Do you keep your knife boxes?

question: does sealed-in-the-original-packaging improve a knife's resale value? i would think the condition of the knife itself is more important.
 
Well, I May Differ A Little Here.
I'm By No Means A Huge Collector.
The Mass Majority Of My Knives Are Users.
But If They Came With The Box When I Got It, They Still Have It.
I Carry At Least Two Knives A Day, And At Night, When I'm No Longer Carrying, I Put Them Back In The Box Before I Go To Bed. Then When I Wake Up And Get Ready For The Day, I Take Them Out Of The Box And Place Them In My Pockets.

There Is A Reason I Do So:
Not For "Value", The Box To Me Has No Value, At All.
But The Fact Of It Is, That I Trade A Lot, And People Like The Boxes, Hell, If You Have The Box, I Want The Box. This Makes Storing My Knives "Safely" Less Of A Hassle. The Knives Are Safe And Less Likely To Get Severely Damaged Or Lost When They're In The Box. It Makes Shipping Said Knife More Simple, Put The Knife In The Box, Put The Box In The Box Or Envelope, And Send It On Its Way.
I Feel It's Also Easier To Organize My Knives If They Have The Box. I Used To Have A Much Larger Collection. And Still Had All Of The Boxes. Less Room, But Was Able To Organize My Knives By Type.
I Have A Tote That I Currently Keep My Knives In And This Serves Me Well. But I Plan To Get Something Better Soon. I Will Always Keep The Boxes.
Plus I Think It Simpler, If I Had To Ship Off A Knife For Warranty, If I Have The Knife, The Box, And All The Papers, It's More Likely To Prove That Said Knife Can Be Fixed Under Warranty. You May Disagree, I Know Most Places Don't Need This. But It's Honestly Better To Be Safe Than Sorry.
 
And I Also Agree That We Should NOT Judge People.
Collecting Is Fun! Knives Are A Hobby, And A Really Cool One.
If People Want To Keep Their Knives Minty Pristine With The Box, Go For It!!!
I Just Feel Like I Should Only Keep Stuff I Use, Or Enjoy.

I Still Have A Large Collection Of Pokemon Cards. Most Are Minty Fresh Because I Wanted Them That Way. They All Have Little Card Protectors And Are Safely Held In Binders Or Boxes. I Never Played The Game.
I Always Wanted My Cards To Be Pretty, Nice, And Collectible. I Would Much Rather Buy Someones Collection That Has It Set Up Like Mine Rather Than Someones Collection That Is Bent Up In A Shoe Box. I Didn't Use These, But Kept Them Because I Enjoyed Them. At The End Of The Day I Enjoyed Flipping Through The Pages, Looking At My Nice Cards, And Being Pleased With Them. Some People Never Understood Why, But Other People Understood And Respected That.

I Respect Anyone Who Wants To Collect Something. If You Enjoy It, Why Not? You Don't HAVE To USE Something To Enjoy It. I Just Enjoy Using My Knives. But I Enjoyed Being Able To Sit Back And Look At My Minty Cards As Well.

So If At The End Of The Day, Someone Enjoys Sitting Back And Looking At All Of Their Pretty Knives In Their Pretty Boxes, Why Take That Away From Them?
 
hank_rearden said:
question: does sealed-in-the-original-packaging improve a knife's resale value? i would think the condition of the knife itself is more important.
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I think most people will agree the condition of the knife is ALWAYS the most important factor. But if you have two knives in identical conditions, one with the box and papers it came with and the other without, the one with the original packaging will always sell for more (or have a higher trade value).
 
I would think it matters if the knife is gonna be a "user" or "safe queen".

User = would mainly consider knife condition.
Safe queen = condition and box, papers, etc.

At least for me, this is how I roll! :D
 
I Mean, I Plan To Get A New Knife Here Shortly. And It'll Be a User.. But I Will Still Keep The Box.
 
Samael said:
There's not a thing in OldeWolf's last post (the long, rambling one) that I can disagree with. So says the guy with more Randalls than I can use in what remains of my lifetime. I guess I just see both sides of this.

Don't really think it's worth arguing about either.
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Samuel, I am very concerned about all of those Randalls laying around lonely in your collection. I promise I will throw away the box and put one of them to work in a loving home where every night it will be properly oiled and put to bed to awake to another day of use!!! Can pm address:)

I have a small collection. I have thrown away boxes to date. If a knife costs $100 or less the value addition of that box is not worth trying to keep up with it.

I am eyeing some high end prizes (Chris reeves, etc.). I will likely keep boxes and papers in these situations.

I buy knives like I buy guns, I try to buy things I will use and hopefully will always want. I hopefully will never sell a knife or gun I purchase. I personally would rather buy a $1000 over und shotgun that will see the field than a $20,000 shotgun that stays in the case. That $19,000 will buy a lot of hunting trips for me and that $1000 shotgun!

I also say to each his own. I have respect for the high end owners who are so meticulous. It makes me want to buy your knife. As an example, I am looking at buying a house where the builder is the current owner and resident. He has 4 ladders in the garage stacked in order from largest to smallest. He has his work gloves arranged on a rack on his wall! He has his fishing rods organized in a clipped holder like the store! I want to buy his house because I know he built it like he lives in it. I don't live my life like this and am happy with that, but I also recognize those who do and the value in this.
 
If the knife's for using, I don't keep the box. But I don't throw it away either...
Hell, I've got boxes for things I don't even own any more.
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I've given away empty boxes here on Bladeforums and elsewhere. Seems like there's always someone looking to replace a box they lost.

But if the knife's for Collecting or Accumulating, I absolutely keep the box.

First off, I keep the knives in their boxes to keep them organized and to reduce 'dings'.

Second, knives are more interesting if they have the original box and paperwork; the box and paperwork are parts of the overall product and often tell an important part of the knife's story. With many knives it would difficult to know the materials used, age, or even model names if not for the packaging.

Third, many knives come in really neat boxes. Probably some people collect the boxes and toss out the knives. :D

Fourth, it's an indicator of the level of care and curation given by the previous owners; the chances of receiving a blemished or "shelf worn" knife are much reduced.

If this were a loose knife in a Sack-Up, it just wouldn't be the same:
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Sure, I buy knives for the collection that don't include the original packaging. But I'm sure as heck not paying the same price for 'em.

I wonder if part of the disdain for boxes expressed by certain collectors is a result of uninspired packaging designs and marketing by knife manufacturers?
 
I keep all my knife boxes in a box. :) I firmly believe that if/when I decide to thin the herd for whatever reason, the knife will more than likely sell quicker with the box than without. Call it what you will, but it's been proven time and time again. I'll hold on to a box if it helps me unload it quicker for my next impulse buy.
 
if i bought it with a box, more often then not, I'll still have the box later down the line...regardless if its a user or not.
 
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