Gorilla Bladeworks? Anyone?

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Well if anyone wants the Gorilla Bladeworks friction folder Ill drive across town and nab it for you if its still available.... just make it worth my time;)
They have it listed for $129
 
brandoak said:
Yup, just because its not my cup of tea, dont mean someone else wont fall in love with it...:D
THIS wasnt my cup of tea either, but I picked it up for a few bucks and made well over a $100 profit....yard sale finds buy me new toys and its fun..
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brandoak said:
Well if anyone wants the Gorilla Bladeworks friction folder Ill drive across town and nab it for you if its still available.... just make it worth my time;)
They have it listed for $129
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At least you admit to being a flipper I guess...
 
Found this one for cheap too! and yes I made a profit selling it...(shame on me) .....(sarcastic)
 
craytab said:
At least you admit to being a flipper I guess...
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This kind of situation is hardly what I would call "being a flipper." I think of flipping along the lines of the people who buy multiple Spyderco Sprint Run knives on RD and then mark them up, or a large portion of people on the Grimsmo lotto.

But we all define some stuff differently.
 
I think one of the coolest finds I made was this...A Curta Calculator! Found it in a box full of old camera lenses!
 
brandoak said:
Im not a flipper per say...but if I find a Randall at a yard sale for $15 Im not going to pass the savings on to you...:rolleyes:
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brandoak said:
Found this one for cheap too! and yes I made a profit selling it...(shame on me) .....(sarcastic)
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jceckrosh said:
This kind of situation is hardly what I would call "being a flipper." I think of flipping along the lines of the people who buy multiple Spyderco Sprint Run knives on RD and then mark them up, or a large portion of people on the Grimsmo lotto.

But we all define some stuff differently.
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If you buy knives with the sole intent to turn a profit you are a flipper.
 
craytab said:
If you buy knives with the sole intent to turn a profit you are a flipper.
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Ok.

Hypothetical - if you found a yard sale with a bunch of valuable knives would you:
A. Buy them and sell them for what they are worth
B. Buy them for what they are priced at and sell them for what you paid
C. Inform the sellers they are underpriced

It doesn't matter to me what the answer is. But "flipping" to me causes an issue where peoples sole goal of reselling prevents others from getting the knives at retail prices. They have no intention of keeping the knives, they intend to sell, and they buy as many as possible and sell at a mark up.

Finding something in some odd place for a good price is not keeping anything out of anyones hands, it's already secondary market.

Like I said, definitions and opinions vary, and can be subjective. I admire your certainty though.
 
jceckrosh said:
Ok.

Hypothetical - if you found a yard sale with a bunch of valuable knives would you:
A. Buy them and sell them for what they are worth
B. Buy them for what they are priced at and sell them for what you paid
C. Inform the sellers they are underpriced

It doesn't matter to me what the answer is. But "flipping" to me causes an issue where peoples sole goal of reselling prevents others from getting the knives at retail prices. They have no intention of keeping the knives, they intend to sell, and they buy as many as possible and sell at a mark up.

Finding something in some odd place for a good price is not keeping anything out of anyones hands, it's already secondary market.

Like I said, definitions and opinions vary, and can be subjective. I admire your certainty though.
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There's a bit of a moral quandary though to buy something underpriced from a seller who's ignorant of what they have.
 
jceckrosh said:
Ok.

Hypothetical - if you found a yard sale with a bunch of valuable knives would you:
A. Buy them and sell them for what they are worth
B. Buy them for what they are priced at and sell them for what you paid
C. Inform the sellers they are underpriced

It doesn't matter to me what the answer is. But "flipping" to me causes an issue where peoples sole goal of reselling prevents others from getting the knives at retail prices. They have no intention of keeping the knives, they intend to sell, and they buy as many as possible and sell at a mark up.

Finding something in some odd place for a good price is not keeping anything out of anyones hands, it's already secondary market.

Like I said, definitions and opinions vary, and can be subjective. I admire your certainty though.
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There is a price to pay here for flipping knives. One way is legit, to become a dealer. The other way is......to be a flipper.
 
craytab said:
There is a price to pay here for flipping knives. One way is legit, to become a dealer. The other way is......to be a flipper.
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So to become a dealer is legit (to "flip" on a wholesale/large scale), but to make a profit on a knife on a personal/individual basis is "flipping." Interesting.
 
There is flipping and reselling. Finding something below market and then selling it on for a profit at/around market value is different than buying something at market value and then selling it on for a profit on top. That's my opinion on it.
 
Most of my finds I get for free....because of the line of work Im in. But Im not going to just give it away. When I find a knife at a yard sale Ill buy it and gamble on it. But I dont dare sit there and and use a smartphone to look up prices....I get stuck with things that I cant sell from time to time. I paid $450 for the Strider and made a few on top...It was a gamble... I gambled on the Spyderco having no idea what it was worth but it was fun to get home, look it up and realize I might just have found a diamond in the ruff and learn something new. But im honest, and would never profit on someones lack of knowledge of the item. Im the first to tell someone there price is to low.(if I know that it is)
 
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