Does resale value factor into your knife purchases?

I buy knives for there design, not there resale value. I also like to get them second hand to save money and not have to worry about that first scratch because someone else already did it for me:)
 
There are two extremes here; "I buy only to use, not resell" (the hardcore user), and "I buy strictly on resale value" (the hardcore flipper).

I believe that many will fit somewhere in-between and consider resale values when making their choices but not weight their decision on that factor alone.
 
Like the others, I buy what I like, never just to resell.

One other factor that hasn't been brought up: I don't buy anything I can't afford; actually, I don't buy anything unless the money is in the bank already.

That way, if I move on from a knife and resell, whatever I get goes into the knife fund to pay for the news ones.
 
Nope.
I keep almost al the knives I get, although I have gifted some to others.
 
Nope. I am a very impatient person. So even if I have a desirable knife I usually end up selling it for much less than the going norm for the sake of moving it quickly. Now what I dont do is take trades for anything that I think would be a hard sell. I have had guys want to trade me a knife they know I would never use simply because its worth more than what I was asking for my trade. But if its a knife I have to sit on for a year before I can find the one person who wants it its worthless to me. That and initial purchase price is all I really consider.
 
Misanthropia said:
I'll be honest, it does a bit; with less of a income then I had before, a lot of my knife purchases are funded by selling other knives. My tastes evolve and a lot of the time very few knives are "keepers". Getting stuck with a knife that you know is going to lose value dramatically is frustrating.
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My experience also. I won't buy a knife if I suspect, in advance, that I'll take a big hit if/when I have to sell it.
 
bodog said:
Does resale value factor into your knife purchases?
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Nope. But, then I don't buy super expensive knives, either. And I carry each knife I buy. (IMO, you can't evaluate a knife without carrying and using it. YMMV) So resale just isn't going to be a factor for me.
 
Nope, never even enters my mind, but like Knarfeng I don't buy really expensive knives. 300 is about the most I've ever spent on a knife. I buy them to use them. I never sell knives to fund new knife buys. If I get a knife I don't like I may sell it but I usually end up giving them away.

Mike
 
Not at all. I do my research beforehand, and buy knives I fully intend to use. If I don't use it I sell it or trade it off. I don't ever really tend to lose much. It works out so much better when the knife turns out to suit my needs perfectly and I use it and enjoy it.
 
Nope. I mostly buy Rough Rider, Colt, Marbles, Taylor-Schrade, low-end Cold Steel (mostly their machetes) and more than common Buck: a 110, 301, and 389. Users, not collectables. There are far better investments than knives, guns, or cars.
 
I've learned to always consider resale. I know that we buy things to collect, or to use. But I also know that we can be fickle- things change and we decide to sell things or we need to sell things. At best for me it seems to be that sometimes I break even, occasionally I might sell something for a little more than I bought it for, but usually I lose a little bit.
 
It always works out to the good if you buy quality.
 
Of course. I like to try new knives and designs all the time, I don't like to needlessly waste money to do so.

Even while buying quality and being discerning, sometimes you can't predict massive secondary price drops when you preorder or buy at the release.

Oh well, life is good :-)
 
Boris74 said:
I have a small sebenza I got as a gift a few weeks ago. I think the most anyone would offer me for it is about $40.00. It's pretty beat up now. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Anyone want a LNIB small sebenza? Edge is a little micro chippy right now but still cuts fine.
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Hey you giving up the sebenza? I'll take her
 
JJaggar said:
Hey you giving up the sebenza? I'll take her
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You wouldn't like it. The handle is designed for art, it needs a more ergonomic handle design. The spine is rounded so it does not scrape at all, that means the edge needs to be used for scraping and the steel likes to micro chip when you do that with it. The handle is all beat up on it too now. carries light and cuts though so I put up with it.
 
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