They are! If life didn't happen, and I started a family, I'm sure my collection would be out of control.Benchmade was the first expensive knife I ever bought. The 9100 Auto Stryker. $235 new at a pawn shop. I miss that knife. Then I saw the Osborne designed Benchmade 940. A classic. Pocket knives are addictive.
The last knife I tried to purchase was, I think it was anyway, a CKRT that the handle was made out of a tree from George Washington's property or something. It was a long time ago, I've forgot the specifics. They only made 500 of them. It was a damn cool knife. Wish I had gotten my hands on one.