Question regarding knives as investments

KC Slim

KC Slim

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Hi Guys, Gals I have a question. I see many people invest in stocks and bonds but what about knives? If you could please follow these links, and tell me what you think about buying these knives as an investment.

http://www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com/ralphtac.htm

http://www.theedgeequipment.com/Ralph_Customs.htm

Now mind you I may be coming into a fair sum of money in a month or two, but the Mad Max Talonite will probably be gone if it is not already. I was just thinking hell instead of buying stock in a company that might fold would it not be wiser to buy fine custom knives. Do knives depreciate? or do they always hold, and go up in value?
Thanks for any help you can render.

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MY name is KC Slim,
and im a knifeaholic.
HI KC SLIM!!!
 
Uh..... well.... I am going to suggest that knives as a group do not appreciate as well as many other collectibles. making money collectin art, oriental porcelain and rugs, fine coins, wines.... all require considerable expertise. It also requires luck and patience. No reasonable investment advisor would encourage you to "invest" in knives. The best potential for knife profits would be in the stratosphere of collectibles and trying to find the next "super hot" knife maker. Don't count on it. Buy what you like. Invest in a diverse portfolio consistent with your investment objective. Don't confuse the two. Good luck.

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How much does use affect collector value?

I mean, I plan on buying some customs, and I plan on carrying them and doing light-duty cutting. They wouldn't show any wear to the untrained eye, but they would technically be used.

Do they (typically) lose a lot of collector value?

Just curious if there's a drastc difference in value if it's always been in the display case, -vs- carried in my pocket occasionally.


Mike



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http://www.users.qwest.net/~maos/Michael/knife/
 
If you keep your eye on the market you can pick up some interesting pieces for investment.

If I had the $$ around, I'd pick up a Randall mini everytime they made one of those! Chris Reeve made that triple grind Kathaku which should go up in value. It seems to me that collecting the "special" runs from factories can get you a collection that will be worth more in the future. The Randall 50th anniversary knife went way up! Camillus hs their anniversary EDC out now don't they? Maybe pick one of those up.

Michael: e-mail Les Robertson, or posr on his forum here (custom knives) and ask about use and collector value. he knows a lot about this.

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"Come What May..."
 
The good thing about buying from Les is that the knife will never be worth less than what you paid for it.
 
Think back five years. If you had put your money in the stock market, it would probably be worth at least 3 times your original investment. Generally, not so with knives, with very few exceptions (Loveless).

Knives are great to collect and admire, but as investments???

Even with the current "wobblies" in the stock market, it will still "increment" even it at a slower pace.
 
I think even very light use or even carrying the knives has the potential to substanitially lower the collector value. Know anybody whos has made a bundle collecting knives? Proabably not a lot of people.

Collect what you love but fund your 401(k)!
 
Fracmeister has the idea, I have been in love with knives & guns for over 60 years, buying knives ofr over 50 years, selling knives for almost 40 years and investing in knives for only about 5 years.

The only investment adviser for knives that I know of lasted about 3 years. The idea that some dealer who has not been around since before the last recession is a good adviser on investing in knives is poor advice or perhaps he is a genius and indeed knows what he is talking about.

My advice is invest in real estate and the stock market and buy knives for the pleasure they give you. If you have good taste and buy the best you can afford then you pleasure will cost you very little in the long run. I have bought collections that neted the owner a profit, I just bought about 2000 knives , every thing you can think of at less than half of what the late collector must have paid (he never met a knife he did not like)

all the best,

A. G.
 
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