Depreciation?

[MP5ripper]

I am trying to work out a trade with another forum member and I want to make sure that both of us get a fair deal. I really don't have any experience on trading knives and I was wondering if there was a scale of depreciation on knives in somewhat of a general sense or if it was on a case to case basis or what. I know that knives that are more collectable can bring a higher price. But I am looking for info on depreciation on knives that are basically production models. Like I said I really want to make sure that both of us come out smiling on this one. If anyone can help I would very much appreciate it.

 

[SIFU1A]

depreciate from use?? how much use, what condition is the knife in, what make/model, lots of variables in this question imho, it just depends on the knife/etc.


greg

 

[Larry S.]

Ease of replaceability is another factor in setting a value on a knife. If the maker doesn't turn out many of a certain model/type over a period of time and there is a high demand for his work in the marketplace, then a premium price (often more than the new cost) might be applied to a used knife. This could apply to production knives as well as customs.
Feel free to correct me, someone, but that seems to be the case from what I've seen.

Larry S.

 

[Ritt]

E-bay can be a pretty good start in terms of looking for a reasonable price. Internet knife shops are sometimes useful, but their prices vary a lot. I've wondered this myself recently, when an old user Sebenza came on the market. It was one of the early models, had been used, but it was a Sebenza so it was still solid. Seemed the seller thought of it as something of a collectors item, was asking more for it than you would pay for a similar new model, with higher quality blade steel. So was it a rare collectors item or an old user made of relatively inferior materials?