Ever just sell off CHUNKS of your collection?

ZippoThisKnifeThat

ZippoThisKnifeThat

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Recently I have found that I much prefer to use all my knives. With that said it is a select few that really get carried frequently.

After trying a fairly wide selection of materials, steels, and designs I have really narrowed down what I like in a knife. After all I am aiming my purchases to be Quality over Quantity. Before I used to buy knives to expand the collection. They were knives that I liked and wouldn't mind carrying, but were also the knives that were only carried so I could rationalize the purchase.

I love laying out the arsenal to admire, but seeing tons of knives laid out doesn't give me the same satisfaction as seeing a select few that I highly admire and get used.

To conclude this rant I have sold off the majority of safe queens and have sold off many users that were not getting used enough.

How do you guys "collect"?
Quantity over Quality?
Quality over Quantity?

I do realize some have the money to do Quality AND Quantity, which I envy. ;)

Don't feel restricted to my examples, free to discuss!
 
I'v been there, and am thinking of really focusing my collection to mostly Large Sebenzas, but I know myself and I'll be looking to replace the ones that went to make way for the new Sebenzas. So for now I am just really enjoying what I have...


I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out on a large Wharnie 21 :o :D
 
That is funny because I have been thinking to sell off a large portion of my collection.
 
Just about ready to with all my older Spydercos. They have just been sitting in a box for a few years and need to go into the exchange. Finding that I only need to hang on to the knives that I really use.
 
I buy knives with appealing and practical designs, and I intend to put each and every one to use. I can't put a couple dozen knives to use, so my collection ends up being limited to what gets used. If I don't use it, I sell it or trade it eventually, so my collection stays relatively small.

I aim for quality knives, which is not to say I go for the biggest price tag. I don't need my knives to have the latest and greatest materials or have an in-vogue designer's name stamped on them, I just need them to be built well and work well.

So, I'd say I'm not concerned about quantity in my collection, but I don't feel the need to drop huge wads of cash on each knife purchase, either. There's nothing really 'showy' about my collection, but they're all extremely useable.
 
I just sold everything I didn't absolutely love, and I'm buying a few high quality folders to fill the void. Quality all the way.
 
most of the ones i have are ones i am comfortable with using...not really any safe queens in the bunch and i usually sell the ones that dont get used to fund other knife purchases...
 
I sold 62 knives from my collection last month when I decided that I didn't need cheap knives that will never be carried or used. They did help me realize what brands and styles of knives I enjoy, it just wasn't them. No more quantity purchases here, quality from now on.
 
same here , I just sold lots of knifes from my collection , and gonna get few nice customs . and gonna use them I dont like safe queens they usually getting sold first .
if I cant use knife it useless to me.
 
i recently sold off about 40 knives between here and to friends and i have about 10 or so left that i enjoy using the most. To be honest, its kinda nice. I have more money for future purchases and it makes it easier deciding what knives to carry. I just woke up one day, looked at my collection, and realized that i had too many and most were never going to be used so off they went.
 
Yup, all my art knives and most other customs as well as all the factory knives that I didn't use or couldn't see myself ever using are gone. Sure, I miss some of them from time to time but I'm pretty happy right now having a select few that I really enjoy carrying/using.
 
Very interesting comments and many I feel have a similar story to mine. Wake up one day and see that you have wayyy to many knives not being used.

Doesn't mean the buying/collecting doesn't end. ;]
 
I never have more than a few at a time anyway, I buy what I need or want at the time and then when I'm done I pass it along and grab something new.

I never have any knives or gear for that matter just sitting around and collecting dust.

it's bought, used and passed forward. :)
 
Ever just sell off CHUNKS of your collection?
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Nah. I still have almost every knife I've ever owned.

How do you guys "collect"?
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I have a couple of specific brands that I seriously collect, but for the most part I'm more of an Accumulator, buying whatever catches my eye - maybe a sale price I can't pass up, an interesting mechanism, a brand or style I don't already own, some particularly attractive material or design...

The only knives of mine that get used are models that I specifically selected for that purpose. Otherwise I take pride in the ownership of unused examples of knife craftsmanship and manufacture. Even the selected users have unused mates set aside in the Accumulation. In all, 1% of my knives are users and 99% are unused (3 users, 300+ non-users).

Since you asked...

Quantity over Quality?
Quality over Quantity?
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The trick is to find a balance that's both rewarding and affordable. I don't mind purchasing either expensive or inexpensive knives, so long as the quality and materials are matched to the price.

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i feel fortunate that i don't have the "buy/try/sell" mentality. every blade i buy i has a purpose and though it may not be used everyday/week, i am glad to have it available to use and carry when i do ask for it. definitely don't have any safe queens; in fact many of my favorites are purchased blems/2nd.

so i rarely sell anything i have. and i'm at the point where i don't have to buy another folder or fixed, because i have nearly all the sizes and configurations i want. buying a new one just because a new style came out is pointless and wasteful to me. the only time i'm buying a blade now is because the new or used price is extremely attractive or undervalued (and i've bought 2 under that condition the past 12 months).

...and i recently just reached the same saturation point on surefire flashlights.

i'm glad that i can afford quality tools...but feel even more fortunate that i don't have compulsions to keep buying them again and again and again...
 
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