nuke V8 the price was set for a nicer blade finish, hand worked flats, and a custom handle Busse valued between $245-$510. The $200 upcharge for the nuke option seems fair to me in comparison to the upcharge for G10 on a standard CF blade finish.
While I've never had an issue with the price of CS blades, I do agree with
zmbhntr
that the real downside to the Crab Shack offerings today are that they aren't true customs built specific for the end customer. Both Nuked V8s I received in my order direct from Busse got sold to fund other Nuked V8s that hit the exchange (one was zmbhntr's actually) because the two I received weren't my cup of tea. Would have loved to have gotten to pick my handles and two years ago I didn't buy one of the $20k Black Friday shop credits because I couldn't pick the handle materials on the Gladius that came with the credits so that aspect is important to me.