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Post by buyswords on Mar 18, 2022 17:50:03 GMT
Hello sword enthusiasts! We have just opened up our online shop selling swords and the like and wanted to introduce ourselves. Our site is located at buyswords.com
We have real time stock counts, fast shipping, real pictures and descriptions of each sword and most of our swords have videos on the site and our youtube page. We would also like to be part of the SBG community, not just a vendor! If there is a sword we stock and you want a video, special picture or anything else, just let us know.
We will be adding new swords weekly, so check out our new arrivals page.
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Post by nddave on Mar 18, 2022 20:12:45 GMT
Hi, nice to see a new vendor on the forum as well as on the internet. Seems your stock/variety is a little limited as of now which is now big deal as you're new to the market. As of now it looks like your three main functional manufacturers are TenRyu, Hanwei and Ritter Steel, what other manufacturers are you planning on offering swords from in the future?
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Post by buyswords on Mar 18, 2022 20:57:50 GMT
Hi, nice to see a new vendor on the forum as well as on the internet. Seems your stock/variety is a little limited as of now which is now big deal as you're new to the market. As of now it looks like your three main functional manufacturers are TenRyu, Hanwei and Ritter Steel, what other manufacturers are you planning on offering swords from in the future? Hello nddave! I expect (Business willing) to add More Cas Hanwei (and all of their brands) as well as BattleBlades, Ryumon, Windlass, Cold Steel, and hopefully Darksword Armory. It most likely will be a slow process, but will build our way up over time. Also, since we take our own pictures and write our own descriptions and take our own videos, it is a daunting task. We recently got in some Legacy Arms swords and have some more on the way. Are there any others we should be looking into that you might suggest?
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Post by nddave on Mar 18, 2022 21:32:49 GMT
Hi, nice to see a new vendor on the forum as well as on the internet. Seems your stock/variety is a little limited as of now which is now big deal as you're new to the market. As of now it looks like your three main functional manufacturers are TenRyu, Hanwei and Ritter Steel, what other manufacturers are you planning on offering swords from in the future? Hello nddave! I expect (Business willing) to add More Cas Hanwei (and all of their brands) as well as BattleBlades, Ryumon, Windlass, Cold Steel, and hopefully Darksword Armory. It most likely will be a slow process, but will build our way up over time. Also, since we take our own pictures and write our own descriptions and take our own videos, it is a daunting task. We recently got in some Legacy Arms swords and have some more on the way. Are there any others we should be looking into that you might suggest? Awesome sounds good! Seems you got the big names listed and will have a good variety for the functional enthusiasts to the costume and display enthusiasts. Can't think of many others right now. You also mentioned you used to be on the forum under another M/V or member name, who were you formerly since some of us might remember you?
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buyswords
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Post by buyswords on Mar 18, 2022 22:17:46 GMT
My name is Jason. Long ago I owned many sites. My most popular was Swords of Might. I owned it for over 10 years. I then sold it and apparently, the people who bought it ran it into the ground as it is no longer around. I have another business that I started selling supplements, and just like my last business, have very satisfied customers,but my passion has and always will be swords. I was not allowed to open another sword business for a certain amount of time due to contract. That is now up, so here I am!
I know I will not replace any of the great vendors that are around now and don't want to. I am here as kind of a second chance as I see many vendors run out of stock quickly.
I have already made at least one sale to at least one person who said they were a member here and hope to serve many more. I am not some big business and have time for whatever the community needs from me.
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Post by tera on Mar 18, 2022 22:47:46 GMT
Welcome! More options and opportunities for the sword collecting community are always welcome. I respect that you keep live stock counts and are open about the limited initial offerings. That is much preferable in my mind to a business with just a P.O. Box selling anything you could want, but only as a drop-shipping middle-man.
We look forward to watching your business and connection to our community grow and thrive!
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Post by buyswords on Mar 18, 2022 22:57:11 GMT
Welcome! More options and opportunities for the sword collecting community are always welcome. I respect that you keep live stock counts and are open about the limited initial offerings. That is much preferable in my mind to a business with just a P.O. Box selling anything you could want, but only as a drop-shipping middle-man. We look forward to watching your business and connection to our community grow and thrive! Thank you Tera for your gracious welcome! Drop shipping while it has its place, is not what I wanted to do. I like knowing my products and insist on seeing and inspecting each one before I offer it for sale. I will also take special requests for items I do not stock or have yet to get in stock. Again, thank you for the warm welcome. Glad to see the greatest sword forum is still going strong.
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Post by nddave on Mar 18, 2022 22:59:38 GMT
My name is Jason. Long ago I owned many sites. My most popular was Swords of Might. I owned it for over 10 years. I then sold it and apparently, the people who bought it ran it into the ground as it is no longer around. I have another business that I started selling supplements, and just like my last business, have very satisfied customers,but my passion has and always will be swords. I was not allowed to open another sword business for a certain amount of time due to contract. That is now up, so here I am! I know I will not replace any of the great vendors that are around now and don't want to. I am here as kind of a second chance as I see many vendors run out of stock quickly. I have already made at least one sale to at least one person who said they were a member here and hope to serve many more. I am not some big business and have time for whatever the community needs from me. Ok yea I remember you Jason and Swords of Might, well it's good to see you back in the sword world!
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Post by buyswords on Mar 19, 2022 0:49:34 GMT
Thanks, glad to be back! I was around when Paul first started SBG. So glad to be here again!
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Post by alientude on Mar 20, 2022 18:32:46 GMT
FYI, it looks like your site would allow me to buy the Cold Steel sword cane and ship it to California, where they're illegal to own. I know every other site that I've checked that sells that type of sword won't ship them to CA, due to the legality. I don't know at all the legal ramifications, whether you could be held responsible for selling it to a CA resident, but I figure you might want to look into it.
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Post by buyswords on Mar 20, 2022 18:40:21 GMT
FYI, it looks like your site would allow me to buy the Cold Steel sword cane and ship it to California, where they're illegal to own. I know every other site that I've checked that sells that type of sword won't ship them to CA, due to the legality. I don't know at all the legal ramifications, whether you could be held responsible for selling it to a CA resident, but I figure you might want to look into it. Hmm we are supposed to have a disclaimer about that. Appreciate the heads up and will take care of that asap!
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Post by cerberus1426 on Apr 5, 2022 23:51:50 GMT
Always good to see more sites and i am absolutely amazed that something as obvious as BuySwords wasn't taken a decade ago.
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Post by buyswords on Apr 6, 2022 0:52:45 GMT
Always good to see more sites and i am absolutely amazed that something as obvious as BuySwords wasn't taken a decade ago. Actually the url was owned but we purchased it from the owner who had not done anything with it. I Was very happy cuz it is an easy name to remember for sword enthusiasts! If you or anyone else has any criticism or suggestions to make our site better, I am all ears!
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Post by cerberus1426 on Apr 6, 2022 17:14:52 GMT
I guess if i had a question it would be do you plan on competing price wise with KOA. Shipping to Canada can be expensive no matter where I order from but KOA having the best prices on the blades gets my business pretty much every time. Your selection will obviously be growing so there is not a lot of things that are the same on both right now but from what I noticed prices are higher. As a consumer obviously most of us would prefer to pay for example 100 bucks for something instead of 120 if the option was ordered with the same convenience aka online. Is it just hard to match a bigger business this early because they receive stuff for cheaper from the manufacturer?
I also hope I did not come off as to critical because I am genuinely curious how it works and happy to see more companies selling things because it can only be good for us. Just your being here is a big deal in my eyes and shows you really do care, just like those who make the blades asking what us nerds would want to see in their work.
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Post by buyswords on Apr 6, 2022 18:39:19 GMT
I guess if i had a question it would be do you plan on competing price wise with KOA. Shipping to Canada can be expensive no matter where I order from but KOA having the best prices on the blades gets my business pretty much every time. Your selection will obviously be growing so there is not a lot of things that are the same on both right now but from what I noticed prices are higher. As a consumer obviously most of us would prefer to pay for example 100 bucks for something instead of 120 if the option was ordered with the same convenience aka online. Is it just hard to match a bigger business this early because they receive stuff for cheaper from the manufacturer? I also hope I did not come off as to critical because I am genuinely curious how it works and happy to see more companies selling things because it can only be good for us. Just your being here is a big deal in my eyes and shows you really do care, just like those who make the blades asking what us nerds would want to see in their work. Not critical AT ALL! So in some cases, we may not be able to compete with the bigger stores who have been around longer as of right now. In other cases we price things based on a middle ground (not the cheapest and not the most expensive) as we look at other vendors. Going to a cheaper model right now would mean we might sell more, but would probably sacrifice a little more in the personal touch area, such as inspecting each sword and so on. I am sure as time goes on, we will adjust our prices accordingly. That being said, if you wanted to buy from us and price was the ONLY factor, simply DM me or send us a message and I can see what we can do for you. We are also doing the same with ordering. For example, a customer reached out to us to get a certain item for him that we did not stock yet and we got it in and shipped out within 2 days at a price he was happy with. I am more about being a friendly person that happens to sell swords rather than being the next KOA. They have been around forever and are an amazing place to buy swords, and in the long term, I am sure that's where we will end up if we have enough support from sword buyers and the community. I am just trying to take it slow and add inventory and adjust prices as we go rather than be another fly-by-night low priced drop-shipper. That being said, I do want to make sales and will do anything I can to do so, especially for someone who supports the community. So please do not hesitate to reach out if you want something at the best price, I will definitely try to match or beat any price if I can. In your post you gave an example of something that was 100 bucks and not 120, is that a real item or just a possible example?
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Post by alientude on Apr 6, 2022 18:46:33 GMT
Here's an interesting question - are you able to sell the limited releases that Hanwei/CAS Iberia offers? And if so, are you able to sell them at less than the MSRP on their website? Note that I'm not looking to buy any of them right now, just curious.
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Post by buyswords on Apr 6, 2022 19:00:15 GMT
Here's an interesting question - are you able to sell the limited releases that Hanwei/CAS Iberia offers? And if so, are you able to sell them at less than the MSRP on their website? Note that I'm not looking to buy any of them right now, just curious. As far as I know Yes, I can get them and can sell them for whatever I want in a private setting. The margins on those are pretty slim, but there is room for some adjustment. If you decide you do want something from there, Feel free to reach out (Best way would be to fill out the form on our contact us page)
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Post by cerberus1426 on Apr 6, 2022 22:57:31 GMT
Just an example with random numbers to make sure my point was clear not an actual product.
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Post by cerberus1426 on Apr 6, 2022 23:08:17 GMT
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Post by buyswords on Apr 7, 2022 2:27:56 GMT
So for your first example, they do not even have the product and doubt they have since the prices have risen. Most sites I look at that do not stock most Ten ryus still have the old prices and would lose money to honor them. I have a very close relationship with that supplier and no one is getting ten ryu swords cheaper than me. As for the second example, I did look and see what they were charging and they are probably getting better discounts with cas Iberia than I am and can therefore charge a lower everyday price. I would be happy to match it for any customer that wanted those items if It is in stock at the other vendor at the time. As far as shipping rates, I am working on those. Right now we offer UPS and USPS. If a shipping rate is higher than another vendor, I will match or beat it. Swords are a tricky thing when it comes to shipping. It is not the weight so much as the length or width. My main reason for being here is to give choice to the sword community. I am not trying to replace anyone else nor be the lowest price all the time. I am trying to bring a little more to the table by offering more personal touches to each customer, and things like taking requests on pictures and videos of the products. As I have said before though, I will do anything in my power to make a sale. So if there is anything you ever want that I have on the site, drop me a line and I will be happy to tell you what I can do for you. I also would like to extend my gratitude for you even giving me the chance to be here and for considering me as a place you might be interested in buying from. I would like very much to stand side by side with some of the other amazing vendors again.
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