Collectors...spreadsheet?

mikeymoto

mikeymoto

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If you track your knives in a spreadsheet or database, what attributes do you keep on file? I'm thinking I should be doing this so I'm looking for recommendations from the HOGs out there. Thanks! :thumbup:

Greg - On a related note I like what you're doing on the BusseCollector site but some areas like all the GW variants are sparse. Are you just waiting for input from people, or have you made a decision not to track all the variants?
 
In addition to Description:

-price paid
-market value
-blade thickness
-priority if I were to sell it (i.e. potential to sell at some point vs 'keeper')
-blade finish
-other comments
 
I would also like to keep:

- When purchased
- Photo
- Where/from whom purchased
- Type of scales (material, standard/mag)
- "standard" or variant
 
I usually just grip them once or twice. Tells me all I need to know.

If they feel 'right', keep/ them. If not, send them on to someone who they DO feel right to.

SPREADSHEETS??????

WTF for?

You have hands, right?

This is cutting stuff, not a business! Jerry and family is the business .... go cut !!!!!!!

Rob
 
I recommend against it. Once you see the total price you've paid you're face might look something like this:
shocked.jpg
 
Don't get caught without knowing your orcs!
(Don't ask, I'm not sure what's wrong with me either.)
orctypes.jpg
 
rt014 said:
In addition to Description:

-price paid
-market value
-blade thickness
-priority if I were to sell it (i.e. potential to sell at some point vs 'keeper')
-blade finish
-other comments
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Similar to mine...
- Name and/or Model # for a production knife
- Manufacturer / Maker
- Overall Length
- Blade Length
- General Comments (usually includes: Steel, Finish, Handle, & Sheath type)
- Price Paid
- Retail Price
- Thumb nail picture of the knife

I also keep several tabs, 1 for Custom Knives, 1 for Production Knives, 1 for Users and another to keep a history of ones I sell/trade. Of course the last two are copied and pasted from the first two tabs.
 
I break down the 'retail price' into the 'list price' and the 'shipping cost' to get a total cost to me. Of course if I sell one I record the 'shipping cost', the amount it sold for, all of the info of the buyer including e-mail and possibly forum name. Eventually I separate out the sold ones from the static collection. Right now about 300 or so, NOT ALL BUSSES!!!
 
KnifeFury said:
Similar to mine...
- Name and/or Model # for a production knife
- Manufacturer / Maker
- Overall Length
- Blade Length
- General Comments (usually includes: Steel, Finish, Handle, & Sheath type)
- Price Paid
- Retail Price
- Thumb nail picture of the knife

I also keep several tabs, 1 for Custom Knives, 1 for Production Knives, 1 for Users and another to keep a history of ones I sell/trade. Of course the last two are copied and pasted from the first two tabs.
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That's about what I have, different tabs for different makers. Busse is my longest list ;)
 
Nah! I just use a sticky note for the two I have. ;)

Good ideas though. I'll use them if I ever hit the lottery jackpot. :)
 
~ Like it
~ Like it, but worth more to someone else
~ Like it, but don't need it,
~ Like it, but why did I buy it
~ Grave Knife
 
I thik any of the suggestions thus far are good. I just might have to start one even with a meager collection.
 
It seems like at some point a collector will have enough money in knives to add some insurance and it seems prudent to have an inventory in the case that anything ever does get stolen.
 
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