{"id":1160,"date":"2016-09-09T07:05:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T07:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2016-09-09T07:05:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T07:05:45","slug":"scratch-and-dent-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/scratch-and-dent-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scratch and Dent Sale!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/specials.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1161\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SD-sale-banner.bmp\" alt=\"sd-sale-banner\" width=\"820\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a>Our misfortune is your chance to save &#8211; and the savings are quite significant, as are the bargains..<\/p>\n<p>For example, how about the very last <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product665.html\">Project X Shoshu Kitae Model #006 Dragon Katana<\/a> &#8211; not only is it the very last one for 2016, but a few minor scuffs on the blade see it discounted by $200..<\/p>\n<p>Or how about another <a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/product664.html\">Soshu Kitae blade in Shirasaya<\/a> &#8211; not $574.99 but less than half that price due to a customer returning it without oiling the sword so that it developed a patina of rust.. We cleaned off the rust, but there are still a few marks here and there. But for the price of a beater Katana, it is a bargain hunters delight..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1162\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/scratch-and-dent-sale\/20160908_113004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1162\" src=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_113004-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Click for a very high resolution pic\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_113004-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_113004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_113004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160908_113004-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for a very high resolution pic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And then there are the last of the SBG Black Dragon Forge swords &#8211; heavily discounted because we were not 100% happy with the fit of the tsukas, so permanently attached them &#8211; making them super durable, but discounted because you cannot take them apart like a traditional Katana (a move that I have often recommended for entry level cutting blades &#8211; it is pretty much impossible to achieve a perfect fit on a sword anywhere near this kind of price point, the cost of a traditional tsuka core is actually several times the cost of these swords!).<\/p>\n<p>And so on it goes, but not for long.. Astute bargain hunters will realize what is on the table here, so grab what you can while it is still available!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/specials.html\">CLICK HERE FOR ALL OUR CURRENT SCRATCH AND DENT SPECIALS<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our misfortune is your chance to save &#8211; and the savings are quite significant, as are the bargains.. 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