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What's the one knife you regretted ever buying?

I have had more then one, but I was wondering if anyone here ever had a knife they regretted buying?

For whatever reason it may be, let us know.

My first regret was a no-name hunting knife from a hardware store when I was around 15.

That thing broke on me 30 minutes after buying it! My father saw me as I took it from it's sheath and put a good grip on the handle. One of the scales fell off and when I saw it fell off I dropped the knife in the floorboard of the truck.....the blade snapped in half when this happened.

I kept the knife to remind me to look a little closer when I bought something!

Man that made me mad!

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 12, 2013 at 16:10

Hmmm, good question. Honestly, I don't think I've ever regretted buying a knife. There ones I wish I hadn't bought, but even the bummer knives were all part of the world of knives and......a learning experience. Even nice knives I paid too much for taught me to think before I buy.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 12, 2013 at 16:20

I dont know that there is one we regret either. Perhaps a few we wish we had not spent as much on but I can not think of a regret

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on January 12, 2013 at 18:22

I agree , each purchase expanded my knowledge. I now know more and even the poor choices I have made have a story to tell.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on January 12, 2013 at 21:24

Paying too much is always a hard lesson learned. Ivee jad to learn that lesson more then once!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on January 13, 2013 at 9:09

Well I was in the process of answering this yesterday when I lost power. Well to start again, I don't know that I ever regretted a knife although I have been disappointed. I readily admit my approach to collecting was unfocused so never really knew what I was getting! Since I have gotten more involved in collecting I am less disappointed and much more pleased with what I do buy. I read and agree with each knife purchase is a lesson for next time.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 13, 2013 at 16:36

.....and I've had knives that I thought "Gee, this knife is junk!" and I'd find someone that wanted it! Which proves the saying; "One man's trash is another man's treasure"! LOL! But I never regretted buying it. I always found the junkers kinda humorous and entertaining!

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on January 13, 2013 at 16:51

I would complain about a Jim Bowie whittler, but it wasn't so much the knife as the dealer I bought it from. A reputable dealer would have replaced the knife because of the issues surrounding it. The knife sits on my desktop monitor as a reminder...
Still, that's my one regret.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on January 13, 2013 at 19:01

I hear ya!

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Noot on January 14, 2013 at 4:59

A Queen Trapper. By all rights I should've liked it but somehow I just didn't. Everything about it was right, good steel, good size, great amber bone....but somehow I just couldn't like it as much as my Gunstock. So I got rid of it.

Same thing for my Spyderco Caly3. It took me MONTHS to decide and buy it. And once I got it....I didn't really like it. It was an excellent little knife for sure but I just couldn't warm to it. So once again I got rid of it.

This rarely happens to me....and I still don't know why I didn't like those knives.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Hooper on January 14, 2013 at 9:06

I think I speak for many older collectors of Fightin Rooster, and Bulldog brand pocketknives, first generation type, with celluloid handles! We found out two late ,you can not oil the backsprings at all, and allow oil to penetrate between the brass liner and the celluloid scales. After some time this action would case the handles to deterioate , releasing a toxic gas! This would destroy the knife with rust and decay of the brass scales. If the knife was in a display case or roll , the gas would afflect the knives in proximity of the original, rusting and pitting them too.

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Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on January 15, 2013 at 19:40

I bought a ceramic folder from AG Russell's in Arkansas. Wished I hadn't bought because they treated me like crap in there store.I sent them an e-mail later telling them that I was going to put it in the center of my collection to remind me to never shop there again. Of course I never got a response. It's still there and the only china made knife I own.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on January 15, 2013 at 21:18

Rick you might look at this discussion: http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/vintageamericanknives/forum/to...

Rick Hooper said:

I think I speak for many older collectors of Fightin Rooster, and Bulldog brand pocketknives, first generation type, with celluloid handles! We found out two late ,you can not oil the backsprings at all, and allow oil to penetrate between the brass liner and the celluloid scales. After some time this action would case the handles to deterioate , releasing a toxic gas! This would destroy the knife with rust and decay of the brass scales. If the knife was in a display case or roll , the gas would afflect the knives in proximity of the original, rusting and pitting them too.