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One thing that has throughly amazed me since my participation on this forum is how so proud some are of proclaiming they do not buy knives for an INVESTMENT. Why is this?
Don't know that I have seen too many people proclaim with pride that they don't buy for investment. But I have seen it suggested that an over-emphasis on investment sucks the joy out of the forums. A lot of people are passionate about knives, and reducing them to mere investments and defining their worth in purely monetary terms is a major buzz-kill. Not that investment isn't an important factor - it's just not everything to everyone.
Is anyone bothered by the fact that they have lost hundreds, maybe even thousands on their knives?
I don't like to lose money on knives - and generally I don't. But when I do it doesn't particularly bother me. My enjoyment of the craft is not measured by a profit and loss spreadsheet
Is it the sames as say taking up golf and knowing that the enjoyment of the sport or hobby is going to cost you a lot of money?
No idea. As far as I know, no amateur golfers view the expenses assoaciated with the sport as an investment.
Is there anything wrong with buying and collecting the knives that you want and love yet still breaking even or profiting when you sell to upgrade to others?
Nope.
Are there actually collectors that buy knives they don't like just to latter sell for a profit?
Yes. A lot of guys will enter lotteries for exactly that reason.
Are there collectors that buy knives only because there's a certain maker's name on it, even though they may not like the particular knife?
Don't know, but I can't exclude the possibility. People are strange.
Just curious?![]()
What I have never understood is why some people think "buy what you like" and "buy with investment in mind" are necessarily mutually exclusive.
Roger