Benchmade collectables

[stwesterner]

Could the guys that actually collect/use the benchmade( 806 901, 710 801, 960 801, 755 M390's) tell me if a coated blade is more desirable or a satin blade? thaks alot

 

[RevDevil]

They are both collectable, not just one. Some models like the 12800 in M4 are only available in black. If you are starting a collection with the hopes of selling them for a profit in the future, be cautious. Some models will increase in value and others not so much. Speculating in knives is risky and there is not much money to be made in production folders.

 

[Steven Andrews]

A lot of the more collectable Benchmades only came with a coating, namely the steels with a higher carbon content: M2 High Speed and CPM-M4.

In a knife where there is a coated or uncoated option in the same steel, I would say that say that uncoated is more desirable.

 

[Charlie Mike]

Yes, the M2 Ascent Knife Of The Month was one I wished I'd kept. Needed beer money at the time (2001?) and sold it for $40.

 

[jkarp_53]

+1 on losing that 835HS...I owned one a few years ago, sold it too, and have not been able to find another in a decent price range since.

 

[RkyMtn]

Hey stwesterner (7mm?),

They are both collectible. Resale is just a matter of what the other party prefers. I have better luck selling knives without the coating. Sometimes if there is a factory blemish in the coating, you can have a hard time selling it, so i try not to acquire coated blades unless I intend to use them.

Cheers,

RkyMtn

 

[link2derek]

Simple, if I'm a true "collector," and I have the black blade, then the satin would be more desireable to me. If I have the satin, then the black becomes more desireable... to complete my collection, of course.

 

[JR88FAN]

They are both collectable, not just one. Some models like the 12800 in M4 are only available in black. If you are starting a collection with the hopes of selling them for a profit in the future, be cautious. Some models will increase in value and others not so much. Speculating in knives is risky and there is not much money to be made in production folders.

I can attest to this....

When I was going through my BM 940 stage, I spent a ton of money trying to put the entire collection together.
I never made it, but I had a very good collection of 940's including one of the original 154CM reds (only 50 made)

The point is that I never made my money back when I sold them a few years ago (I didn't collect them for profit so it wasn't a big deal) and I still wouldn't today.
There is no way to figure out collecting in terms of value, or what knives will be sought after, regardless of them being custom or production.