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Can anyone help getting a value on this knife

Hello all,

I am looking for some assistance on the knife pictured here. I bought it back in the late 70s or early 80s. It is made by Gerber and was sold by Bianchi. Neat little knife and has never cut anything. It is just not the type I would ever use. I am trying to find out two things-what kind of a price range a knife like this has as well as the best way to advertise it to the proper collectors

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ANy direction would be appreciated.

Thanks and have a safe day

Steve

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 4, 2017 at 13:00

Might I suggest .. check e-bay for current pricing .. will at least provide a ballpark figure.

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 4, 2017 at 14:46

Valuation is a subjective matter, Steve.

Not much information on the internet. If you have a WorthPoint account you can see hat one went for, back in 2011...https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-bianchi-gerber-knife...

eBay showed one with a $99.00 price, that appeared to have been unsold.

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Permalink Reply by Seve Oberstein on April 4, 2017 at 14:55

Thanks JJ, nope I do not have a worth point account. Actually I am not really familiar with them. Totally understand that the value is totally subjective. Just do not want to "give it away" and do not want to be absurd with the pricing. I was surprised I could not really find any references to it on the net.

Thanks for your feedback

Steve

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 4, 2017 at 15:22

WorthPoint, looks like they'll tell you what something sold for on eBay, nothing more.

You could list it, with a reserve, and see what happens.

Don't know what you paid for it, but I'd say a $50.00 starting bid wouldn't be unreasonable.l

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 4, 2017 at 18:26

I have to agree with JJ. Put a reserve on it and see what happens. I might even start the reserve at 45.00 and charge for shipping

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by dead_left_knife_guy on April 8, 2017 at 18:14

I'm with Jan & JJ. If you can be a bit more certain about the year in which is was purchased (or even what part of the decade) that might go a long way toward selling it.

Older Gerbers can yield surprisingly high values compared to many of the knives they manufacture today. I'm not an expert on Gerber history, but there was a change or two that occurred in the company's manufacturing that allowed them to make more profit but they really let the quality go (comparatively speaking). Your knife looks like it might have been before those changes.

Knife values are what they are. I wouldn't be surprised if you could sell this one for over $100, but I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't. Obviously I'm no help when it comes to valuation here.

However, you have the luck of having two company names involved with this knife. Email both of them, see if you can get any more specific information on it from either of them. Some people that work in the industry seem to just have fun with tracking down a knife's provenance -- it just might give somebody something fun to do during their work day, break up the monotony.

If they don't respond, send another email in a few weeks. If they don't respond after that, just give the knife a chance on an eBay auction -- as Jan and JJ said, with a reserve in the $45 to $50 range. If it doesn't sell the first time, there might be a bidding war over it the second or third time. And good luck!