The buying guides, for anyone about to spend real money on a balisong and wanting to do it once. There are three. Where to buy a balisong compares the places you can actually get one, from buying direct from the maker to specialist retailers, and explains why a photograph on a marketplace listing is not the same thing as a knife. How much a butterfly knife costs breaks down what your money buys at each level and why steel is the biggest single factor in the price. The 10 best butterfly knives narrows it to specific handmade picks across steels and budgets.
These are written for first time buyers, people shopping for a gift and anyone who has been burned by a listing that said stainless steel and never named the grade. Read them in that order and you will know more than most sellers want you to.