Ebay, wherever you are. There's a lot of shops that liek to double the price of the knife and sell it to you. Anymore, I get on ebay and look for a near mint knife that a guy is tired of.
so I was in J.L. waters today and found out my friend works there and does all the knife buying and told me he can get whatever I wanted in benchmade(which they are a direct full line dealer) kershaw or spyderco. so they have whatever you want.
DO NOT BUY FROM TheBladeShop.com Over on BladeForums.com there are hundreds of people that have ordered and never received their knives, and I am one. It takes months to get them to credit your account once you can get ahold of a live person at their place of business. Also, they have many BBB complaints logged against their business. They do not stock many knives, but try to find them once you have placed your order. I do read of a few poeple now and then that do get their knives, but not many.
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for those on the southern end of the state, especially in the Harrison or Floyd Co. area, try Mr. Hardware just off of the Edwardsville/Georgetown exit (if you can put up with the construction) if you're in the market for a new benchmade or other knife. They've got good prices, some knowledgable staff, and can order what you want specifically if its not stocked.
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