Won my first ever ebay auction today. I managed to bag a Dbl Duck str8, since they get a pretty good 'talk up' on this site. The scales aren't looking like they are in the best shape, but I figure I can (hopefully) deal with that, or perhaps replace them later down the road. (ebay link )

Was also at a flea market today, and was looking around for str8s. Found one vendor that actually had some, and only one of the 4 he had was salvagable. It was a Boker, and it pretty good shape as well except for broken scales up near the tang (similar to the scales on the ebay I won). He wanted $20 for it, but I wasn't sure if that was too much or not. He wouldn't go for $10 even though I pointed out the broken scales and a bit of rust that was on the blade. He had the gall to say he saw one like it going for $65 on ebay. I laughed and walked away.

So how good (or bad) did I do guys? I foresee myself picking up a couple more str8s in the future, but wouldn't mind a little help as to where to look for whats good and whats not in the world of str8s. Looks like I for sure have a new hobby/habit.