#35 Beer and Sausage Bar Tool Knife

Only reason I'm asking is this puts me into a bit of a conundrum. I think the knife is wacky, but that is also why i want it. Main reason is I love having a bottle opener with a main blade, but i definitely don't need a comb or fork. This is a fortunate conundrum, as it seems the value of the knife is going up before i can even get my hands on it. Should I start using a knife that may potentially fetch 3-4X the value of the knife, or should I hold onto it and try to trade for what i really want, a beer scout... I reckon there are worse predicaments to be in lol. I think i am just going to keep it and use it!

I am new to the forum. I just want to say it is a pleasure reading everyone's vast knowledge about traditional knives in here. I am enjoying my time on the porch!
 
mcc850 said:
Anyone have any guesses at what prices for these might fetch in 4-5 years on secondary markets? I want my ebony model to be a user but if its going to go for $500 down the road i may have to keep it hidden from myself...
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Based on watching the exchange, you should get almost as much down the road for a used one as a new one. :confused:

My opinion, you're either buying it to use or buying it as an investment. If you want it to be a user, I say use it. Me personally, I get no enjoyment from an unused knife, particularly one I can't even look at or touch for fear of leaving a partial fingerprint behind, which will then maybe discolor the blade or springs while it sits unlooked at again, therein rendering it not mint.
 
akaMatt said:
Based on watching the exchange, you should get almost as much down the road for a used one as a new one. :confused:

My opinion, you're either buying it to use or buying it as an investment. If you want it to be a user, I say use it. Me personally, I get no enjoyment from an unused knife, particularly one I can't even look at or touch for fear of leaving a partial fingerprint behind, which will then maybe discolor the blade or springs while it sits unlooked at again, therein rendering it not mint.
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This makes my decision very simple. Going to be a user!
 
knifeswapper said:
A traditional knife made with niche function, and largely useless otherwise, has a fairly good record as far as I can tell. The "Cockfighter" made by Queen had a heel ripper and spur saw - which I don't think look to be functional for the intended purposes anyway; have since gotten very expensive on the secondary market. We don't all have the same taste. And we sure don't all get to decide what everyone else wants to buy.

The conversation, well after the production, about why / how Beer Scouts are so crazy on the market right now is a bit fruitless. What I need is someone to tell me before production what will be the crazy patterns in a few years. Telling me in hindsight and questioning the reasons is about as helpful to me as telling me what patterns they SHOULD have made because it would have been so popular. If I was interested in speculation about things not done or hindsight thought revisionism - I'd watch the politicians all day ;)
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Super bummed I missed the preorder for them. Will have to be hyper vigilante and try to snag one before the speculators get a hold of them!
 
They ARE nice looking... but as posted, everything looks good in ebony. I'm not going to sweat it... I have a vendor that said he'd sell me one if he gets enough of them to cover the "claims"... but if it doesn't happen, no biggie. You guys will be the first to know....:thumbsup:
 
Micarta for sale and gone on TSF. That was fast. Thank goodness I had one reserved elsewhere...
 
knifeswapper said:
A traditional knife made with niche function, and largely useless otherwise, has a fairly good record as far as I can tell. The "Cockfighter" made by Queen had a heel ripper and spur saw - which I don't think look to be functional for the intended purposes anyway; have since gotten very expensive on the secondary market. We don't all have the same taste. And we sure don't all get to decide what everyone else wants to buy.

The conversation, well after the production, about why / how Beer Scouts are so crazy on the market right now is a bit fruitless. What I need is someone to tell me before production what will be the crazy patterns in a few years. Telling me in hindsight and questioning the reasons is about as helpful to me as telling me what patterns they SHOULD have made because it would have been so popular. If I was interested in speculation about things not done or hindsight thought revisionism - I'd watch the politicians all day ;)
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The comparison with Queen is interesting. Great company with a long tradition, forced out of business by GEC.

There are a lot of qualities of Queen knives that we are now missing, such as using better steel, constant changes in the lineup to meet customer’s interest, a good balance between progress and traditional features, Keeping traditional knives affordable through competition (TSA knives Toppers etc). All things we have lost, sadly.

GEC’s decision to end SFOs could also limit the availability of some highly regarded patterns and variations.

So sorry if there is a strong counter reaction to this B&S knife, but some of that can be explained by the changes of GECs position in the market now as opposed to when the first beerscouts were released, because at the moment we are kind of stuck with whatever GEC chooses to make, which wasn’t the case a couple of years back.
 
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Camillus said:
Great company with a long tradition, forced out of business by GEC.
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"Forced out of business by GEC" seems a bit harsh to me. It appears like there are way more people looking to buy GECs than GEC can supply. This suggests that there is room (and even a need/demand) for another traditional cutlery company. It's hard to blame GEC if all they did was raise the bar such that the consumer no longer looked seriously at another brand.

You bring up a lot of good points about things Queen offered that GEC didn't. But isn't the proof in the pudding?
 
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