Got a little score this morning (I think)

killgar said:
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Ahh dang. I appreciate you saving my butt! I better just play it safe and wait to become a member then. Are you part of admin or something?
 
Wow, nice haul. Lotta decent stuff there, especially the traditionals. Even got yourself a throwing star to play with. That Case Russlock on the lower left alone likely cost more than $50, depends on the scales though.
 
63 knives for $50? that's a score. And there's a good chance the Winchesters and Remingtons are worth more than the Boker. If you search this forum you'll find lots of threads on those knives. I'd be very interested in seeing the whole collection.
 
KlayKutlery said:
Ahh dang. I appreciate you saving my butt! I better just play it safe and wait to become a member then. Are you part of admin or something?
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I think it's only $30 or $35 to become a gold member which will allow you to ask about value, post pictures directly, send private messages and sell on the forum. Plus the membership fee helps support the forum in general. I'd suggest buying one ASAP.
 
KlayKutlery said:
There's also several Buck knives and Old Timers that was in the box. A few Kershaw's, Winchester and Remington knives to. I assume the Boker is probably the most valuable knife though.
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Ime, Winchester slipjoints are Ridge Runner quality, way ahead of most gun company knives/Schrade brands. Hopefully yours are good.
 
Im curious about that hobo knife at the upper right.

You didn’t rip her off. She named her price, you paid it. Someday you’ll sell a knife without knowing its value, and the buyer will get a good deal. No ripoff involved, as long as it’s voluntary on both sides.

Even more extreme example: I’ve had people pay me to haul off broken things I later fixed and sold. They wanted it gone. Everybody’s happy, no ripoff.

Parker
 
unwisefool said:
I think it's only $30 or $35 to become a gold member which will allow you to ask about value, post pictures directly, send private messages and sell on the forum. Plus the membership fee helps support the forum in general. I'd suggest buying one ASAP.
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I was in a accident and am on disability and until the checks start coming in I'm broke. I don't even have enough money to buy my wife of 10 years something for Valentine's day. My brother actually paid the $50 for the knives in hopes I could resale and make some money to pay bills. Me and my family are really struggling right now due to my accident.
 
CyberRacer said:
Nice haul! With the money saved on those knives I'd say you should have enough for a Gold membership.
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I was in a accident and am on disability and until the checks start coming in I'm broke. I don't even have enough money to buy my wife of 10 years something for Valentine's day. My brother actually paid the $50 for the knives in hopes I could resale and make some money to pay bills. Me and my family are really struggling right now due to my accident.
 
catspa said:
Im curious about that hobo knife at the upper right.

You didn’t rip her off. She named her price, you paid it. Someday you’ll sell a knife without knowing its value, and the buyer will get a good deal. No ripoff involved, as long as it’s voluntary on both sides.

Even more extreme example: I’ve had people pay me to haul off broken things I later fixed and sold. They wanted it gone. Everybody’s happy, no ripoff.

Parker
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The hobo knife is just a cheapo. I don't think there's anything special about it. Your talking about the camp knife with fork and spoon right?
 
KlayKutlery said:
I was in a accident and am on disability and until the checks start coming in I'm broke. I don't even have enough money to buy my wife of 10 years something for Valentine's day. My brother actually paid the $50 for the knives in hopes I could resale and make some money to pay bills. Me and my family are really struggling right now due to my accident.
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Sorry to hear that brother. Maybe the knives you scored will bring some much needed funds your way. Got the same issue though if you want to sell them here. You need to be at least a gold member.

Some of the members who sell can check me on that, but I thought that was a rule to sell
 
is one of those knives a kershaw groove? they do well on the bay apparently.
 
KlayKutlery said:
The hobo knife is just a cheapo. I don't think there's anything special about it. Your talking about the camp knife with fork and spoon right?
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A little word of advice on buying old knives- Never assume that "cheap" or "junky" means worthless. Some cheap, junky knives can be worth hundreds of dollars, or more.

Conventional thinking is that knife collectors only want expensive, high-quality knives. But knife collectors can be an eccentric bunch. Sometimes old, junky knives are highly sought after, either because they are rare (being junk very few have survived), and/or, the collector is looking for a particular knife they really wanted as a kid but couldn't get one. Or maybe they had one but lost it, or broke it, or had it taken away by a parent/teacher/principal, older brother/etc. And now that they are grown up and have money they're willing to pay to get that long-coveted knife.

I've seen junk knives, made in Japan or Korea, that originally sold for $5 in Mexico sell for $400 or more on the collectors market for the very reasons I just described.

So my advice is to never throw away an old or junky knife without first finding out what it is. Chances are a cheap, junk knife is just that and nothing more, with no collector value, but then again, some day you might just stumble onto a cheap, junky knife that's worth hundreds. There are people who scour garage/yard/estate sales, flea markets, and pawn shops looking for such knives. And sometimes they get lucky. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone buy a knife from some elderly woman at a yard sale, a knife that had been her husbands, one sitting for ages in a trunk or the drawer of an old desk, and it turned out to be worth hundreds of dollars, or even a few thousand.
 
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