How greedy is too greedy?

PiercedBill

PiercedBill

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I recently picked up a Browning Black Label damascus boot knife, 1 of 100 made. I loved it enough to pick up a second one. I now have two of only one hundred made.
Well, now I find I have an opportunity to pick up one or two more. (Ooo..3 of 100 (too greedy maybe??))
Now sure they may reissue this in damascus again at a later date, but is this a good opportunity(betting on the uncertainty of knife lovers/markets)??
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I doubt you'll see a high demand for that knife in the future, but I could be wrong. I'm just basing that on how seldom you here Browning mentioned here on this forum. What I see go up in value are limited run ZTs and Sprint run Spydercos and a few others. I wonder if Browning makes their knives or have someone else make them and put their mark on them?
 
If you like a knife that much, go for it. That's the pleasure of the hobby.

If you're looking at them strictly as investments, one never knows the future of a market, although fortune tellers will tell you they do.

From your post it sounds like you've just found a knife you like. Indulge.
 
How about all 100? Being sarcastic, but I think you should enjoy the knife hobby any way that pleases you. As to the future and values, I have no crystal ball although I do tend to make projections with some collectables, just not knives. I have a knife accumulation, not a collection.

How about commissioning your own PiercedBill series?
 
Are you a gambler? Can you afford to get stuck with them, without having to take a 30% loss just to get rid of them? Do you have enuf mney to let them sit around for a long time while you are trying to sell them again?
We don't see too many sure things here...or if they are, they tend to be rather short-term in nature.
We knife-people are pretty fickle and our tastes change...sometime from day to day.
If you really like the knife, then get one. Beyond that, examine your wallet and your ability to take a loss if necessary.
 
A hobby is one thing only.
Life is about balance. To find it is for most people a real challenge.


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If I really like a knife, and I use it, I always buy at least a spare. Knives get discontinued all the time, and you never know if you'll ever be able to replace one.

I bought 3 Spyderco G10 Lavas when they came out because I wanted a non-SS Lava long before the sprint run was even announced. It's not "hoarding" if they are pre-need replacements for user knives.
 
I was honestly feeling a bit selfish, in wanting to pick these up for myself/maybe for sale later on, but the concept of "pre need" replacements had never occurred to me. :eek:
 
Knives are tools, not investments. I haven't read of any knife collectors who got rich selling their knives. Most just buy a lot of knives based on love for the things and if they make a buck every now and then they're happy. If you like the knives and buying them doesn't blow the mortgage payments or prevent feeding the kids, it's not greedy to buy more of them.

(If you do buy all 100 of them, you then control a rare commodity and the market for it. But there's no guarantee it'll make you a lot of money in the future.)
 
My honest opinion...

Most models in the Browning Black Label series are mass-produced low-end imports with low-grade steel. I don't think they'll ever increase in value or collector demand. And if the seller is charging a premium for the "First Production" logo, you'll perhaps have to sell them at a loss to unload them in the future.

But if you like the knives for whatever reason (the materials, designs, features, whatever) and want to add one to your collection, it may as well be a First Production, something a little different than everyone elses'. :thumbup: I have more than a few First Production knives in my own collection for that very reason.

Good luck and best wishes,
Bob
 
I'm going to agree with what most have said here - it is a hobby and you should do whatever makes the hobby the most fun for you. I never buy for resale, in fact I have never resold a knife (yet). I buy what I like and if it also happens to go up in value, cool. If not, no problem as the reason I bought it was to enhance my hobby.

If you like the knife and want more, go for it. I do have multiples of a couple of my favorite users but have never found the need to place one into use, yet. YMMV. :)
 
SaintlyBrees said:
I'm going to agree with what most have said here - it is a hobby and you should do whatever makes the hobby the most fun for you.
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You have a wrong understanding my friend, probably you have bought too many knives . . :D
A hobby should not become an obsession. More is not Always better and letting yourself go also not. Obsession will leads often to mental disorders. Besides that You need to find balance to really enjoy.

You know what it is with knives?
There Always will come new ones out on very regular basis, and often more perfect than your old ones.
 
I used to buy signed and numbered art prints on several artists. Have quite a few pieces framed inside the house. Anyway, I started buying two of each; one to frame and the other for investment. This ran into a lot of money. The result is that I have a pile of art prints that will probably get thrown into the trash when I die and nobody will ever know they have any value what so ever. I find stuff like this hard to sell at any kind of "investment price".
 
Divo said:
You have a wrong understanding my friend, probably you have bought too many knives . . :D
A hobby should not become an obsession. More is not Always better and letting yourself go also not. Obsession will leads often to mental disorders. Besides that You need to find balance to really enjoy.

You know what it is with knives?
There Always will come new ones out on very regular basis, and often more perfect than your old ones.
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My understanding is just fine. And the way that I approach my hobby fits my lifestyle. But thank you very much, anyway. :rolleyes:
 
Divo said:
You have a wrong understanding my friend, probably you have bought too many knives . . :D
A hobby should not become an obsession. More is not Always better and letting yourself go also not. Obsession will leads often to mental disorders. Besides that You need to find balance to really enjoy.

You know what it is with knives?
There Always will come new ones out on very regular basis, and often more perfect than your old ones.
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You have taught me the way of zen...

I never knew my mental disorders revolved around my knife collection, and now I can live a normal life. I have been set free!!!:rolleyes:
 
There are not grades of greediness. You're either greedy or you're not.

One time years ago, I was getting ready to send a scathing email to some work colleagues about something or another. I asked my manager to read it before I sent it, for fear I may have gone overboard. He didn't even look at it, but his response was priceless..."If you have to ask me, you already know the answer".

The fact that you came here and asked this question leads me to believe you feel greedy for what you did and were looking for either relief or validation.
 
Bill, I personally don't think you are being greedy in this particular situation. Greed implies avaricious and excessive desire for material things. Acquiring more than one of a certain item for your collection, falls far short of greed. As for collecting as many an item of a limited amount, as an investment, go for it. The only problem is, as others have stated, who can know the future market? I say, buy as many as you can afford, don't even un-box them, put them in a safe place, then wait. As for my personal experience somewhat related to this, I should have kept my 1964 Stingray. Who knew?
 
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