Collection Liquidation

CJZ

CJZ

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Has anyone ever done it? Sold everything and started anew? I love all the knives I currently have, and I've sold or traded dozens of knives in the past couple of years, but I still get the feeling that I should just flush it down and restart. A lot of these knives don't get carried a lot. A good number of them are still here because of the "cool" factor or because they're rare and hard to find. But only a few of them actually get carried often, like my Military or my Tilt.

To be honest, the Millie and the Tilt (not pictured) would probably be the only ones that stay. But everything else? I could take it or leave it. So what do you guys think?

 
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But seriously only you know what you like and what you will use. I don't think a knife has to be carried in order for you to get pleasure out of having it in your collection. I have gradually built up my collection and I'm to the point where I'm considering selling a few. At that I think I could only let go of 1/4 to 1/3 of my collection. I have too many that I really like to just sell them all.
 
I've done it. I had 70+ knives, fixed blade and folders at one point. Most of which never got used at all and just sat in a drawer. My taste in knives was changing and I sold a few here and there then had one massive sell-off. Now, I only own two brands and 14 knives total. All of which get rotated through carry and are used. It's a good feeling to get rid of the excess and settle on the core of what you really like.
 
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I've done this but my collection was very small. I had some zt, Kershaw etc, and once I bought a crk, it was over. I got into rhk, and discontinued hard to find knives, and the early cheaper stuff went for sale immediately.
 
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Nothing wrong with the idea as long as you can live with the 2020 hindsight. On the other hand, if you started with slip joints, you wouldn't find yourself in this predicament. :D
 
I came close, but still kept a few knives. Years ago while still in college I built up a decent collection and spent way to much on knives, and not saved much of anything. Then I got into a situation where I needed some money to replace my car (I guess I didn't technically need to have a car, but it was more important to me at the time than the knives). In an effort to make the purchase quicker I decided to sell off a good chunk of my collection, some of them I regret others I don't even really remember.

Since then I have built up a collection again, and most of them never see pocket carry much (if at all). At this point carrying and using isn't really something I consider a requirement for keeping a knife. If it just has some cool factor or some history I like having them around, even if to just show off, and play with once a month.
 
Yes, I have thought of doing this on several occasions but have never had the guts. Sometimes I think it would be refreshing to start new.
 
I just sent most of my knives to a dealer-friend. This is the second time I have unloaded a knife collection and... my last time.
I just need a few and I "think" I finally know what I like in a knife, fixed blade and folder.
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While I've never amassed a collection of high end knives, I did get to a point where I had a couple dozen. My tastes changed, I became more selective in acquiring and I sold or gave away most of the knives I had. I kept only sentimental pieces or ones I just couldn't part with. I have begun to acquire again, although much slower and with much more deliberation before I buy. My comfort zone is the $150-300 range and I'm back up to 6 folders in that price range with only a couple planned purchases as funds allow. If you feel you've reached the point where you need to or where you can let go of the bulk of your collection and start over, then go for it. The funds you get selling them off will allow you to plan your next purchases, which will be handy if you plan on moving up a tier in price like I did.
 
Not willingly (Divorce) but now I'm rebuilding and have bought 10 knives over the last month and haven't had to hear one complaint about how much they cost. Its Awesome.
 
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Nothing wrong with the idea as long as you can live with the 2020 hindsight. On the other hand, if you started with slip joints, you wouldn't find yourself in this predicament. :D
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I did start with slipjoints, a good while back. :)

 
I have quite a few cheap knives, mostly fixed blades, that I've never used and should probably sell or give away. Most if not all of them were bought when I had no concept of what constituted a nice knife, and I'll never use them anyway.
 
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