Craftsman #9530 2OT from 1959

I think we can thank BF and AAPK and all the readers for spreading the news on the 2OT and others. Mine cost a lot less when I got it :rolleyes: I think gas was under 2.00 then too.
 
Well, I was a lucky boy. You see, 54Rodgers blackballed me sometime back. I wrote him numerous times to ask him why he wouldn't let me bid, but he refused to answer me. He had a tiptop perfect Schrade Buffalo Bill hunter up some time back, with all the bling, so I called my son in Alaska and he got it for me! This time, I was not about to tell my son how much money I would be willing to put up, so I just went without. Hahaha. Somehow I think this was a wise choice, anyway. The goodwife is talking about flooring, kitchen makeover.... yikes! :eek:
 
Yes, and true for most of the U.S.A. Schrade (and S-W & S.C.C.) knives. Prices of unused specimens are now about 2-3x what they were about 3 years ago.
I believe the excellent scholarly research posted in this forum has generated much interest and appreciation for Schrade. This information and the fine and friendly people here make collecting Schrades so much more rewarding.
And as Schrade made such a wide variety of knives, often with other brandings, there will 'always' be more to learn and some that fly under the radar on ebay for the knowlegeable collector to win at a bargain price.
I know you all know this, but it just feels good to post this appreciation.
roland
 
Some day, perhaps in my will, I will reveal the other three brands and rarest SFO's that were produced by the Baers. By then, I will have the market cornered for my heirs and they can reap the windfall profits from my years of acquiring and hoarding.:thumbup:











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A hint? O.S.S.
 
Obviously that is a knife in tip top shape. Was there any thoughts as to if it is dead mint? It was incredibly shiny all over. So shiny I thought it should have been in it's original wooden box. The seller always has really knives and some are written up as "Professionally cleaned". He also has a huge number of sales at 100% feedback. If it would have been in a factory Schrade box, I would have felt better about it. Curious who won it, and where the 2OT came from.

I was also wondering about the L in Walden. It had a leg missing. I did not win the knife either.
 
Nice finishing price!! I have a fairly good 2OT which is good enough for me right now. So it didn't come this way.

Russell
 
thawk said:
Obviously that is a knife in tip top shape. Was there any thoughts as to if it is dead mint? It was incredibly shiny all over. So shiny I thought it should have been in it's original wooden box. The seller always has really knives and some are written up as "Professionally cleaned". He also has a huge number of sales at 100% feedback. If it would have been in a factory Schrade box, I would have felt better about it. Curious who won it, and where the 2OT came from.

I was also wondering about the L in Walden. It had a leg missing. I did not win the knife either.
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I seriously considered that it had been cleaned to Kentucky mint, but even at that, there doesn't appear to be any cover cracks, deep scratches polished out, or loss of shield/bolster stamping details, or blade loss. Any refinishing had to be at least minimal (scotchbrited blades, polished bolsters/bone). The weak tangstamp? It happend from time to time, particularly since the Sears order was among the first seven hundred+ produced.
 
Codge, O.S.S?. ..care to elaborate?.....are any of those super rare Schrades IYHO overseas??
 
Say Michael, that wouldn't have something to do with those lock pickin' lobsters, would it?:cool:

Eric
 
and Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg.
 
lrv said:
I think we can thank BF and AAPK and all the readers for spreading the news on the 2OT and others. Mine cost a lot less when I got it :rolleyes: I think gas was under 2.00 then too.
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The downside is, all of the efforts that have helped to educate and spread the wealth of knowledge you guys have so generously shared has also put a pinch on the new collectors. I myself do not have, nor probably will ever have an opportunity to purchase a 2OT at the current rates.

I am also somewhat taken aback at how many have recently come on the market. I spotted another again tonight in seemingly pristine condition that starts at what would be for me an astronomical price. Supply and demand I guess :rolleyes:.

Chuck
 
tongueriver said:
Well, I was a lucky boy. You see, 54Rodgers blackballed me sometime back. I wrote him numerous times to ask him why he wouldn't let me bid, but he refused to answer me.
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I emailed him and asked him if the 2OT had been professionally cleaned. I thought is was the difference between bidding $350.00 and $450.00. He acted appalled I would ask, even though he obviously sells a lot of shiny old knives, some he admits are cleaned. Most of them are excellent high quality knives. Rarely with only as much as one speck of tarnish. I got blocked from bidding too. He told me to bid somewhere else. He posts some questions that get asked in his listings, but not mine.

So that tells me might clean knives or has them cleaned and calls them mint or maybe minty, and viewed me as a potential problem buyer. Not sure. So be it. That does my finances a favor in the long run. No bargains at his auctions anyway. His rules, and he can do what he wants to. Does anyone know him? He might be an OK guy. He can afford to be choosy, that's for sure. So if you want to win 54Rodgers knives, be polite and diplomatic. I obviously crossed a line he draws in the sand. :)
 
Pygmalion said:
Next one I will just put in $1500 at the start, and if that don't get it, well, there'll be one after that, too.
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I have changed my mind since this post. I will not advocate such high pricing of the 2OT at this point in time. Maybe if the collectors stop paying high prices for a while, the prices will become more reasonable. No use in paying 2030 prices in 2010.
 
thawk said:
I emailed him and asked him if the 2OT had been professionally cleaned. I thought is was the difference between bidding $350.00 and $450.00. He acted appalled I would ask, even though he obviously sells a lot of shiny old knives, some he admits are cleaned. Most of them are excellent high quality knives. Rarely with only as much as one speck of tarnish. I got blocked from bidding too. He told me to bid somewhere else. He posts some questions that get asked in his listings, but not mine.

So that tells me might clean knives or has them cleaned and calls them mint or maybe minty, and viewed me as a potential problem buyer. Not sure. So be it. That does my finances a favor in the long run. No bargains at his auctions anyway. His rules, and he can do what he wants to. Does anyone know him? He might be an OK guy. He can afford to be choosy, that's for sure. So if you want to win 54Rodgers knives, be polite and diplomatic. I obviously crossed a line he draws in the sand. :)
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I for ONE will not bid on this knife because he BLACKBANNED Thawk and plea all other mates here to stand up and do the same as me United . :grumpy::thumbdn:
 
maybe we should complain to ebay about his actions? each of us ask a question where has to resolve a tricky issue and if he ban's us then we complain to ebay of his unfair, defensive and questionable tactics in the bidding process.
 
I don't advocate pressing Ebay. It's not a big deal to me at all. Honestly, he can ban people if he wants, it's his auction. Ebay loves this guy. Look at his number of sales of high dollar items, and 100% feedback.
 
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