Catalog Knives or not?

Please vote actual or not(1&2) worth it or not(3&4)

  • Are not the actual catalog knives

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  • Are the actual knives

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  • Worth the money

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  • Not worth the money

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imafritz

imafritz

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Ok I saw this auction a couple hours before it went off. The seller claims that the knives of the auction are the actual knives pictured in the 1995 Buck catalog. So the questions are.........1) Do you think they are and 2) Even if they are, are they worth $82.50 a piece plus shipping?

check it out and answer the poll questions

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290444370874&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT


I guess I shoulda had a 5th poll question-Not the real knives and therefore certainly not worth the money. Oh well cant figger out how to edit it in.
 
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Even if they are the real ones, to me, that doesn't make them special enough to warrant the price. JMHO. And that's coming from a guy who will buy just about anything!:D

P.S., I thought for a moment that the seller might be one of ITE's "ex-Buck Employee's", but since he/she didn't seem to know for sure what bolsters were, I doubt it now.
 
Plumberdv said:
Even if they are the real ones, to me, that doesn't make them special enough to warrant the price. JMHO. And that's coming from a guy who will buy just about anything!:D
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Thats my opinion Dave. If you pass by a photo shop that has, say girls graduation pictures in the window displayed. Because it happened to be in the window does that make it more valuable and collectible? Only to the parents. Those knives certainly match pretty well and the seller is from San Diego so it could be an ex-employee with first hand knowledge but it is still just 2 production model knives worth about $70 IMHO.
 
Would have to be ex-employee or family member left to them, or photographer studio used. Would have to have letter and maybe even some old Buck paperwork talking about them. If it was 300s I would want letters from who handled them at Buck and who took them home and why....... a BUCK signature on something.........300
 
Look guys,

A lot of the folks that worked at Buck don't know much about the knives. Yes I'm talking about ex-Buck employees, so just because one of them has no idea what the materials are don't rule them out as employees. Not all of them built the knives.

I saw that auction Fritz and yes they do look just like the catalog photo. That said they are just plane Jane, you can get a plane Jane at Wally's for $30 IMHO.
jb4570
 
I think they were the knives in the photo but after they were thrown out of a pick up. Whats up with the bolsters on those. I can understand oxidization but those looked like they had deep scratched in them and deffinately weren't worth 80 what ever 4 he was asking:eek: for that money I would have bid on the 110 that had no inlay pins and was in great shape with its orginial leather sheath. Any one see that one, I bid $101.00 with 8 seconds left and was out bid by $3.00. I was mad. Sorry I dont have the link, I deleted it shortly after the bidding expired.
 
mbjannusch said:
I think they were the knives in the photo but after they were thrown out of a pick up. Whats up with the bolsters on those. I can understand oxidization but those looked like they had deep scratched in them and deffinately weren't worth 80 what ever 4 he was asking:eek: for that money I would have bid on the 110 that had no inlay pins and was in great shape with its orginial leather sheath. Any one see that one, I bid $101.00 with 8 seconds left and was out bid by $3.00. I was mad. Sorry I dont have the link, I deleted it shortly after the bidding expired.
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you probably got beat by an ebay sniper...I hate those people...

as for the OP, even if they were the exact knives pictured in the catalog that don't mean jack squat...even if there were a way to prove it (such as a certificate of authenticity(though those can be easily faked))
 
Plumberdv said:
P.S., I thought for a moment that the seller might be one of ITE's "ex-Buck Employee's", but since he/she didn't seem to know for sure what bolsters were, I doubt it now.
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Sorry Dave, I don't know all the ex-buck-employees... I sure wish I did... A lot of them don't know much about knives... That's for sure... Most Buck-employees bought or got knives because everyone else did... :eek: .... ITE
 
mbjannusch said:
Whats up with the bolsters on those. I can understand oxidization but those looked like they had deep scratched in them.
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Bolsters look fine to me although they do appear to have a small amount of the greenish blue patina (e.g., verdigris) present, probably from being stored in their repective boxes with the shaeaths. I'm betting they would polish up very nicely.
 
I'd guess it was the photographer who kept the knives and maybe it's his relatives/children who are selling off possessions.

No matter who it is, the catalog itself is the COA that proves the claim and the knives are desirable as a display with the catalog.

Certainly a one of a kind display, very unique and well worth the money.

:thumbup:
 
Tin Sue said:
Bolsters look fine to me although they do appear to have a small amount of the greenish blue patina (e.g., verdigris) present, probably from being stored in their repective boxes with the shaeaths. I'm betting they would polish up very nicely.
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I agreed Tin,

Heres a couple before and afters of a 2 dot
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A little patina is ok in my book although I have had it cover a couple nics on one knife that I thought would clean up mint.

TLC is the Key:D
 
Well BG I will have to aggree to disaggree on this one. I dont think there is anything special about the display or the knives for that matter( my opinion ) and if the display/knives were all that in the first place why did they get to be in the condition that they are. I mean, I have knives I have had for decades that dont look like that and I'm not even trying to sell them. If they were special and not just something lying around they would have been taken care of. Therefore asking that much money for something that isn't special enough for you to take care of, is unfair and price gouging. So what they were in a flyer. I was in a Huggies commerical when I was a baby, Nobody care now!
 
mbjannusch said:
Well BG I will have to aggree to disaggree on this one. I dont think there is anything special about the display or the knives for that matter( my opinion ) and if the display/knives were all that in the first place why did they get to be in the condition that they are. I mean, I have knives I have had for decades that dont look like that and I'm not even trying to sell them. If they were special and not just something lying around they would have been taken care of. Therefore asking that much money for something that isn't special enough for you to take care of, is unfair and price gouging. So what they were in a flyer. I was in a Huggies commerical when I was a baby, Nobody care now!
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Dude you gotta post the huggies commercial:thumbup::D
 
Hi imafritz -

I saw that very same auction, and I was skeptical that they were the knives.

I did some comparison of the grain on the scales in the catalog picture and the ones in the 'bay shot, and they certainly have identical markings in the grain.

However, they are nice knives, but I don't think I would pay extra just for having the catalog models.

best regards -

mqqn
 
Yeah, you need to post a picture from your Huggies ad.

Are you using the residuals to buy knives?

I think a lot of Buck collectors enjoy having unique knife displays and having the knives and the catalog displayed in a nice case together would be really unusual and cool. They could be cleaned up like new, I have no doubt on that. If you check the grain carefully they are definitely the correct knives.

I'm betting the guy that got them is quite pleased with himself.
 
I have no bout that the knives listed in the picture are the knives being sold and true some collectors like to have the knives and displayes together. I said in an earlier post in this thread that I thought they were one of the same. But the other side of the question was where the knives worth the asking price whatever it was 165.00 or there abouts and in the condition they are in, I think the seller is capitalizing on the fact that these knives were in this catalog. Let me ask this, are these knives worth roughly 85.00 each otherwise, I mean they are 1993, not uncommon by any means, Not in mint condition by any means, yes they are in the box but they are from '93 big deal. I just don't think they are worth the $165.00 + shipping ($10.00) price tag. call me cheap. i can deffinately find something else 100 time better for that money that I dont have to clean and hope there isn't some horrible scratch ar ding underneath.
 
mbjannusch said:
I have no bout that the knives listed in the picture are the knives being sold and true some collectors like to have the knives and displayes together. I said in an earlier post in this thread that I thought they were one of the same. But the other side of the question was where the knives worth the asking price whatever it was 165.00 or there abouts and in the condition they are in, I think the seller is capitalizing on the fact that these knives were in this catalog. Let me ask this, are these knives worth roughly 85.00 each otherwise, I mean they are 1993, not uncommon by any means, Not in mint condition by any means, yes they are in the box but they are from '93 big deal. I just don't think they are worth the $165.00 + shipping ($10.00) price tag. call me cheap. i can deffinately find something else 100 time better for that money that I dont have to clean and hope there isn't some horrible scratch ar ding underneath.
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mb, I dont think that they are worth it at all and posted the poll for fun, expecting vast majority of people to feel the same way. There is nothing special about those knives and the graining may have been specially picked but it is subjective and I'm sure there are others that look spectacular in others eyes. Like looking at 2 zebras and deciding you like the design of one better than the other:confused: They are worth original retail price at best and thats it.

As for the patina, thats the nature of the beast with brass bolsters. If they are stored in the sheath, thats gonna happen. Many sellers will not clean by design because buyers either want it in original condition or want to clean it themselves. I think that is an offshoot of the antiquing business and may not apply so much to knife collecting. IMHO it doesnt detract from the value 'cause if it indeed hasnt been carried and used, it will clean off mint.
 
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