If you had $450 (make that $600), what would you get?

Wolverine666 said:
I sold the knives so that I don’t have to touch anything in the bank. The $450 is disposable income. And so is the additional $150 now. So it feels like the knife is free in a way. If I chose to go into a bank account then I could get whatever I wanted. But that’s not the point here. I wanted to get what I could with the extra cash I have rolled up on my bureau.

And I have found a difference in what I could buy new between $450 and $600 such as a Large Sebenza31 with inlays or CGG , Inkosi with inlays and a limited SHF to name a few.
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This is exactly what I suggested: a large CRK with inlays. I don't know much about 31 But the 21 I currently have is great (BHQ exclusive with cf inlays). The inkosi with natural micarta that I got from ksf is also great.
 
Wolverine666 said:
I sold the knives so that I don’t have to touch anything in the bank. The $450 is disposable income. And so is the additional $150 now. So it feels like the knife is free in a way. If I chose to go into a bank account then I could get whatever I wanted. But that’s not the point here. I wanted to get what I could with the extra cash I have rolled up on my bureau.

And I have found a difference in what I could buy new between $450 and $600 such as a Large Sebenza31 with inlays or CGG , Inkosi with inlays and a limited SHF to name a few.
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$600 now!! Sick! I second a CRK of some sort, or go with my original idea of an AG Russell Acies, pizza and now subway!! Apparently I’m still hungry. :/
 
Wolverine666 said:
It’s hard sometimes for me to set a financial limit for myself on stuff I wanna buy because I could easily get carried away and set it too high for my own good.

Selling a couple knives to get into the $600 range is just enough since after hearing opinions from everyone in this thread , I think I wanna go with a new CRK. I’d like to keep most of my collection intact.

And just out of curiosity , what do you like in the $600-$1000 category? Customs?
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There are only a few knives that I'd want to buy at the $650-$1k level.

There's nothing particularly special about them. They've just run up in price based on rarity and demand but they would fill niches in my collection.

They include a Spyderco Szabofly and Slysz Bowie, a Kershaw Volt 3600CB, and a ZT 0454 CB, among a few others.

Nothing new or custom.

I have the $ to buy them whenever I see them but I just refuse to pay what ppl are asking for them these days.

$550 (but preferably $500) is my limit and I'm sticking w/it as long as I can.
 
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Well , my limit is now $1500. Just kidding. It shall stay at $600. And if I can’t find a new Large Sebenza or Inkosi (or maybe SHF) then I’ll either wait for the right one to show up or go with option B and get a few less expensive knives that I’m interested in. Great suggestions , guys 👍
 
One thing I think about is whether the knife will be a safe queen or a user. I just bought a CRK large Sebenza 31 with night sky graphic for over $600. I love the knife. But I will keep it as a safe queen and pass it on to grandsons. I have 2 other sebenza’s a 21 and 31, but again, at $500 a crack I am loathe to use them as EDC’s. I tend to use my less expensive knives as EDC’s where my most recent purchase was a spyderco native 5 salt for just over $100. It is a great knife, built to take abuse, and will not rust. If you are wondering, I also worry about losing knives. If I lost a $500 plus knife as an edc I would be quite depressed. If I lose a $100 edc I will be unhappy, but will replace it. Does anyone else feel this way. My main take is that spending this much $ (say $500) while appealing to my artistic and high quality drives, makes it difficult to use as an everyday blade.
 
now that its 600 bucks...same as I said before, and pocket the rest.
 
Wolverine666 said:
It’s time for a new knife (or knives). I’ve given myself a $450 (now $600) cap. Just wanted to hear what you guys would get. Maybe it would give me some ideas. Folders only. I hate flippers. And I prefer full size knives (no smalls or minis). So let’s hear it.
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Simple really. I'd buy myself a nice SAK save about $575 or so.
 
So I may have changed my answer now that I’ve eaten.

$600 + save up a little more and try a Microtech Anax. You will not be disappointed. Bit of a thicker blade…but slick. :)
 
1) Add another vote for any large Sebenza variant that catches your eye on the forum, lots of great stuff under $600 (I got my dream bog oak double silver stud version for $475 on here).

2) Alternatively the xm-18 fullered spear non-flippers have popped up here from time to time in that range recently, love that knife to death.

3) If you're patient maybe you can nab a Shiro Neon or HatiOn in that range, though those are not quite the work knives the other two would be IMO, harder to take apart and clean.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
So I may have changed my answer now that I’ve eaten.

$600 + save up a little more and try a Microtech Anax. You will not be disappointed. Bit of a thicker blade…but slick. :)
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Love that knife so much, probably the most perfectly ground blade I own. Are these still being made? Mine's about ten years old I think.
 
Docscoot said:
Love that knife so much, probably the most perfectly ground blade I own. Are these still being made? Mine's about ten years old I think.
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Super nice blades. I’m pretty sure (99.9%) they are disco’d. But they pop up on the exchange for around $875 here and there.
Photo for enticement purposes. Haha.
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Hinderer Ecklipse Harpoon Spanto + Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2

Should come in just shy of $650, even with the 2022 15% price hike on the GB2
 
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