P Sebenzas Are Just Not Collectible!

When it comes to P's for sale, you don't have to look much further than the this subforum's sale exchange.
 
betzner said:
As an added note, I was an early collector of Sebbies so my name is scattered around here and there and I still receive heads ups on interesting pieces. I'm sure I'm not the onlly one who was contacted about a month ago on Sebenza H13, asking price of around $3500. I kinda thought that as about a grand too heavy.
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Does anyone know where that one ended up?
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
Does anyone know where that one ended up?
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Well, when the owner contacted me with his offer to sell the H, I told him what i said above about the pricing. His comment was "I'm inclined to agree with you on the pricing. I'd be losing money. Typical me, buy high, sell low, lol."

He may still have it. There was too much distance between what I believed it was worth and what he was asking, so I made no offer.
 
Yeah.. the P. I can see now the blade finish is stonewashed as well. Before I saw the new thumb stud.
 
Here, a little more original:

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Looking at pics they P and probably H Sebenzas have deeper counter sunk screws or at least more than current Sebenzas.
 
Thin-Slice said:
Don't know how many P Sebenzas are out there but after 20+ years I am sure not all survived and the fact that they do not have a pocket clip is desired by many.

Collectible is a relative term. Additionally, when an item (regardless of what it is) is discontinued it sort off becomes collectible automatically since there is a limited quantity.
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What is a fair price for decorated large Sebenza with the P never carried or used still in the tan leather slip?
 
Let me give 2 possible examples that NO ONE thought would be collectible because so many were made. Gen 1 Glock 17. Millions were produced worldwide I think starting in the early 80s, they were a game changer because they continued to work no matter what you did to them or put them through, sound familiar? Now, the tolerances of CRK vs Glock is not worth comparing but that’s not the reason I give the example. Over the past 5 years, Gen 1 Glock 17 in very good or like new condition have skyrocketed in sold prices, $1200-$2000. If you have a New old stock get 1 Glock 17….$2000+. No less than 10 years ago anyone could buy a gen 1 Glock 17 for $400-$600 and almost NO ONE did because why would you buy something that was mass produced and really wasn’t that special in terms of fit and finish. I would like to know how many Sebenzas have been produced since inception, I guarantee it’s a small fraction of the number of Glocks that were produced during the same timeframe.

Second example, almost no one will know this market or this little fact. Fiestaware was introduced in the 1930s as general common dishware that many people bought and used because it worked so well, was incredibly durable, and lasted much much longer than other dishware. Over 500 million pieces of Fiestaware have been produced, yes over 500 million pieces. Despite this mind boggling number in supply, the secondary market of collecting fiestaware is a tremendous market. This market has taken a complete nose dive since the late 90s but there is still a tremendous number of pieces bought and sold every year for $80-$1,500 that were all originally purchased for anywhere from $1-$3 per piece in the 1930s to $10-$20 per piece in the 80s. I don’t know of a better example that shows supply doesn’t dictate potential collectibility or secondary market value. Once again, 500 hundred MILLION pieces produced.
 
Had the chance to buy a small P Sebenza last year from 1995 that I passed on for some stupid reason and have been kicking my ass every time I think about it. Haven't seen any others come around and don't know why I didn't buy it. Hey, if anyone has a '95 small they could live without, I'm paying.
 
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