Question about Spyderco Collectors edition knives...

[SaintlyBrees]

I recently purchased a Chaparral 3 (stepped titanium - cool knife) which was the second time that I have purchased a collector version of a Spyderco knife. This one was labeled 031V, although that is not really relevant.

So, when I first ran into this with an earlier buy I went to the Spydie web site to find out what the collector program was. Interesting idea, but way out of my financial means.

Anyway, what I'm curious about is what does obtaining such a knife do to its value? Is it a rarer or more desirable version? Or because it has the collector number on the blade, is it considered less desirable? I'm not interested in selling so value doesn't really matter, but I'm curious as to what impact the program has.

TIA for any observations or opinions you guys have. :thumbup:

 

[Liquid Cobra]

From what I understand it typically reduces the value. Sometimes it increases it too. But that is typically when someone who doesn't know any better buys one with the collector number and pays too much thinking they got something special. Most people I've talked with don't like the number on the blade. I know I wouldn't want it on mine. But if I came across a blade I really wanted and was having a hard time procuring, the collector number wouldn't stop me from buying it.

 

[SaintlyBrees]

From what I understand it typically reduces the value. Sometimes it increases it too. But that is typically when someone who doesn't know any better buys one with the collector number and pays too much thinking they got something special. Most people I've talked with don't like the number on the blade. I know I wouldn't want it on mine. But if I came across a blade I really wanted and was having a hard time procuring, the collector number wouldn't stop me from buying it.

Thanks.

In the first case, the knife was very hard to find so I took what I could find and got it at MSRP. In the second (the Chaparral), the price was significantly lower than I could find elsewhere. So, your thoughts make sense.

 

[inkynate]

Just got my first cc Spydie today, an 032v, lol

Since I got it for street price brand new, I don't mind the number a bit. The number may add or subtract a few bucks depending on personal preference, but I'm confident that mine will hold it's value well regardless :thumbup:

Who has a 33?

 

[SaintlyBrees]

Just got my first cc Spydie today, an 032v, lol

Since I got it for street price brand new, I don't mind the number a bit. The number may add or subtract a few bucks depending on personal preference, but I'm confident that mine will hold it's value well regardless :thumbup:

Who has a 33?

Lol! Nicely done. :thumbup:

 

[The Deacon]

What, if any, effect a CC# has on value is, for the most part, conjecture. Yes, there are folks who feel the number "defaces" the blade and refuse to buy them, reducing your pool of potential buyers. But there are those who feel they add a cachet of "rarity" to the knife and are willing to pay more for that. On a knife like the Chaparral 3 which is unlikely ever to be counterfeited, there's no real advantage to them, but probably no real disadvantage either. On the other hand, on models where fakes are or may become a major source of concern when buying on the secondary market, CC numbered specimens are the safest ones to purchase.

EDITED TO ADD: Some see numbered knives as desirable because they would be easier to identify as their property if stolen and recovered. Others fear anything that could possibly make ownership of a knife traceable..

 

[skyhorse]

Imho,it would make the knife unique and possibly more desirable to some collectors.