LE Sebenza as Investment?

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Would buying a LE Sebenza each year be a good investment? Has anyone here actually made a profit reselling one? Or does it just sound like a good story to my wife when I try to convince her to let me buy one every year?

Of course, this financial strategy involves actually not using, and then parting with, multiple Sebenzas, which may be too painful to bear!
 
Depends...some have collector's interest, some don't. Overall, you can have a very nice knife to use and have a good resale value so you get the use of the knife and break even or maybe take a small loss.

StJames is a good one to ask about this.
 
I have both bought and sold LE woody sebenzas.

I'm not sure it's a good investement in purely financial terms. For example I bought a large CBB for $550 I sold it a year later for $450. Like anything they will depreciate at least some right away. UNLESS there is a big jump up retail prices like 20% a year every year, but I don't see that happening.

Assuming you can hold yourself from buying many more sebenzas, they will save you money by keeping you from buying lower price less nice knives.
 
Well, I have a large regualr and small ivory seb as users, and a mnandi, but I was wondering about buying a LE each year and holding them for several years. Doesn't sound like it's a money-maker, though, at least in your experience.
 
In the short term (<5 years), I don't see a large return. As a long term investment (>20 years) or when Chris decides to stop making knives, I think then the prices will soar. No I haven't sold one for more than I paid but I've had offers that are close to but not quite what I paid. In fairness, I haven't tried to sell mine. I do have the complete series that he made in a left hand version (2000-2004). I expect it one day be very valuable. If they don't appreciate as as well as I expect, that's OK too because they are fine knives. The Wall Street Journal did an article about buying knives as investments and they concluded that an informed person could make more money on knives than in the stock market. :eek:
 
My Loveless knives have appreciated at a much higher percentage than my American Funds Washington Mutual mutual funds. However, my mutual funds are pretty readily made liquid, while trying to unload Loveless' in a heat is likely going to result in a loss. CRK's typically hold their value, though within the forums, the choir's not going to pay a premium. Heck, I would not pay retail.

All in one's perspective, but in mine, no matter how dressed up or down, Reeve knives are tools first. They are American-made tools at there absolute finest, and I'll take pleasure in knowing that my Son will be using his small Seb when I'm long gone.

Professor.
 
Scott Dog said:
In the short term (<5 years), I don't see a large return. As a long term investment (>20 years) or when Chris decides to stop making knives, I think then the prices will soar.
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I agree with Scott, it probably won't be until Chris retires before the value of these knives starts to climb. The Umfaan is a good example, the value of these will keep increasing as new collectors gain interest in CRK and want to gain retired models (though it doesn't look like a complete set has hit the 2K mark, even with a blue circles model in the mix). Some of the older retired One-Piece knives seem to have gained in value as well, while the "P" marked Sebenzas have not as yet.
 
IF you want to invest,
then I recommend trying to get the more limited item,
like that Seal Commemoritive Green Beret knife,
Nica tanto Sebs,
etc.
Good Luck.
 
I wouldn't call them "investment". However, the resale value is very good compared to other production knives (also LE). So you'll probably not loose too much on these knives. Treat them as tools, use them and enjoy. And when you'd like to sell them... it's usually fast deal with rather minor loss. So don't be afraid to try one. These are really efficient tools that look good!
 
never buy a knife as an investment- they are addictions. :eek:
 
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