Bucking Around on eBay

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rhino

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Here's a topic to discuss our recent Buck acquistions from eBay (and perhaps other online auctions).
 
Here's the Buck 112 I snagged today. How did I do?

Now I need to decide if I want to keep it for myself, or give it to my brother for Christmas (I need something for him, and I know he'd probably like a replacement for his mid 1970s knife he used to have and carry).
 
Nice deal Rhino,,,,, Now get out the brasso and shine that baby up!! :D
 
An early model 112 with no nail nick, I think you did real good on that one.:)

Tom
 
I agree with both T and trax!!!
yes there are deals to be gotton on ebay... if the fuzzy pict she sent me holds true i should soon be receving a 110 inverted one liner that toped out at 12$ as a worn folding knife by 'vuck'... so have my fingers crosed &:thumbup:
 
Thanks! The reason why I am considering giving it to him is because it's similar to the knife he had when he went into the army in 1975. At some point along the way, he no longer had it, so I know he'd like to have one just like it.

I wonder if some of us are bidding against each other on some of these. I am "rhino465" on eBay in case anyone wants to know. If you see me bidding against you, let me know and maybe we can agree to not work against each other (which drives up the price).
 
rhino - awhile back I too used Ebay for lots of knife purchases and came across some really good deals. They are there - just need to have an idea what you are looking for. In fact, it was through an eBay deal that I found the BCCI and that lead to me joining this forum.

I know you mentioned in another post about most of your knives being "users" and therefore why join a collectors club - you'd be surprise the amount of info you can get from the BCCI, including info on that 112 without the nail nick you just picked up probably being older, and worth more, than you think. Knowledge is Power

In regards to not bidding against each other on eBay - I had the same thought and if you look at this thread ...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233516&highlight=ebay

you'll find that a lot of us shop eBay and those that wanted to, posted their eBay ID's so we would know who was who...

Happy Shopping - Happy Collecting...


*sniff* *sniff* - yep - I smell another case of Buck fever in the air.... and I ain't talking white tails....
 
Thanks, Gypsy!

It's funny ... I started collecting knives and sharpening about 27 years ago, and it took me this long to see the Buck light (pun intended). It's a lot like when I first showed in an interest in guns and my brother tried to steer me to the venerable 1911. Naturally, as a punk 30-year-old kid :D, I had to go through the high-cap wonder nine phase, but now the guns I carry I 1911 patterns.

Maybe the Buck 110 is the 1911 of knives!
 
Dave,
I saw that auction and believe me, it was hard not to drop a bid in on that one! YOu did good one that one!
Rhino,
That was a great deal in my opinion. Nice 112 and it looks like it has hardley been used.
My collection would only be a few knives if it weren't for Ebay. I also might still have a little $$ if it were not for Ebay! :D
 
Thanks ... I'll be giddy with anticipation until it arrives!

I've bid on two more of them since then too. I know you guys all understand completely what is happening to me. I've now complicated by Buckitis by the far more virulent eBay Buckitis strain!
 
rhino yes i have seen and think i've bidded against you on e-bay, i got the buck fever also thank's in part to e-bay, and the great workmanship of buck knives. happy bidding
 
Here is my latest eBay acquisition, a two-dot (one on each side of the 112) Buck 112.

It shows a bit more wear and use than the "no dot" I got earlier, but the blade is ground to a much thinner edge, which makes it close to the type of Buck grind with which I am familiar. It won't take nearly as long to sharpen this baby!

Did the thinner edge come about over time (i.e. the no dot was very thick, and the later two dot is a lot thinner), or is it more of a factor of the individual knife (I assume there were all ground by hand back then)?
 
You keep asking all the hard questions! ;)
I can say that the earlier 112/110 had a flat edge. It was very thick and somewhat rounded. This is where Buck's got the reputation of being hard to resharpen. With that slightly rounded, thick edge, it was dificult to lay the edge flat on a stone. They sure kept an edge once you got them sharp though.
Today's edge is more defined and easy to see. Makes it a lot easier to resharpen.
There were a couple of steps between the first edges and today's, but when they happened, I don't know. Of course our most recent change was in 2000 when we adopted the Edge 2000 process.
By the way, the seller might like to know that the first 112's did not come out until early 1972 which means that the knife could not possibly be from the 1960 to 1970 timeframe. :rolleyes:
 
Joe Houser said:
By the way, the seller might like to know that the first 112's did not come out until early 1972 which means that the knife could not possibly be from the 1960 to 1970 timeframe. :rolleyes:
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That's right and I got one of the first ones when I bought my 112 in April 1972 (as best I can remember) from the San Diego Navy exchange.
 
Joe Houser said:
You keep asking all the hard questions! ;)
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I'm a problem child! Thanks for the information! Again!



By the way, the seller might like to know that the first 112's did not come out until early 1972 which means that the knife could not possibly be from the 1960 to 1970 timeframe. :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I usually take eBay descriptions with a grain of salt unless they can show a really good photo of the tang stamp and it agrees with their claims. I could tell from the lack of the nail nick and the shape of the handle and bolsters that it was something I probably wanted, though.

With the two dots (one on either side), it's apparently 1974-1980 vintage. But you knew that! :D

What was the first year the 112 had a nail nick, anyway?
 
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