So to address an implication here that
@Bico Doce is making that we only do the transactions because
@OwlWoodworks and his "influence" I'd like to state that for me (who facilitated his last purchase), that is categorically incorrect.
Luke and I had chatted one time in the past as I was local to a knife he wanted (which we passed on doing dealings). An hour before this last knife went up for sale, he messaged me and asked if I'd give it a shot. At that point, my consideration was a) help a member out and b) ensure that my costs were covered and c) ensure that I didn't get stuck with the knife. Luke's history here as a person who deals with high value knives gave me confidence to deal with him and give it a shot. I would do the same for members that I thought had the same level of transaction reliability for that dollar value. I'll admit that list is very short, but there are a few I'd deal with. My choice was not based on what else Luke does or his "influence". When I deal with that amount of money, it's a "logic" transaction more than "heart" transaction.
And in the end, there are lots of knives that move around in similar ways to the way Luke gets his knives. You build up a relationship with someone or show good karma and things happen. I can say that I've been offered several knives the same way in the past and I'm certainly not an influencer. Far from it.