Knives that hold or increase in value

[ev13wt]

Knives, like watches, are a stupid investment unless:

You are so full of in depth knowledge that you have a chance
You are very, very lucky.

 

[m_bisson]

I bought my Leatherman charge tti for $105 CDN, and now it's more than that everywhere I look.

 

[ericvar101]

Any sprint run or limited run knife is a good place to start, I would agree with what someone said earlier that Spyderco sprint runs are a good place to start. limited ZTs are also good. its too late to get a 777 or 888 at a good price but may still be able to get a 801CF that will still go up. Keep an eye out for the 392 454 that will be coming out sometime in the future.

 

[Sunyata]

Unless you buy a lot of hard to find, sprint run, LE or Gold class type knives you really aren't going to get much out of it when compared to other investments.

The knives, boxes and and other crap that comes in them would have to be pristine to get top dollar assuming you find someone willing to buy it which is much harder than other investment platforms as high end knife collecting because the number of people who buy these knives is a pretty small community. Ebay is a good avenue but is loaded with fees. Selling on boards is nice but time consuming. Knife retailers wont give you "face value" as they need to turn around and flip it. If you were to die odds are your family isn't going to get much. I've worked in gun stores and seen how that part of estates is liquidated especially when the remain family aren't knife/gun people.

 

[m_bisson]

Hmm...

The collecting of knives is very different than the collecting of cars, watches, or even musical instruments.

A collectible knife is more like a baseball card: you get to look at it, but if you ever use it, the value decreases.

Cars can be driven (low mileage obviously, not daily drivers). Watches can be worn for special occasions. And musical instruments can be played without causing any significant wear.

 

[not2sharp]

Any knife can lose, increase or hold its value, the object really doesn't matter. What counts is your knowledge, patience's and selling skills. No one can stop you from selling anything at a loss; it is your prerogative if you want to buy a $10,000 art knife and sell it for $5. Just drop me a note if that is what you want to do. But if you want to at least break even, you are going to have to stand by your price, search for the right buyer, and wait until they are ready to buy. There is no magic to this. Just a week ago I saw a guy buy a sheet of uncut U.S. $2 bills for $25. Now that is a sheet of 32 x $2 currency. You can cut it up and drop it in your bank for $64, yet this seller sold it for $25???? Like I said, there is no magic to this.

n2s

 

[goodeyesniper]

Hmm...

The collecting of knives is very different than the collecting of cars, watches, or even musical instruments.

A collectible knife is more like a baseball card: you get to look at it, but if you ever use it, the value decreases.

Cars can be driven (low mileage obviously, not daily drivers). Watches can be worn for special occasions. And musical instruments can be played without causing any significant wear.

The average new car value decreases by several thousand dollars the second you drive it off a lot. Cars are an equally bad investment as knives, just a more costly bad investment.

Let's put it this way, if you don't know enough about knives to actually need to ask these questions, you WILL lose money collecting knives. If you know a ton about knives, you'll still most likely lose money on knives.

There are certain brands that won't drop a bunch ass soon as you put it in your pocket, like crk, but you're still not going to MAKE money on it, and best case scenario is you lose the cost of shipping when you get rid of it.

 

[Bob W]

The average new car value decreases by several thousand dollars the second you drive it off a lot. Cars are an equally bad investment as knives, just a more costly bad investment.

Plus the cost of maintaining, insuring, and storing a collectible car... How large of a storage facility would a person require for even a small or midsized car collection? You aren't fitting 400 vintage Buicks in a gun safe.