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bucksway

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I really love my Buck knives I collect 112's but have a few other brands that were gifts from friends and family members. The one's I treasure most were from my Dad and my grandmother's 'Husband' who passed away in the early 60's. I seen a listing recently for a nice Buck 426 and the description said "My dad give this to me many years ago but I never used it much. " I thought it was one of the sadesst things I've ever read. .If I had a knife my dad give directly to me I would never dream of letting it go like that. I was lucky enough to get one of Dads when he passed away and I just can't understand why someone would let any knife go "99 cents and free shipping"..
 
Agree with you Bucksway, never sell a family knife (or firearm, etc.) simply gift it down to the next generation. OH
Ps I'm sure some folks get in financial situations were they must sell to survive - that is indeed a sad situation.
 
Clint, you're such a nice guy!:thumbsup:

I believe very little of what I read when someone is trying to sell something especially, 'da bay'. It's so non-personal, they can say anything. In person, you could look into their eyes and watch the body language and probably tell if it's true.
;)Pessimistically yours, Preston
 
Depends on the size of the knife. If it can be dropped into an envelope and mailed slow mail it would probably be that or less.
 
I've given my son more than enough knives. A lot of times I'll buy something, find I don't care for it and give it to him to try. He has a large coffee cup on his desk with probably eight knives I've given him. Spyderco, Buck, Gerber, Benchmade, some no-name tanto switchblade I was given, etc..

He has given a couple of the knives that I've given him to friends in the military.

I'm okay with those moving on to a new home. They were of no sentimental value.

That said, I own my dads Camillus 886 and my grandfathers Case 6208 from the 60's and Schrade 8OT that I bought him in '86. Those weren't trade fodder or impulse purchases just to try them. Those will not go anywhere but to my kids then my grandkids.
 
When my mother passed away and we had to clean out her house in PA. I bought a horse trailer while I was there to take sentimental things back to TX with me. I filled my truck and trailer with her stuff. My only sibling left on a plane with a carry on duffel bag of things. Some folks just don't need "stuff" hanging around.
 
my dad which is 90 now grew up in the time most every man and boys carried a pocket knife and other then that they may have a hunting knife or a couple but was rare any of them owned more then 2 or 3 knives (other than kitchen knives) ... so when he gave me his old pocket knife and a couple fixed blades used for hunting and butchering ... I knew I'd have those until I pass them on ... but they mean so much to me because I was glued to dads leg as a lil guy and watched and helped him when he used them often ...

I have so many knives now there might be some sentimental value to my nephews or family to pass on but I'm sure many will be sold or given away ... in fact other then one nephew I doubt anyone would have any idea what the difference between one to the next is ...
 
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i dont know. if one doesnt like or even care about knives they wouldnt want it. guy might have wanted dads watch and rifle..but not the knife.

my old man is an avid golfer with maybe 10 or more full sets of clubs. i dont care much for the game so when i get them ill pass them along to cousins and sisters husbands who play and sell what is left.
 
pjsjr said:
Clint, you're such a nice guy!:thumbsup:

I believe very little of what I read when someone is trying to sell something especially, 'da bay'. It's so non-personal, they can say anything. In person, you could look into their eyes and watch the body language and probably tell if it's true.
;)Pessimistically yours, Preston
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It's realism, not pessimisim.

I don't blame the sellers. It's a time-honored tradition to have a story. It's part of the fun.

There was a time when I sold a huge bunch of antique and collectible stuff on the Bay and I discovered that......as much as people may SAY "buy the item, not the story" I found that a good story always made for a good profit. Most people buy the story......in fact, they LOVE the stories.

I had stories that would bring tears to your eyes. The buyers would comment and ask me for more details after the sale. I did very well. The extra bonus was that the buyers were very happy. They had both a treasure and a story to pass on to others who admired their possessions.

So.......there's no danger that I will ever buy the story, having created so many myself. But I appreciate the stories.

I do have a lot of family memorabilia all the way back to my grandfather......and I'm keeping some and handing off some to relatives who seem to appreciate the meaning of family possessions. I know the ones that would take it to the nearest pawn shop and they get nothing.

:D
 
sassafrassdogs3 said:
This is my EDC. My Dad used a wood burner to put my name in this and gave it to me Christmas 2011. He passed away that next July in 2012 two weeks before his 80th birthday. I wouldn't sell it for a million dollars...

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These are dad's and grandpa's.

I was about 16 and noticed the tip of my grandfathers Case was broke so for Christmas I bought him the Schrade 8OT. Being a child of the depression, his knife wasn't used up yet so he put the 8OT away for future use.

When he passed away my grandmother gave it back to me, still in the box and sleeve, along with the Case.

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I completely understand, but for me it's a tiny bit different.

As a teenager my dad bout me tons of cheap knives from Cutlery Corner which I used a few of at first, but eventually just started to collect after learning about quality.
He kept buying them for me to collect, but a year ago I decided I no longer wanted a hundred knives to not use and sold them in a yardsale.
These were just objects with no sentimental value as there were so many of them bought for no particular reason.

He has given me enough stuff was the sentimental value to keep, some being a few good knives which I use so it was no big deal.

I guess a knife being of useable quality makes things different for me.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I completely understand, but for me it's a tiny bit different.

As a teenager my dad bout me tons of cheap knives from Cutlery Corner which I used a few of at first, but eventually just started to collect after learning about quality.
He kept buying them for me to collect, but a year ago I decided I no longer wanted a hundred knives to not use and sold them in a yardsale.
These were just objects with no sentimental value as there were so many of them bought for no particular reason.

He has given me enough stuff was the sentimental value to keep, some being a few good knives which I use so it was no big deal.

I guess a knife being of useable quality makes things different for me.
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Most everybody is going to end up with something that doesn't mean that much to them, I did, and ended up selling it. The important thing is you found something that did mean something and kept it... I personally know of people who sold everything in an auction and didn't keep anything except for the money, I think that's what this thread is about?

Don
 
sassafrassdogs3 said:
Most everybody is going to end up with something that doesn't mean that much to them, I did, and ended up selling it. The important thing is you found something that did mean something and kept it... I personally know of people who sold everything in an auction and didn't keep anything except for the money, I think that's what this thread is about?

Don
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Yeah, I've got enough stuff that means something to me.
Things like my 1979 Sheridan blue streak which is my most prized possession, and things from my grandfather.
Unless i had wanted the thing for a long time or just happen to really love it for some reason, I prefer things he handed down to me over thing he bought me for no reason which end up just being objects.

I wish he had more quality knives to give me, but all his childhood knives including his 110 and Victorinox grew legs while he was gone in the ARMY ( had a thief of a brother who has been written out of the family )

In general I feel that you can't always buy sentimental value, and with such things there should be a story attached or memories made.
The right things will collect those memories while the wrong ones won't.
 
Things like my 1979 Sheridan blue streak which is my most prized possession said:
Yep, look at the Barlow my Dad gave me, what 5$, that isn't the sentimental value. It's he took time and burned my name in it and gave it to me as a gift. I do have his guns and his hunting knife, I also have the same things from my GrandPa, my Dad's Dad...

You hit the nail on the head, Tyler...

Don

P.S. Is your Sheridan Blue Streak a pellet rifle?
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