Found this Camillus-made Buck #333 Toothpick SFO on the bay in a very poorly listed and photographed listing, watched it and ended up getting it for about half of what I paid for the other one I already had. Oh well, the more the better I guess.
It likely cost less because of the poor listing and photograph. I keep my collectible knives listed in a word format, broken down into categories (Barlow, hunter, etc. ) It can save you from getting duplicates. You can list more info such as how much you paid, who you got it from. year of purchase. I even mark the knives with paper tags. You can use Microsoft Publisher later to add photos to your listings. Good knife to bargain for a partial payment at a show.Love Bucks!
Congrats on your addition to the collection!! Yes some times you do wind up with Gems because of Bad Photography! Back in the early days of ebay I got a couple like that. Usually from sellers that were just trying to get rid of a knife for a few extra $$ HOWEVER You can also wind up with junk if you get too excited about the knife and bid reckless and don't study the pictures very closely. I also did that but was blessed to be able to return the counterfeit knives and get a refund of my bid. NOW I always copy the picture in the Auction and use my computer to enhance the pictures to determine what I want to bid on the knife. Their are Some knives I don't mind having Duplicates. I am betting they will go up in value for those I leave behind.
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Paul S
It likely cost less because of the poor listing and photograph. I keep my collectible knives listed in a word format, broken down into categories (Barlow, hunter, etc. ) It can save you from getting duplicates. You can list more info such as how much you paid, who you got it from. year of purchase. I even mark the knives with paper tags. You can use Microsoft Publisher later to add photos to your listings. Good knife to bargain for a partial payment at a show.Love Bucks!
May 18, 2021
Mike Bryant
Congrats on your addition to the collection!! Yes some times you do wind up with Gems because of Bad Photography! Back in the early days of ebay I got a couple like that. Usually from sellers that were just trying to get rid of a knife for a few extra $$ HOWEVER You can also wind up with junk if you get too excited about the knife and bid reckless and don't study the pictures very closely. I also did that but was blessed to be able to return the counterfeit knives and get a refund of my bid. NOW I always copy the picture in the Auction and use my computer to enhance the pictures to determine what I want to bid on the knife. Their are Some knives I don't mind having Duplicates. I am betting they will go up in value for those I leave behind.
Jul 28, 2021