Buck 110 Collectible?

I think a great looking knife is the key.
Some of the custom shop prices really aren't bad.
I agree that an older well loved knife has an appeal all it's own.

Knives from Leroy Remer, any of the Yellowhorse knives, or from any of the other former custom shop artists are as good as factory knives in value retention. IMO. Actually my experience with those is that you get a knife with VERY good attention to detail, fit/finish.

Buy what you like most importantly.
 
sportingspecialist said:
No worries,I took no offense.

There are three Yellowhorse craftsmen.David and his sons Ron and Brian.

As far as value,some rely upon this old axiom:A product is worth what someone is willing to pay.

My buying guideline is always: Do I really want it and am I willing to pay the price necessary to acquire it?

This is an example of Brian's work.
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I looked around at different models from Yellowhorse and found some on different websites. My question about Yellowhorse, do they work with Buck for different designs or is this something you send off? I really like their work with mammoth scales.
 
Start holding your pockets the economy is going to be tuff. Buying a house your going to need 75% down or get rejected by the bank for a mortage. We depended to much on credit cards. The Government hit 0% and where do you think the money is coming from. Some businesses will never open again unless they have a a backlog of money to ride out another 2 months. If they don't shut the doors. This is very scary and people are walking like nothing has changed. We are going into the greatest depression the world has ever seen. SORRY ABOUT THE HIJACK!
 
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not to be political but this is a man made recession not market driven. the sooner people can go back to work and take appropriate measures the economy will be right back.
 
My advice would be to just buy knives that you like, and that you can afford. Don't worry about what others are doing.

If you're thinking about buying as an investment (value), forget it. Knife buyers are fickle, and the knife that is a hot property right now will probably be forgotten five years from now. Ask anyone who bought Case knives in the 80s and have tried to sell them recently. Collectability is just a measure of how many people are buying. Collectability is largely fad driven.

I've never bought a knife that was modified by somebody. They just don't appeal to me. If you buy the newest Yngwie Schmecklehammer custom, in order to get your money back out of the knife, you've got to find a buyer who wants a Schmecklehammer at the same price you paid. There have been so many of these guys come and go, there's no way to predict who'll still be hot, let alone remembered, years from now.

Not to mention how awful some of those 'mods' are...
 
I would say the custom ones are very collectable as well. They will probably be most valuable to the person that had the work done, but also to those it appeals too as well. Granted your interested buyers will be narrower to a degree, and depend on a few factors including quality of work, how appealing the design or work done is, if it was used/carried, etc.
I've seen a lot of work done on guns, knives, vehicles, and they will sell to the right buyer.

I love seeing people hand etch scrolling and paisleys and even other designs on the bolsters. Even the ones with skulls are nice and will appeal to a certain group.
 
I don't know that they are collectible in the traditional sense though, like "collect them all" type of thing. That doesn't mean customs aren't desirable to a particular market of people.
 
pjsjr said:
I'm sure there are other places on BF to post your doom and gloom. I come here to relax and forget about want is going on around me!
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What happens when you sign off your computer, your back in the world of Doom and Gloom. Open your eyes and look at what is happening. Thousands of people are dying.
 
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