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BuckySWT

BuckySWT

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I'm new here, and I really don't know much about these super high end knives.

I've always carried a kershaw Volt II, or my grandpa's Old Timer folding pocket knife, or a small Case.

Here's a short story on what I have and how I got it:

I'm into archery and hunting. When it comes to rifles I like single shots. Have a couple AR15 lowers, but no uppers, so I decided to sell off some parts to fund some new barrels. Put a Chip McCormac trigger group up for sale on a local archery site and a guy offered me a "Buck" Strider knife in trade. I googled it and it seemed fair, though it raised an eyebrow that the pics he posted didn't quite look like what Buck offered.

We made the trade, and I knew this wasn't a Buck. SO...over here I come and start searching. What I find out is that I definitely got the better end of the trade and ended up with a genuine Strider SMF NSN in really good condition. It's been carried, so there's some wear marks on the clip and Ti part of the frame. I've got a good idea of the current value based on my research on here and other places online, so I'm not looking for feedback on what the value is (I read the rules). :thumbup:

Here's where I'm torn and need advice (with a little more story):

I originally traded the trigger to help pay off a couple other barrels for my T/C Encore. I've got a 22-250 and a 358 Norma Mag that the guy is letting me make payments on over time. VERY cool guy (he's a teacher with kids, so he understands the concept of "broke"). It will also help ease the sting of not tutoring math kids over the summer (especially in June).

I had every intention of flipping this knife after I got it. Slapped it up on eBay with a low initial bid and a decent buy it now price. Until I started reading here....then I yanked the add pronto...because it's worth way more than what I was asking.

I'm having a REALLY hard time convincing myself to sell this knife. It sits on my bedside table, and I look at it almost every evening before I got to sleep (yeah I know...).
Buddies have received pics and know the history of this knife now. It's literally one of the neatest objects I've ever owned, and (like I said before) I'm genuinely torn now as to whether to hang onto it or part ways and get a very nice return on my initial investment (over 3x).

I'm looking for some feedback here. Sorry for the long story to get to the point, but I felt it necessary to explain a little.
I paid for a Gold membership in order to be able to sell on here (and to support the site...I believe in forums like this and have no problems contributing).

The money would go a long way. But the knife is so dadgum nice.
I'm befuddled.
 
First of all, THANK YOU for taking the time to read the rules! I woud personally keep it and enjoy it, it's a great knife from what I hear and you know you'll regret selling it later haha...also to show you're a gold member, follow this LINK > select gold > press ok and you'll be golden!

Welcome to the forums!

-niner
 
yeah i would keep it unless you absolutly hate it/ have no interest in it, and the item will remind you and make you feel good of being on the better end of a deal. rather than it being missing and reminding you of what you had and now dont. you wont be able to get it back as easily as sell it. check out my regrets thread
 
Niner - thanks for the link and advice

gsk - that makes sense. I've had lots of "seller's remorse over the last 3 years"


My wife and I are both certified teachers, but she's the only one with a full salaried job. I'm an hourly paraprofessions (teaching assistant). When the account goes into the red...something of mine (usually a gun or a scope) gets sold to pay the bills. I took a job tutoring math to 12 students after school. Great money...allowed me to buy the Encore as well as a contender frame, but I never see my family until the weekend. I'm really tired of having to sell my stuff to help pay bills. Usually if I want something gun related...something else has to get traded to get the $. This was the case with the knife, except I feel like I hit the proverbial jackpot.

I think it's going in the safe and the Volt II is going back in my pocket.
 
BuckySWT said:
Niner - thanks for the link and advice

gsk - that makes sense. I've had lots of "seller's remorse over the last 3 years"


My wife and I are both certified teachers, but she's the only one with a full salaried job. I'm an hourly paraprofessions (teaching assistant). When the account goes into the red...something of mine (usually a gun or a scope) gets sold to pay the bills. I took a job tutoring math to 12 students after school. Great money...allowed me to buy the Encore as well as a contender frame, but I never see my family until the weekend. I'm really tired of having to sell my stuff to help pay bills. Usually if I want something gun related...something else has to get traded to get the $. This was the case with the knife, except I feel like I hit the proverbial jackpot.

I think it's going in the safe and the Volt II is going back in my pocket.
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You should carry it, why keep it if you aren't going to carry it? (still if you decide not to carry it the volt II is a great knife!)
 
Keep it, carry it, use it. That's the only way to get the value out of this knife that you're passing up by not selling it.
 
goodshepherdknives said:
yeah i would keep it unless you absolutly hate it/ have no interest in it, and the item will remind you and make you feel good of being on the better end of a deal. rather than it being missing and reminding you of what you had and now dont. you wont be able to get it back as easily as sell it. check out my regrets thread
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This is where I run into my quandry.
Right now, it's a good investment because there is always the option to sell, should we (as a family) need the $ for bills or whatever. With my teaching assistant salary, we have a tight budget, but any unforseen expense...hurts.
But on the other hand...I dig this blade, and know that it is one of those pieces of equipment I can truly count on. And is one of the nicest, most unique things I've ever owned.
BUT...as and EDC, it's going to get roughed up and therefore, potentially lose re-sale value.

(welcome to the world inside my mind...math teacher...figure out every angle...)

One day I'm dead set on keeping it, then the thought of selling creeps back in.


Oh hell with it....I'm going to enjoy the dang thing, and if the time comes to sell and it's all beat to crap, I'll send to to Strider and let them refurb it back to the best condition they can.
 
BuckySWT said:
This is where I run into my quandry.
Right now, it's a good investment because there is always the option to sell, should we (as a family) need the $ for bills or whatever. With my teaching assistant salary, we have a tight budget, but any unforseen expense...hurts.
But on the other hand...I dig this blade, and know that it is one of those pieces of equipment I can truly count on. And is one of the nicest, most unique things I've ever owned.
BUT...as and EDC, it's going to get roughed up and therefore, potentially lose re-sale value.

(welcome to the world inside my mind...math teacher...figure out every angle...)

One day I'm dead set on keeping it, then the thought of selling creeps back in.


Oh hell with it....I'm going to enjoy the dang thing, and if the time comes to sell and it's all beat to crap, I'll send to to Strider and let them refurb it back to the best condition they can.
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My thoughts exactly:thumbup:
 
I fully and completely understand where you're coming from. I'm in the same boat with a Sebenza, but I've decided to carry it. I just can't part with this one. At least not right now. I guess it depends on how badly I want that shotgun that I've been looking at for a long time!
 
wants vs needs.


right now, the needs aren't outweighing the wants.

so into the pocket she goes!
 
I'm hating life right now.
In 21 months of fatherhood, I can only count on one hand where I've been unhappy. All of them have involved my daughter being sick and keeping us up all night (not anyone's fault...just sucked).

This is another one of those times.
I've got to let the SMF go for family reasons.
You have to do what you have to do as a Dad...and I know a bunch of you out there will understand where I'm coming from. Doesn't make it suck any less.
At least on here I know it is going to a good home.

it's up in the classifieds.
 
Keep it use the hell out of it and then pass it on to the next gen of your family. Unless you can't put food on the table with out selling it or pay a bill ect.
 
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