Pinch me, I'm dreaming. Just bought a digicam Para 2 at the local pawn shop.

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And I am in shock. I looked in the knife case and the Para 2 just stared right back. I never, ever thought I would own a Para 2. I really almost don't believe it now. The clerk is a friend of mine and he said: "Buy it!" I said how much and he quoted me an unbelievably good price. I am still in shock. The knife looks almost completely untouched. It has been sharpened but the previous owner made it look like a factory edge. Wow just wow. Praise the lord! All God's critters have knives!
 
Hell of a deal man! Congrats. Someone just said in another thread that this Para shortage is supposed to be over this summer. I'll have to wait till then to get me a Para under $150. You should post pics man!
 
That's incredible. Great find!
what other knife magic does your pawn shop case contain?
 
ALXJMRK said:
That's incredible. Great find!
what other knife magic does your pawn shop case contain?
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Most of the time the most expensive knife is the odd Kershaw (been a long time at that). Their other store had a ZT 550 for $90 bucks a few months ago but it felt like a folding brick. Right now they have: a manual Microtech Lightfoot $399, Used Benchmade 940 $139, and a Benchmade Nimravus approx. $180, and an Emerson chisel ground something. These are the nicest knives I have ever seen in this store. I am thinking somebody died and their kids sold the collection. I don't know what is causing this boon but I am enjoying seeing all the great knives.

9blades said:
Where do you live?
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Why do you want to know?...
 
Not sure I would consider $100 to be an incredible price. Maybe the short supply has driven up cost but that was the going rate for these knives. I paid that for both my S30V models, $130 for the DLC version and then I paid out the nose for my 20CP but it was long after it went disco.
 
I'd say that a good price for a brand new Para 2 would be around $110-120. But given that the supply is so low and demand is so high, $100 is a great price for a Para 2 in good condition.
 
For a friend of yours you would think he would have given you a better deal than that, Especially that it was in a pawn shop. He probably paid only about $20.00 for it.
 
Evil D said:
Not sure I would consider $100 to be an incredible price. Maybe the short supply has driven up cost but that was the going rate for these knives. I paid that for both my S30V models, $130 for the DLC version and then I paid out the nose for my 20CP but it was long after it went disco.
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I don't think that the price I paid is incredible compared to regular price. I think it is a great price considering a digicam Para 2 sold on the exchange last month for $165. The one from the exchange was probably LNIB, though.

I am seriously stoked about the knife though! I can really see why this knife is so sought after. I must admit, that it is a very, very nice knife. Have not yet decided if I am going to go tip up or leave it tip down.
 
Whoa where's this backlash coming from?
It's a used knife from a pawnshop. $100 isn't much lower than retail.
Sounds like I hit some nerves :rolleyes:
 
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