New here, and have a bunch of knives I inherited

[jamz2233]

Hi everyone,

My stepfather passed a couple of years ago, and he was a huge collector of many things, including knives. All of my daily knives from a young age came from him, and I have a few that I value greatly.

That said, I have a bunch of others that are collecting dust. I could ebay them, but as a forum type user I thought I would offer them here first if anyone was interested.

They are mostly folders, Parker, Buck, etc, made in USA or Japan. I would post a photo of a sample but as a new member they generally don't allow media attachments for a while.

Do you guys think this is a good way to go or would I be better off doing the ebay route?

 

[SpySmasher]

This is generally a good place to sell knives but you need to be a gold member to do so.

I'm curious, which ones are you going to keep for yourself? The ones you value and why?

 

[marcinek]

Welcome. Without the proper membership, you cannot "offer them here first."

 

[jamz2233]

I like to have one of everything and not a lot of duplicates so I will keep one large buck game dressing type knife, (even though I have a couple of better fixed blades for that and camping/hunting), because it reminds me of the first large knife he gave my brother and I for Christmas as kids (which, shhh, we immediately had a very bloody injury from playing around but managed to keep it secret). Also will keep one smaller buck like a 501 for pocket use. I will keep the rigging knife for sailing, and the plastic handle bucks for EDC. Might keep an old-timer type just to have.

All of my other gifted knives will of course stay with me. These are just the ones that he had in the many many boxes lying around.

None of these are super valuable I don't think but I just want to see them appreciated and used or at least in daily circulation.

 

[lieferung]

Welcome Jamz. Obviously people here will suggest this place to sell...lol. But there are legitimate reasons to this. Whatever cut eBay takes is probably more than what the gold membership costs. Plus, here is a trusted community of knife lovers, your pieces will go to someone who will use or treasure them.

 

[jamz2233]

Plus, here is a trusted community of knife lovers, your pieces will go to someone who will use or treasure them.

Yeah this is the reason I got the gold membership just now. I'd rather have these go to less random people.

 

[jamz2233]

See if this works, here are some...View media item 2875

 

[lieferung]

See if this works, here are some...View media item 2875

You'll want to post your knives here:
https://bladeforums.com/categories/for-sale-by-individuals.681/

And make sure to read the exchange rules at the top of each section. Generally, you just need to include a price and accurate descriptions of the condition of each knife (you can put them all in one thread if they're all alike). Take a look at some other listings to get an idea.

 

[Phixt]

See if this works, here are some...View media item 2875

Very nice assortment, jamz!!

 

[Mecha]

Very cool knives.

 

[jamz2233]

Ha! That parker benchmade with the smooth wood handle was something I could not find any examples of, I was having a hard time telling what it was!

 

[bigolegator]

Welcome to the Forum jamz...a lot of cool knowledgeable people here and most are willing to help out with advice, info etc. Enjoy yourself

 

[gazz98]

Wow. Some very nice stuff jamz. Make sure you read the rules in the For Sale section before you post "for sale". You have to quote a price for each knife. This site doesn't use the bid/auction format that ebay uses (ie. going to the highest bidder).

 

[jamz2233]

Thank you everyone- is it cool to ask for help on values so as to arrive at a fair price for both parties?

 

[lieferung]

Thank you everyone- is it cool to ask for help on values so as to arrive at a fair price for both parties?

Yes because you have a gold membership. It may do you some good to just search the forums for past sales posts, might speed things up so you're not waiting on replies.

 

[Munchy]

Thank you everyone- is it cool to ask for help on values so as to arrive at a fair price for both parties?

As a gold member, I believe that is cool. The Spyderco ATR (I think) that you have is a highly sought after knife. Nice stuff!

 

[jamz2233]

As a gold member, I believe that is cool. The Spyderco ATR (I think) that you have is a highly sought after knife. Nice stuff!

Funny, I bought that for myself years back and tried really hard to like it but never did- just too heavy. Fine knife though.

 

[jill jackson]

Parkers will bring more on eBay, because they only have a small amount of followers who collect them. They aren't a high dollar knife to begin with but will sell there and probably not at all here.

 

[Planterz]

As mecha pointed out, there's a few potential gems in there. Most you'll have to track down knife by knife to ID and find the value. It'll behoove you to do so, as proper ID and details are essential to sell them or you might not get any interest in them, and/or you might get hosed by selling for way below value because they weren't properly ID'd. For ID, close-ups of any tang stamps and other markings, plus steel type (if listed) as well as dimensions. And of course, condition matters. Boxes and other paperwork is a plus if you have it.

 

[SV-97]

That Spyderco sure looks like a collector would drop some money for it