Comments - What have auctions done for our hobby? - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T14:42:42Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=3181080%3ABlogPost%3A733032&xn_auth=noThere's a dutch one called ma…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-07:3181080:Comment:7376502012-12-07T08:26:35.561ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>There's a dutch one called marktplaats.nl which I use every now and then. It's not half bad either. Much less controlled.</p>
<p>There's a dutch one called marktplaats.nl which I use every now and then. It's not half bad either. Much less controlled.</p> There are so many out there b…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-07:3181080:Comment:7369972012-12-07T00:58:01.082ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>There are so many out there besides just eBay now. Anyone have experience with Worthpoint or any of the others?</p>
<p>There are so many out there besides just eBay now. Anyone have experience with Worthpoint or any of the others?</p> And Craig, sorry to hear abou…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-03:3181080:Comment:7342742012-12-03T13:46:39.100ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>And Craig, sorry to hear about your bad experiences with it. Nowadays it's VERY difficult for a seller to give negative feedback. Almost impossible in fact.</p>
<p>And Craig, sorry to hear about your bad experiences with it. Nowadays it's VERY difficult for a seller to give negative feedback. Almost impossible in fact.</p> For me it's meant that I've g…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-03:3181080:Comment:7341192012-12-03T13:45:37.626ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>For me it's meant that I've gotten access to a couple of knives that I normally wouldn't have bought or have been able to buy. At least 3 spring to mind:</p>
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<p>1: A Suchat Jangtanong custom which I was able to win at an auction before he became more well known and upped his prices.</p>
<p><a href="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3749/suchat.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3749/suchat.jpg"></img></a></p>
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<p>2) an A.G. Russell 2009 Texas Ranger. Which I was having a VERY hard time finding as there…</p>
<p>For me it's meant that I've gotten access to a couple of knives that I normally wouldn't have bought or have been able to buy. At least 3 spring to mind:</p>
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<p>1: A Suchat Jangtanong custom which I was able to win at an auction before he became more well known and upped his prices.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3749/suchat.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3749/suchat.jpg"/></a></p>
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<p>2) an A.G. Russell 2009 Texas Ranger. Which I was having a VERY hard time finding as there were only 1000 made and that was a while back. I finally snagged one a month or so back</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/Texas%20Rangers/2012-10-11160130_zps94abf32a.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/Texas%20Rangers/2012-10-11160130_zps94abf32a.jpg"/></a></p>
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<p>3) An A.G. Russell bicentennial knife (brass version) which A.G. still sells but I wouldn't have been willing to pony up the full amount for. But I won one fairly cheap off the bay and I'm happy as a clam with it. It's one of the very few knives that I like so much that I haven't dared use it yet.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/Bicentennial%20knife/2012-10-08133521_zps00dc5443.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh526/LX_Emergency/Bicentennial%20knife/2012-10-08133521_zps00dc5443.jpg"/></a></p>
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<p>For me it's meant the occasional lucky hit where I've found myself the lucky owner of something more special than I'd normally have access to whether because of budgetary restraints or geographical restraints or limited numbers produced.</p>
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<p>I haven't bought many knives in my collection through e-bay. But those three I mentioned hold a special place in my heart. I still have a couple of searches actively running on ebay (looking for a 2008 Texas Ranger among others) and maybe one day I'll get lucky.</p>
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<p>So far, E-bay has been a positive force in my knife collecting.</p>
<p></p> Being in Southern California,…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-02:3181080:Comment:7330562012-12-02T02:51:05.523ZBrad T.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/BradT
Being in Southern California, doesn't permit me to find a lot of the Shapleigh Hardware knives so all the ones I have are from eBay. I have acquired other makes and models, some good, some not as described. I have saved all the good sellers and am wary of unknowns. Sometimes the desire is worth the risk. Not to mention that online knife sellers are cheaper than my local guy.
Being in Southern California, doesn't permit me to find a lot of the Shapleigh Hardware knives so all the ones I have are from eBay. I have acquired other makes and models, some good, some not as described. I have saved all the good sellers and am wary of unknowns. Sometimes the desire is worth the risk. Not to mention that online knife sellers are cheaper than my local guy. Yeah, some people don't have…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-02:3181080:Comment:7332282012-12-02T00:48:13.167ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenry
<p>Yeah, some people don't have any problems. I thought maybe it was just my bad luck, but, my son started to have problems too! So I thought maybe it runs in the family. LOL! But, then a friend I have in Missouri had nothing but problems with his accounts and sellers, and I've had dealers tell me they are really upset with various things on eBay and with PayPal. So, I don't know.</p>
<p>Yeah, some people don't have any problems. I thought maybe it was just my bad luck, but, my son started to have problems too! So I thought maybe it runs in the family. LOL! But, then a friend I have in Missouri had nothing but problems with his accounts and sellers, and I've had dealers tell me they are really upset with various things on eBay and with PayPal. So, I don't know.</p> Had no effect on me. Some yea…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-01:3181080:Comment:7330352012-12-01T23:23:44.523ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenry
<p>Had no effect on me. Some years ago I used to use eBay, and PayPal, for a couple of other hobbies. I had nothing but trouble. Trouble with sellers (if you're honest and give a bad seller a bad rating, they turn around and give YOU a bad rating - so the whole rating system is useless!), ENDLESS trouble with my account, both eBay and PayPal. So much trouble, I vowed to never use eBay or PayPal again!</p>
<p>Had no effect on me. Some years ago I used to use eBay, and PayPal, for a couple of other hobbies. I had nothing but trouble. Trouble with sellers (if you're honest and give a bad seller a bad rating, they turn around and give YOU a bad rating - so the whole rating system is useless!), ENDLESS trouble with my account, both eBay and PayPal. So much trouble, I vowed to never use eBay or PayPal again!</p>