Preparing Knives for Sale

[Quantex]

I love this hobby but I've cooled down a lot in the last couple of years. I bought a lot knives, used them heavily, lost many of them and now I know exactly what I like and want moving forwards. I'm going to sell everything I've got now and get a new (knife)

So right now I've got:

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This isn't a sale, but I'm stuck trying to figure out is what to do. I'm not looking to dive back into the hobby and acquire all the things I'll need to fix these guys up for sale especially since I'm trying to consolidate to only one. Has anybody else been in this spot? How can I know what these are worth, and what can I do to make sure that when I do sell them that the people who buy them are satisfied with what they're getting? I know with the (removed) that can just go back to the factory, same with the (removed) but I don't want to put more money into something that I'm going to turn around and sell, not to mention it would add a lot of time. I'm not sure at all what to do with the (removed) or the (removed) and I don't want to spend too much getting them refurbed if I can't make up the costs with increase in sale price... ugh I'm lost. Any suggestions?

(Edit by moderator: Please read and follow the rules of this site regarding listing items you intend to sell...either now or at a later date. You must be a paying member at the Gold level (or higher) to do so.)

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Spend the $s and get a gold membership here, take lots of pictures of the knives, especially any issues you are aware of, and along with detailed descriptions, post them in the relevant for sale forums with your value on them. They will either sell at the price you ask or they wont. If not lower the price till the market sees the item = the value you have assigned. Any money you spend trying to improve them for sale is in practice wasted. You are better off leaving it to a prospective buyer to decide what and how to spend the extra on.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Without a Gold (or better) membership you may not ask for appraisals. Obviously, you can do so, for a time.

 

[Blues]

Thanks to Thomas and Andy for their guidance above.

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