$1500 Of Folders

I don't really like frame lock knives which has saved me a lot of money on mid tech and custom knives. I would buy some Sprint run/ limited edition/ gold class knives with locks I like and high end steel.

I agree. I like the axis lock much more than frame locks, and I was a Reeve dealer.
The only frame/liner lock I have is a HEST 2.0 and I've had to reset the Lockbar twice, I do like it though and I EDC it a lot.
 
From my perspective if you're interested in knives you'd actually want to use, then $100-$300 is really the sweet spot. Anything above that and you're just paying for custom work or the name basically. There certainly is a difference between $50 and $200 though in terms of feel and usability.

If it were me I'd probably splurge and get some Spyderco sprints, benchmade gold class and the like. Maybe a sebenza since I've never had one (I'd get a small, nothing fancy like damascus, and i'd actually use it). I wouldn't buy anything like a Hinderer though, which are great if you can get one at MSRP but the inflated prices you see online are just not worth it, considering you could just get a ZT 0560 for under $300 and have something comparable.
 
Hinderer XM 18 3.5 Flipper
Large Sebenza
Spyderco Tuff
Spyderco Southard Flipper
And if I have enough a Spyderco Leafstorm
 
A custom folder, maybe a Terzuola.
If, there is some money left, I'd take some Spydies (Enduras)
red mag
 
If limited to folders, it would be a Mnandi, Sebenza, a few inexpensive models from Kershaw, Spyderco and Benchmade that I've had my eye on, and spend the rest on a box of SRM and Enlan just to tinker with.

If fixed blades were allowed, I'd remove all of the detritus and pick up a Murray Carter neck knife.
 
Busse TGLB,another massive khukuri (HI,anything full tang and in the 20+ long and 1/2 thick) and a couple edc blades,not sure which ones yet but a custom karambit for sure.
 
These:
ESEE 3-MIL, Small Insingo, Large Sebenza, and a Shirogorov Hati 95:

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