Collecting farewell??

Ganzofan said:
You do what you want, it's a free country and you don't need anyone's seal of approval from this forum. It sounds like this is causing you much time/emotions/energy/$/grief and that's a great reason to reflect on the cause and fix the situation.

My personal example, I used to be a huge Spyderco fan since the 90's and I love the variety of models that come out. But I got disillusioned about their sky rocketing prices and below par customer service ($7 + shipping cost for a pocket clip, $5 sharpening Job thats a few swipes on a sharp maker, warranty fix on my Grail Shabaria that made it worse) I sold off all my Spydercos and swore not to buy another.
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Sorry to hear that about your spyderco's, and not to derail the topic, but I've found that spyderco's have been (imo) a fantastic cost of ownership vs enjoyment of ownership/value brand.

I did notice a jump in prices over the last couple of years, but it seems pocket knives in general went up across the board.

I can't imagine giving up my spidies.
 
While I don't understand the impetus to sell off your collection based on current frustrations and internal stress, I do understand the desire to eliminate stress from something that should be a source of enjoyment. I went through the same mental gymnastics over the past year. My knife hobby is really my only hobby, and there was a particular commercial knife brand who continually stretched out lead times, all the while taking money up front in full. I have some patience and am willing to wait to find one on the secondary market (and pay a reasonable price, even if it's more than the original price). What got to me was the level of bitterness and animosity toward the company and toward fans of that brand. I realized the stress level was too much. My response is to steer clear of that brand and the noise around their fan base, and move on to more available knife brands with more of a friendly camaraderie among the supports of those brands. I still enjoy my knives, but the awareness of what was causing the stress and moving on has proven to be very valuable. No reason to sell off and sit on the sidelines.
 
That is sound advice.
I definitely plan to keep enjoying the hobby and the community, just at an enjoyable distance. :)

Now that most things are sold, it's interesting looking in my drawer and grabbing one of, only a few knives. I noticed I appreciate and enjoy them more than before.
I thought that was interesting.
 
I don't play in the high end of the market. In fact the highest I've ever spent was 460 but it sure seems like hanging around and making friends with makers early in their career is the only real surefire way to get knaffs you want. Support them before someone else says their cool - that's my two cents.

As far as investing in knives - sure it's can potentially be profitable but I think few properly value the time invested and simply look at the bought/sold margins which don't really paint a true picture of the ROI.

TL/DR Charlie Mike that shit.
 
carbon2329 said:
That is sound advice.
I definitely plan to keep enjoying the hobby and the community, just at an enjoyable distance. :)

Now that most things are sold, it's interesting looking in my drawer and grabbing one of, only a few knives. I noticed I appreciate and enjoy them more than before.
I thought that was interesting.
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I'm going to go after this thread from a different angle than most people in here due to my Psychology background. So bear with me, hopefully, while I maneuver through something new (at least to you anyways).

To start off with, you made it very clear that you are an all in, one intense hobby focused guy which can create some sort of linear perspective on collecting knives. Then suddenly the day of frustration of trying to chase something down that refuses to "obey" your very firm linear focus made you frustrated. And you suddenly decided to back off and sell off the knives.

I think I know why.

Due to your type of personality, the only way your personality can reset itself back to even ground after such a hard chase is to back off and get back on high ground in order to see the horizon. Only by selling your knives off does it help you back to high ground with no materialistic ties can you see where you want to go next which is why you called it "freeing". In that same regard, it also helps you reset your expectations and interests in knives for future dates which is why you're coming here seeking new advices and new ways of looking at things because you're now allowing yourself to reform your hunting strategies since you're back at "base camp". Would you even at all reform or readjust your strategies out in the field during the heat of a hunt? You're not that type of person.

As it is with all personalities in humanity worldwide, it of course comes with pro and con in how it handles learning from its own experience produced by it's own actions. In your situation, the Con of course lies in the fact that you're hard to change once you take action and/or in the heat of any moments, being single focused as you said you are. The pro is that once you back off, take a breather, let go of old tools, do you actually learn from your active experience that you just partake during a course of actions regardless on how long it took. Having the ability to step back and let go of something that does not work anymore or being able to let go of old tools that no longer simulates fresh way of thinking, solution buildings, providing simulations to life of actions, is a very strong mark of a healthy personality because it shows flexibility in the course of growing towards a desired experience, an end goal. Would you have been able to obtain the same measure of result should you have held onto your knives with stubborn abandon? I would be more inclined to think not.

Lastly, by stepping back, you were able to take serious notes that you had still more room in your life to appreciate the finer points of collecting knives and the "why" behind it. You are an action guy and by the action of letting things go have you allowed yourself to reduce your materialistic baggages (both physically and mentally) which also allowed you to formulate a future plan going forward. By coming here and talking with your fellow knife brethrens, you were also helping yourself gain more ideas for the action you are hoping to do because if you don't ask, you wont know the very idea of certain actions could exist such as going to knife shows and observing other hunters going after "whales" in action.

There is nothing unusual in your choice of action starting this thread to me. But as you can see, it's uncommon. But just because it's uncommon doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do because based on who you are, it is the right thing to do.

Hope I helped a wee tad.
 
See this thread makes me sad, because I had a beautiful Norseman a few years ago, with amazing light blue anodized honey comb.... it was so smooth... and I got it for $600.

I know the feeling of not wanting to deal with it though. I've gotten into the higher end knives, rare production pieces, midtechs, full blown custom ordered knives made for me by the maker. And you know what I found? Yeah, they were cool, but they were pocket jewelry. If I ever needed to cut something I'd reach for the lower priced productions..... I'm just saying, I've had knives worth up to a grand, but knives like my Adamas and Military are the ones that remain

Advice, keep one or two you carry most, the ones with sentimental value if you have any purge the rest. I did it and never (well, pretty rarely *ahem Norseman*) look back
 
gonebad395 said:
Kinda sounds like my way or the highway,if I can't have what I want I quit. I mean ya posted it here for comments so here they come. To me you sound like a spoiled brat that is pouting about not getting his way. But other then that nice collection selling will make a few people happy. Maybe knives shouldn't be your thing I hear marbles are making a comeback.
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Yeah, it reads that way doesn't it? I don't get it either. Knives aren't for everyone. Some people bitch up a storm on a regular basis like clockwork about every production company. They say their knives aren't sharp, off centered, not PERFECTLY symmetrically ground, pocket clip sucks, etc, over and over again. Those people clearly don't belong here because all they end up doing is causing discord and stirring the pot until everyone is foaming at the mouth. I wish you luck in your future endeavors and hope you can find a hobby that you can get the items you really want, in the condition you want, at the price you want, and at the time you want. Best of luck.
 
Thank you.
I'll still enjoy this hobby too, just a little differently.
I carried my large Inkosi today and appreciated it and used it without hesitation (that's one of the few I kept).
 
I can relate, I'm back and forth on the idea of selling off a bunch, or keeping the whole show. A part of me wants the simplicity of fewer knives, while the other half wants to keep everything.

I don't have a large collection, but I do own some fairly expensive knives. Just in the middle of a "warranty" issue with one of them that is turning out to be quite expensive. Makes me want to sell off all of my $ knives and just keep the sensible ones.

If one was to sell off a large portion of their collection tho.... I bet I could guess where you'd find them...

The exchange!
 
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LadyEarth said:
I'm going to go after this thread from a different angle than most people in here due to my Psychology background. So bear with me, hopefully, while I maneuver through something new (at least to you anyways).

To start off with, you made it very clear that you are an all in, one intense hobby focused guy which can create some sort of linear perspective on collecting knives. Then suddenly the day of frustration of trying to chase something down that refuses to "obey" your very firm linear focus made you frustrated. And you suddenly decided to back off and sell off the knives.

I think I know why.

Due to your type of personality, the only way your personality can reset itself back to even ground after such a hard chase is to back off and get back on high ground in order to see the horizon. Only by selling your knives off does it help you back to high ground with no materialistic ties can you see where you want to go next which is why you called it "freeing". In that same regard, it also helps you reset your expectations and interests in knives for future dates which is why you're coming here seeking new advices and new ways of looking at things because you're now allowing yourself to reform your hunting strategies since you're back at "base camp". Would you even at all reform or readjust your strategies out in the field during the heat of a hunt? You're not that type of person.

As it is with all personalities in humanity worldwide, it of course comes with pro and con in how it handles learning from its own experience produced by it's own actions. In your situation, the Con of course lies in the fact that you're hard to change once you take action and/or in the heat of any moments, being single focused as you said you are. The pro is that once you back off, take a breather, let go of old tools, do you actually learn from your active experience that you just partake during a course of actions regardless on how long it took. Having the ability to step back and let go of something that does not work anymore or being able to let go of old tools that no longer simulates fresh way of thinking, solution buildings, providing simulations to life of actions, is a very strong mark of a healthy personality because it shows flexibility in the course of growing towards a desired experience, an end goal. Would you have been able to obtain the same measure of result should you have held onto your knives with stubborn abandon? I would be more inclined to think not.

Lastly, by stepping back, you were able to take serious notes that you had still more room in your life to appreciate the finer points of collecting knives and the "why" behind it. You are an action guy and by the action of letting things go have you allowed yourself to reduce your materialistic baggages (both physically and mentally) which also allowed you to formulate a future plan going forward. By coming here and talking with your fellow knife brethrens, you were also helping yourself gain more ideas for the action you are hoping to do because if you don't ask, you wont know the very idea of certain actions could exist such as going to knife shows and observing other hunters going after "whales" in action.

There is nothing unusual in your choice of action starting this thread to me. But as you can see, it's uncommon. But just because it's uncommon doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do because based on who you are, it is the right thing to do.

Hope I helped a wee tad.
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Wow. I may exhibit similar traits to the OP. I Just read this post aloud to my wife, and she agrees.

While I've gotten over alot of my OCD in the past decade, I still find myslelf, shall we say...obsessed.

Well, if it wasn't knives, it would be something else. Knives are relatively healthy.

Its not about fixing the psychosis, its about coping with it enough to live productively. Maybe even making a living on it. Working on it...

Thanks for the post.
 
marcus52AR said:
I can relate, I'm back and forth on the idea of selling off a bunch, or keeping the whole show. A part of me wants the simplicity of fewer knives, while the other half wants to keep everything.

I don't have a large collection, but I do own some fairly expensive knives. Just in the middle of a "warranty" issue with one of them that is turning out to be quite expensive. Makes me want to sell off all of my $ knives and just keep the sensible ones.

If one was to sell off a large portion of their collection tho.... I bet I could guess where you'd find them...

The exchange!
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I'm more interested in your "warranty issue" than anything else in this thread...
 
PirateSeulb said:
RevDevil RevDevil & gonebad395 gonebad395 I don't read as much of that whining as I read whining/complaints about the "price gouging" in the secondary market which is more subjective.
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My post was made as I interpreted the op super simple. If you think a thread in the exchange should be addressed then man up an address it.
Your price gouging comment has not one speck of argument here. Try agian you might find the winning hole
 
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