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Buck 503 question?
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DeSotoSky
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OK, sorry. Welcome to the Buck forum. Chuck Buck passed on earlier this year. He was President, CEO then Chairman of the Board until his death earlier this year. He was the 3rd generation. He spent a lifetime going to events and trade shows. There is no counting the number of knives he has signed.
His son CJ Buck is the fourth generation and is currently President and CEO.
There are varied opinions as to the value. My feeling is that the signature has the most value as a personal momento to the person he signed the knife for, but he signed too many in his lifetime to add significant value to a knife. If you are a seller on eBay, the signature is always "hyped" making the knife "rare". As a collector I prefer knives without the etching on the blade, the family name on the tang is enough for me. Other collectors like the signature and feel it makes the knife more special. To each their own. Hope this helped.
WOW...I just noticed this is my 2,000th post... I need to get a life away from the computer..... ;o)
His son CJ Buck is the fourth generation and is currently President and CEO.
There are varied opinions as to the value. My feeling is that the signature has the most value as a personal momento to the person he signed the knife for, but he signed too many in his lifetime to add significant value to a knife. If you are a seller on eBay, the signature is always "hyped" making the knife "rare". As a collector I prefer knives without the etching on the blade, the family name on the tang is enough for me. Other collectors like the signature and feel it makes the knife more special. To each their own. Hope this helped.
WOW...I just noticed this is my 2,000th post... I need to get a life away from the computer..... ;o)
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Well said DeSotoSky - And right on the nail as far as my thought on signed Buck Knives as well. I believe to most serious collectors they prefer unsigned blades. I have some custom Buck Knives where I had the maker sign the display case but I personally have never had any of the Buck guys engrave the knife. I actually purchased a custom straight from Joe Houser and he offered to remove his signature from the blade without me even mentioning it. I did take him up on it and he provided me with a signed COA in it's place.
2,000th post huh Roger? Well on to the 3,000th. See if you can hit that by the end of 2016.
2,000th post huh Roger? Well on to the 3,000th. See if you can hit that by the end of 2016.