How does one value an original vs replacement CRK box?

Sonnydaze

Sonnydaze

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Assuming that this is, hopefully, a legal question (Gold membership), how does one put a value on a CRK knife that has no box? Of course, I realize that a Spa treatment will manage to get my knife returned in a nice white box; of course without labels and bd card.
If a person plans on carrying the knife EDC, then the box/missing box becomes of lesser importance unless one is trying to sell again.
Thanks.
Sonny
 
a box is nice to get when you get the knife but, not essential
unless you want to keep it in a cupboard or safe..

BD card, tool are more important, to me at least
 
Boxes are a huge thing for many collectors. Vintage toys and such are worth much more in their box and I guess the same thing can be said about a knife box.
 
Unless it's reeeeeally a collectible, my general sense is that the box often (but not always) results in a faster sale, but not a higher price.
 
i'd feel without a box and others, it would be less. With the recent fakes popping up, it's getting harder and harder to tell unless you're buying from the shop, a dealer, or someone who knows where their used one came from. Otherwise it's a shot in the dark, and good luck. If those threads about the fakes had come up earlier when i was first buying, i don't believe i would have bought two of my used ones without paperwork and such.
 
I'd say the value is the same.
Having said that, for me the box emphazises, that the knife is NIB (new in box) or mint.
If I'd buy a user, the box is only needed for transportation.
hope this helps
red mag
 
IMO the box is worth nothing unless the knife is totally mint and going into a collection. With no box the knife is worth what the condition of the knife says it's worth as it's clearly a user.
 
I think if your buying a knife second,third, or fourth hand for the price it was brand new it's nice to have all the stuff that came with it, even a little white box:D

On the other hand I can't see a huge drop in price if it comes without one.
 
I would say that unless the knife has never been used, carried, or shapened, the box and accesories add no value. However, they are nice to have.
 
I have a knife in for Spa treatment and have requested a reissued birth card and replacement box. My knife was purchased used without box and without some documentation it would be harder for me to sell down the road, if that time came.
 
I've found that every little bit of original packaging or documentation adds to the value of the knife. In my experience, it typically follows this track:

User < User w/paperwork < LNIB w/o Box and Paperwork < LNIB w/ Paperwork only < LNIB w/ box and paperwork < Mint w/ box and paperwork.

FYI - That last jump will always appeal more to higher-end collectors who generally spend top $ on collection pieces. And it can be a BIG jump.
 
DallasSTB said:
User < User w/paperwork < LNIB w/o Box and Paperwork < LNIB w/ Paperwork only < LNIB w/ box and paperwork < Mint w/ box and paperwork.
FYI - That last jump will always appeal more to higher-end collectors who generally spend top $ on collection pieces. And it can be a BIG jump.
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Agreed, well stated!
 
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