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I just joined today. I recently took ownership of my father's entire collection of knives. I need to help him sell them. He's 81 now and needs to cash-in in some of his collectibles. The knives were easiest as they are small & esay to ship.

I'm looking for some guidance/help. I know I can check their value on eBay, but some of these knives are definitely collectible & valuable.

So far, these are the brands I've come across:

Benchmark
Tree Brand
Schatt & Morgan
Camillus
Russell
Randall
Cripple Creek
Russell Barlow
Case - lots and lots of Case
Schrade D'Holder
Boker
David Yellowhorse, one of these & it is a beautiful. In a wooden case.

None of these knives have ever been used for anything. They have been stored in boxes- since 1998. Most have original boxes, some have paperwork, a lot of original receipts, too.

I appreciate any input.

Thank you,
Derek B. Cooper

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 1, 2013 at 18:37

Derek,

How many are there?

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Permalink Reply by Derek Cooper on November 1, 2013 at 18:43

I'm guessing over 100. There's probably 25-35 Case brand alone. All in boxes. Probably another 20 Schatt & Morgan. 3 Schrade D'Holder, about 8 Randall & a lot more.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 1, 2013 at 18:45

With that many unless your going to ebay them, try selling to a dealer that buys the whole collection. Except the Randalls, ebay them...you'll get more

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Permalink Reply by Derek Cooper on November 1, 2013 at 18:56

Tha was one of my thoughts. The Randall, Russell, Schrade & David Yellowhorse knives I now have are selling in the $100 to $600+ range. This collection must be worth a couple thousand. There's a few I'm definitely going to keep...

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Permalink Reply by Derek Cooper on November 1, 2013 at 22:23

I jus looked up some of the Randals. Holy smokes those are pricey!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on November 2, 2013 at 11:23

I'll do my best Steve Hanner impression here...*grin*

"How about some pictures of your collection? We love pictures here, and would go a long way in estimating the worth of what you have!"

Steve's right! Love to see some pics of what you have! Especially the Randalls!

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Steve Koontz on November 2, 2013 at 13:35

Derek,

I buy knife collections...email me and we'll talk...Thanks..Steve Koontz

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Permalink Reply by Derek Cooper on November 2, 2013 at 14:45

Since I'm new to this forum, I need to figure out how up upload photos, what section to post in...etc I've got the day off tomorrow.

Thanks very much