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Boker Damask Knives of the Year

I am looking for someone who is well versed enough with these particular knives to help me affix a value to a couple of them. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Ricky Ray on October 12, 2018 at 19:46

I can help with original MSRP, but not so much current sales price - if that would help.

My general view is that almost any knife drops in value 40% the first year, and then begins to increase in value by about 4% each year thereafter, so that after about 15 years your investment begins to pay off.

Literally thousands of other factors influence the outcome however.

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Permalink Reply by Paul D Hunsinger on October 13, 2018 at 4:12

Ricky thanks for your reply. I am currently on vacation. I will contact you when I am back home with more specific information. Thanks again, Paul

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Permalink Reply by Ricky Ray on October 23, 2018 at 22:04

Here's a little something I started putting together a while back. It is quite incomplete. Where available, I list the original MSRP, my estimated 2018 value, and a range of online pricing. Just one man's opinion, so take none of this as absolute. Help me make it better if you see I am way off. it appears that most of the time Boker knives can be purchased for 60%-70% of MSRP, so I discount the value by that much. Then I think they will increase in value every year just a bit more than the rate of inflation. (on average 3%-4%) Then I try to adjust a bit up or down based on how many knives were made, popularity of the pattern, and handle material desirability.

YEAR MSRP 2018 EST ONLINE RANGE

1980 $175 $650 NONE FOUND

1981 $145 $425 NONE FOUND

1982 $142 $375 NONE FOUND

1983 $141 $350 NONE FOUND

1984 $126 $325 NONE FOUND

1985 UKNWN $325 NONE FOUND

1986 UNKWN UNKWN NONE FOUND

1987-1990 NO DATA

1991 UNKWN UNKWN eBay sale: $160

1992 NO DATA

1993 $325 $400 NONE FOUND

1994 $245 $450 NONE FOUND

1995 $495 $560 NONE FOUND

1996 $550 $600 NONE FOUND

1997 $375 $400 NONE FOUND

1998 $440 $450 NONE FOUND

1999 $440 $450 NONE FOUND

2000 $485 $450 NONE FOUND

2001 $500 $460 NONE FOUND

2002 $480 $425 eBay sale: $389

2003 $495 $435 eBay sale: $325

2004 $325 $300 eBay sale: $450

2005 $620 $525 NONE FOUND

2006 $495 $400 NONE FOUND

2007 $700 $575 NONE FOUND

2008 $800 $600 online sale range: $160 - $500

2009 UNKWN $500 online offer: $500

2010 UNKWN $300 online range: $260 - $315

2011 UNKWN $350 online offer: $360

2012 $600 $470 NONE FOUND

2013 $535 $400 NONE FOUND

2014 $389 $325 Amazon offer: $530

2015 $700 $475 NONE FOUND

2016 $349 $275 eBay sales: $110 - $190

2017 $509 $350 eBay sale: $325

2018 $359 $250 eBay offers: $230 - $253

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on October 24, 2018 at 11:44

Hmmm...we might need one of these books for the John McCain iKC Memorial Library! (signed, I would hope!) :-)

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Permalink Reply by Paul D Hunsinger on October 24, 2018 at 12:10

Ricky, I have a 1980 and 1981 Boker Damask Knife of the Year. They are both new and in the box. I am trying to assign a worth to them should I try to sell them. I admit my knowledge of these knives is limited, there fore I need some help. I would appreciate any help you can give.

Ricky Ray said:

I can help with original MSRP, but not so much current sales price - if that would help.

My general view is that almost any knife drops in value 40% the first year, and then begins to increase in value by about 4% each year thereafter, so that after about 15 years your investment begins to pay off.

Literally thousands of other factors influence the outcome however.

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Permalink Reply by Ricky Ray on October 24, 2018 at 18:39

Paul, you have the rarest two knives of this series. 1980 was the very first and I think they only made 300 of them. The 1981 model, they made 500 I think. In my list above I valued the 1980 at $650 and the 1981 at $425. HOWEVER, if someone were trying to complete his set of Boker Annual Damask knives and didn't have these two, I could see the price on the 1980 model going as high as $800-$1000. You may have to wait a while for the right buyer. If I had one to sell, I'd probably start at $1,000 asking price. For the 1981, I'd probably start in the $600-$700 range.

One thing for certain, they ain't making those any more! Would love to see a picture.

Oh yeah, original MSRP was $175 and $145 (converted from deutch marks at 1980 rate)!