Building a knife collection without busting the bank

DangerZone98 said:
You just need one Seiko. Maybe a Citizen. Then a couple of G-Shocks. Perhaps a Longines. Then a Hamilton finally. Then your watch collection is complete. Don’t forget the dress watch you’ll never wear because you hate formal wear.

Then months later you convince yourself than an Omega for only $3950 on the secondary market is a fantastic value.

Apologies for the off topic comments. Back to knives now.
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Yeah, watches are perhaps the slipperiest of slopes. Next to knives and flashlights of course.

Luckily I'm not in the right tax bracket for cars to be a problem, or they would be...they would be...
 
nonsense! just buy when the time is right! i feel like any one can build up a decent watch collection if they dont like to travel extensively or expensively, or have other tremendously expensive hobbies.
 
SharpBits said:
Why would you enable someone like that? The last thing I'd do if someone had a drinking problem would be to mention the happy hour at the bar down the street.
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I was on the phone with him saw the email i got and mentioned it but luckily he didnt buy anything he restrained himself and he purposely went to sleep early that night to miss it.ive been trying to convince him to start letting some of it go ....
 
goldie said:
I was on the phone with him saw the email i got and mentioned it but luckily he didnt buy anything he restrained himself and he purposely went to sleep early that night to miss it.ive been trying to convince him to start letting some of it go ....
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Sorry if I overstepped. Reminded me too much of a relative of mine and of a friend. One couldn't stop digging and one stopped just in time before the pit closed on them.
 
goldie said:
Ive got a friend whos in borderline financial trouble and in the last 2 years has bought enough knives to open a good set up at an indoor flea market; he went through alot of if not most of his savings doing this; I told him about 25% off sale last week ,he couldnt get to the laptop fast enough; hes gonna wind up in a refridgerator box in the street filled with him and his knives.....
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Rough, what's his handle here? 🤔

🤣
 
Maximumbob54 said:
I don't have an Adamas but I have several 20.5 versions. I love the lock mechanism and the knife itself but I have to admit the blades are a bit thick. This is emphasized with the saber grind on the blade. It makes for a fairly thick behind the edge cutting profile. My wallet would hate it if they made a full flat grind version with thinner blade stock.
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I don't mind a thicker blade, in fact that's what I'm looking for. I already have a bunch of slicers.
SharpBits said:
Something I've thought about, but never acted on: Every time you want another knife, take that same amount of money and put into a high yield savings account or invest it. At the end of ten years compare the value of a collection vs the savings/investment account. Compound interest is the best collectable. Do as I say, not as I do! 🤣😖
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oh well 😏 heard that a million times, but here I am about to buy both knives plus three more 💀💀
 
VorpelSword said:
Buy what you like. Use them and care for them. Some will eventually go up in value.

When buying any vintage collectable, condition is everything.

Knives I wish I had bought: Chris Reeve had a line of one piece hollow handled knives. I wish I'd taken out an equity loan on the house and bought multiples of every model . . .kept new in the box stacked in a safe somewhere.

Currently, I am looking at picking up some of the GI utility knives issued to the Marines in WW-II.

They have been discontinued for several years now and have gone from a few hundred each to several thousand apiece.
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I remember those Chris Reeves hollow handles and have similar regrets. Back then I didn't get it.
 
The True North said:
Yeah, watches are perhaps the slipperiest of slopes. Next to knives and flashlights of course.

Luckily I'm not in the right tax bracket for cars to be a problem, or they would be...they would be...
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I’m staying strong against flashlights. My Fenix PD36 has checked all the boxes for a couple of years now.
 
donnord said:
I remember those Chris Reeves hollow handles and have similar regrets. Back then I didn't get it.
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I would think that Randall Made would creae a few integral, one piece, hollow handle models. They have one with a hollow handle, but its a different construction.

Both the Reeve and Schrade one piece knives were forged on a semi production basis. Seems like something the folks at Randall Made could do.

The whole bits and driver in the handle does seem pointless to me in a ""survival;" knife though.
 
VorpelSword said:
I would think that Randall Made would creae a few integral, one piece, hollow handle models. They have one with a hollow handle, but its a different construction.

Both the Reeve and Schrade one piece knives were forged on a semi production basis. Seems like something the folks at Randall Made could do.

The whole bits and driver in the handle does seem pointless to me in a ""survival;" knife though.
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Agreed. Much more practical to have a regular knife and a Leatherman with a bit driver. Slightly more weight, but also far more capable.
 
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