I'm out. For good.

Comeuppance

Comeuppance

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It's been a good run. I've learned a lot, had some good conversations, made some good deals - heck, even made some cash along the way. I just can't do this anymore.

That's right.

I'm breaking up with knives.

I got to a point where I had six to eight saved ebay searches that I would refresh every half hour on my phone. I was checking the general knife discussion on this and two other forums just as often, and had the "production folders for sale by individual" and Jerzeedevil's for-sale forum bookmarked on the front page of my phone's apps.

I spent all day and all night thinking about knives, looking at knives, posting about knives... And that meant that all I thought about was knives, and all I had to offer for conversation was knives. This will likely be my last post on Bladeforums, which is silly because I just purchased a gold membership. Regardless, I have to break away from this.

I've sold down to four - Spyderco Tenacious, Cold Steel Tuff Lite, Benchmade 581 Barrage (de-assisted), and a Hogue EX-01 - and I won't be buying another until all four are in an unusable state.

I'm starting over. I'm moving to Denver with nothing but a duffle bag and a rolling suitcase. I'm starting fresh in a lot of ways - new job, no more smoking, new friends, going back to school, completely new location (seriously, haven't even visited Denver)... I'm changing everything about my life that I dislike, which goes from fixing my need to exercise to sleep to dropping knives as a hobby. All things I need to do for my own happiness.

It's been a good run, and I wish every community was an knowledgable and helpful as you guys are. I wish you guys the best, and I hope you can moderate your obsessions better than I can.

All the best,
Comeuppance.
 
Well I'm sad to see you go...but I'm glad it's for the better:)

Take it easy!

-niner
 
Good for you, man! Take charge of your life! Good luck, you're doing the right thing.
 
I hit the reset button and flew by the seat of my pants a few months ago.. best thing I EVER did... good luck!
 
You just got here this year. Take a little time off and see how that goes. Good luck with whatever you do.
 
Ya know I was going to make some wise crack joke but I think you are being serious.If that is the case,I wish you the best of luck!One tip for moving to Denver,if you like backpacking you might want to look to see if Golite is hiring. One more tip DO NOT get a job as a bicycle messenger in the winter!
 
I hit the reset button late last year. Felt good.

Then I received my HTM Gunhammer in S90V. Dang, back on BFC all day again.
 
I'm Curious, what criteria did you use to narrow it down to the final four? ...kidding. I should quit, I would if I had a problem ... which I don't .... but if I did, I would ... I should quit.
 
Good luck. Even if you end up coming back it sounds like what you're doing is for the best, this hobby can get a bit unreasonable...

I had a girl over the other night (wah wah wee wah) who knows I always carry a knife on me. But she saw my opinel on my bedside table and said "why do you need that?"

"Um, I have it to cut things." "Yeah, but you have a knife in your pocket now."... She stayed reasonable about it, it's only a second knife after all. However it made me think twice about my drawer with 4 other Spydie folders, 2 spydie fixed blades, 2 moras, a few traditional slipjoints, Kershaw, svord peasant knife....

I got lucky and stumbled upon my perfect knife without even thinking it would be a knife I carried regularly... After that I didn't buy a knife besides the two BF traditional forum knives for two years. Browsed the forum in a more relaxed manner for awhile, not glued to it at all. But lately I've been hooked on thinking about new knives and posting too much due to some life changes...
 
If I was starting fresh in a new location I would desperately want my hobby to keep me comfortable, especially if your quoting smoking as well. Just my thought process I suppose, good luck mate. You will love Denver, I left it about 7 years ago right as it started to change a bit and even with the new stuff going on it was a lovely city and can't wait to move back someday soon.
 
Lots of people joke about their knife addiction, but most fail to realize that it can be very real and destructive if not kept in check.

Good on you for recognizing that there is a problem and taking steps to change.

Best wishes and God bless.
 
Good on you. :thumbup: Some day I too hope to have the sense to grow out of this hobby. But not today...
 
I hear Colorado has a store that sells nothing but Spydercos. Sorry, I'm sure that is not helping. I should quit too, but I don't think I can do it without some serious help. Maybe a 12 step program. Knife Buyers Anonymous?
 
I can relate to your experience. I was spending way too much time on ebay watching and bidding on knives. I was also buying rare coins. It just became overwhelming and one day I pulled the plug on my ebay account and began selling off a lot of items.
I don't collect knives anymore and my assortment is pretty small. It takes a lot of courage to leave it all behind and start again. I'm in the process of getting rid of a lot of items that I now view as clutter. I wish you well my friend and good luck on you journey.
 
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