market value vs resale prices - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T15:23:54Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/market-value-vs-resale-prices?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1478728&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEnjoyment. My knife collectio…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-26:3181080:Comment:14794322017-04-26T00:38:19.558ZTobias Gibsonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/TobiasGibson
Enjoyment. My knife collection cuts into my 403b, which is my retirement plan. If anything some of my less expensive knives might end up as swap bait when I retire. I don't need all 500+ knives and many, while nice, have no real meaning to me.
Enjoyment. My knife collection cuts into my 403b, which is my retirement plan. If anything some of my less expensive knives might end up as swap bait when I retire. I don't need all 500+ knives and many, while nice, have no real meaning to me. Mostly my enjoyment. I may ad…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-25:3181080:Comment:14791782017-04-25T23:29:36.806ZBilly Onealehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/BillyOneale
Mostly my enjoyment. I may add some tasers to my collection. That way my kids and their kids can taser it out. Last one standing gets them.
Mostly my enjoyment. I may add some tasers to my collection. That way my kids and their kids can taser it out. Last one standing gets them. Enjoyment primarily for me, i…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-25:3181080:Comment:14793062017-04-25T18:24:27.294ZSteve Scheuerman (Manx)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/SteveScheuerman
<p>Enjoyment primarily for me, investment secondary. Will go to my son, most likely, but I must admit to a small degree of pride/pleasure when I consider the worth of the collection. Not everyone likes what I collect, but I do and that's all that really counts! LOL. I think collecting can be both.</p>
<p>Enjoyment primarily for me, investment secondary. Will go to my son, most likely, but I must admit to a small degree of pride/pleasure when I consider the worth of the collection. Not everyone likes what I collect, but I do and that's all that really counts! LOL. I think collecting can be both.</p> " is your collection just for…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-24:3181080:Comment:14788062017-04-24T11:13:18.261ZPaul Shttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/PaulSatowski
<p><span>" is your collection just for your enjoyment or are you hedging bets that it may be a retirement plan"</span></p>
<p><span> I"m retired already. The collection is likely to be passed on to my grandson....It takes a lot of time to sell some of the knives which are less desirable. You may think a collection is worth more dollars till you sit there at a flea market and try to sell it piece by piece.</span></p>
<p><span> The high end knives are the ones that carry most of the value…</span></p>
<p><span>" is your collection just for your enjoyment or are you hedging bets that it may be a retirement plan"</span></p>
<p><span> I"m retired already. The collection is likely to be passed on to my grandson....It takes a lot of time to sell some of the knives which are less desirable. You may think a collection is worth more dollars till you sit there at a flea market and try to sell it piece by piece.</span></p>
<p><span> The high end knives are the ones that carry most of the value of my collection. You could call it a way to diversify investments but a poor way to do that. Knives I buy at a higher price seem to me to be <span style="text-decoration: underline;">underpriced</span>. Some less expensive recent knives such as Canal Streets are real sleepers but may not reach really high values for 25 or more years. My retirement is already taken care of and I have to do something with the extra cash. Better than collecting Beanie Babies or stamps. Invest for retirement through a 401K or some low priced stock plan ..be a Boggle head...use John Boggle type investments...low priced broadly based indexed funds , etc.</span></p> Great topic Jan. I have boug…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-24:3181080:Comment:14789602017-04-24T01:40:48.060ZBryan Whttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/BryanW
<p> Great topic Jan. I have bought and sold for years now, and all in all I have likely broke even. Some great investments, some terrible ones. The super rare high dollar knives that become lookers and safe queens are good for investment, but as any collector will tell you, its hard to make big money on knives unless you are seriously investing the time, education and effort. There are a number of folks that do it, but its a lot of work. Im like a lot of folks, i have a small personal…</p>
<p> Great topic Jan. I have bought and sold for years now, and all in all I have likely broke even. Some great investments, some terrible ones. The super rare high dollar knives that become lookers and safe queens are good for investment, but as any collector will tell you, its hard to make big money on knives unless you are seriously investing the time, education and effort. There are a number of folks that do it, but its a lot of work. Im like a lot of folks, i have a small personal collection of certain brands and styles of cutlery that I like and truly enjoy the chase. Others i buy, use for a while, then sell and move on. If i can get close to even on those, or make a little off them, thats great. I chose several years ago to never build up a collection my family could not handle if something happened to me. I helped my best friends widow sell off his massive mixed up collection, and I swore to never put my wife or kids in that position. But, they have learned who to talk to for help or advice, and hopefully would sell at a decent rate or pass it on to the family or maybe some of it to a museum. I love to carry what I own, so the safe queens never seem to last long, except for the personal collection. So after all this babbling, my whole point? Get out there, enjoy the hobby whatever suits you best, and educate others where you can. As we all know, this is a great hobby! Pass it along!</p> I look at it several differen…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-20:3181080:Comment:14787282017-04-20T16:24:12.855ZAndy Larrisonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AndyLarrison
<p>I look at it several different ways, I enjoy the hunt for the deals, I like searching through stuff hoping to find the "buried treasure". I've never been one to spend a lot on an individual knife and keep my purchases low as possible. I have both old and new knives and enjoy them all equally. I carry a knife in my pocket every day and sometimes have a hard time using it because it's my nice knife....sorry, I know it's a tool and is made to be used. I just enjoy looking at them, cleaning…</p>
<p>I look at it several different ways, I enjoy the hunt for the deals, I like searching through stuff hoping to find the "buried treasure". I've never been one to spend a lot on an individual knife and keep my purchases low as possible. I have both old and new knives and enjoy them all equally. I carry a knife in my pocket every day and sometimes have a hard time using it because it's my nice knife....sorry, I know it's a tool and is made to be used. I just enjoy looking at them, cleaning them, setting them up in my new cabinet. Investment...not here, just enjoy the collection.</p> like you we collect what we l…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-20:3181080:Comment:14785352017-04-20T00:41:18.476ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>like you we collect what we like. I have kind of a strange way of thinking about our collection. The kids did not spend anything on it so whatever they get out of it is a profit for them LOL. The note in the safe tells them who to call to get a fair offer whether they wholesale or auction.</p>
<p>I do not foresee a point where we would sell it off, it is something we have always enjoyed doing together. I am sure over all it is worth a little more than we paid for it. Realistically, we…</p>
<p>like you we collect what we like. I have kind of a strange way of thinking about our collection. The kids did not spend anything on it so whatever they get out of it is a profit for them LOL. The note in the safe tells them who to call to get a fair offer whether they wholesale or auction.</p>
<p>I do not foresee a point where we would sell it off, it is something we have always enjoyed doing together. I am sure over all it is worth a little more than we paid for it. Realistically, we bought knives beginning 40 years ago so a good many of those have all edged up a bit. The GEC collection we started and bought heavy for the first 5 years after the company opened. Those are holding strong and I feel will always be at or slightly above purchase. So all in all it may turn out to have been an investment. It certainly turned out to be fun and whatever the kids get, they get LOL</p> I'm more into collecting t…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-19:3181080:Comment:14783202017-04-19T23:25:18.415ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
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<p> I'm more into collecting than using at present and like the pack rat I'm attracted to shiny things. I have been doing a lot of research on the many different brands and styles of knives and there are many to choose from.</p>
<p> As to value, there's only one that I have that has any value and that being the Gerber Chameleon II. I don't have an edc as I have no need for one. I do like for the knives I do collect to be reliable should the need arise.</p>
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<p> I'm more into collecting than using at present and like the pack rat I'm attracted to shiny things. I have been doing a lot of research on the many different brands and styles of knives and there are many to choose from.</p>
<p> As to value, there's only one that I have that has any value and that being the Gerber Chameleon II. I don't have an edc as I have no need for one. I do like for the knives I do collect to be reliable should the need arise.</p>
<p> That makes me very selective as what type of knife I'm prone to collect. I manage to get some extra income from time to time and that's when I go on the hunt. For me its the chase and then the purchase. You might say mission accomplished when my latest purchase arrives at my door.......... :)</p>
<p> As to gaining value over time. I'd be long gone from this world before my collection was worth any more than what I paid for them and probably less........ lol. </p> I don't have a lot of knives…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-19:3181080:Comment:14785252017-04-19T17:11:26.947ZJohn Bamfordhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnBamford
<p>I don't have a lot of knives 15/20 which isn't a lot for a collection I guess . It is a lot for a user though , I certainly never expected to own so many . I do enjoy my knives and don't expect them to make money it is just satisfying to have a nice knife in your pocket .</p>
<p>I don't have a lot of knives 15/20 which isn't a lot for a collection I guess . It is a lot for a user though , I certainly never expected to own so many . I do enjoy my knives and don't expect them to make money it is just satisfying to have a nice knife in your pocket .</p> For me ... it's a hobby (albe…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-04-19:3181080:Comment:14782932017-04-19T08:55:40.765ZDennis Hibarhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DennisHibar
<p>For me ... it's a hobby (albeit an expensive one ... but, thankfully, I have no other "vices"). And ... much of my joy comes from the chase. If I were to view my knives as an investment, it would be far less enjoyable, as they ALL would be safe queens. My father-in-law (in his 90s) collects coins. In the 44 years I have known him, he has always insisted that they are an investment. He refuses to admit that it is a hobby for him, in spite of the fact he has never sold a single coin (and…</p>
<p>For me ... it's a hobby (albeit an expensive one ... but, thankfully, I have no other "vices"). And ... much of my joy comes from the chase. If I were to view my knives as an investment, it would be far less enjoyable, as they ALL would be safe queens. My father-in-law (in his 90s) collects coins. In the 44 years I have known him, he has always insisted that they are an investment. He refuses to admit that it is a hobby for him, in spite of the fact he has never sold a single coin (and he has 3 safes full of them). His daughter isn't into coins, his son isn't into coins and to me, a coin is something you put into a vending machine! So, he must think he is going to live forever ... since they are an "investment"!!! I'm upfront with folks. Don't really care if I pay more than I should for something I really want, doesn't bother me much if I sell something for less than I paid ... it is all about the enjoyment that comes from acquiring, admiring and/or using a knife I like. When I grow tired of one, I sell it or gift it so someone else can enjoy it.</p>