The best used knife you've ever purchased was...?

[Ajack60]

I was fortunate enough to get this from a member here a while back. Talk about luck of the draw. It wasn’t that long ago that a lefty anything didn’t move very fast.

 

[K.O.D.]

Spyderco Manix 2 CTS-XHP sprint run. Between it and my Gayle Bradley 1 they've seen a lot of work.

I've scored a lot of good ones on the exchange though.

Spyderco Southard
Spyderco Para 3 lw Spy27
Spyderco Domino
Pro-Tech Malibu
ZT 0095BLKS90V

Many others bought and sold over the years.

 

[justjed]

Bought a sterile Peter Bauchop Witch off of a table at a gun show for $75. Seller had gotten it in a box of stuff at an estate sale. I didn't have the money at the time, and asked if he'd hold it for me until the next day. He agreed, and I was off to secure funds. The next day, I was back with the cash. Before the money traded hands, I asked him if he knew what he was selling? "A knife." So I told him what it was, and what it was worth, and he smiled. Then he told me that about 5 minutes after I had left his table, a woman dealer from a nearby table, who had seen it when we were talking, offered him $300 for it. She was a dealer, but was also a buyer for rich client in Kansas City. He told her we had a deal, but if I didn't come back it was hers. I told him I was surprised he didn't just sell it to her. He said thought about it, he didn't really need the money, and would rather see it go to someone who would actually appreciate it.

That was 20 years ago. It's within reach as I type this.....

 

[MrKnotts]

User: a Golden Eagle balisong going on 35 years
Safe queen: Halo III

 

[RoyalHolic]

Hinderer Eklipse I picked up a few years back, that thing has been a workhorse for me.

 

[coolbreezy37]

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A SwampRat Ratmandu for a steal. You can’t kill this thing. Ultra heavy user.

 

[Lavan]

This darn thing has converted me to appreciate "tanto" point knives.
It's my fave steel 154CM, too.

 

[eveled]

These KA-BAR LoomFixers all came from bottom fishing the bay. Such a great pattern and way better quality than the Case version

 

[pholder]

90’s Buck 301, $30.00 out of the Bay, full flat grinds.

 

[oldmanwilly]

I bought all of these off of the exchange for well under their original sale prices. Well, I traded a Spyderco PM3 for the Recon Scout and a Carbon V Recon Tanto, but it was still a great deal.

The Laredo is an old Carbon V model with brown leather sheath - it's a factory 2nd but other than a little patina I can't find any flaw with it. I bought off the exchange for $120, which I consider a steal.

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[Terry M.]

Just received this Ochs Worx Solarstorm here a week or so from Monofletch in a trade. Love the little bugger.

 

[Peregrin]

These two come immediately to mind. Both were purchased off the BF Exchange.
The William Henry Tom Brown Quest has been a companion for 12 years. The Pro-Tech Malibu has pretty much taken it's place. I was looking for and couldn't find a Malibu, and one popped up on the Exchange. Lucky me!

 

[luethge]

Curtiss F3 - 2018 model. I definitely prefer these to the newer ones. Most used folder I’ve got.

 

[Carl Kills Kittens]

last year got an auto from someone which are hard to get where I live in canada . heretic knife. . . good stuff

 

[norcalAF]

Recently scored a manix 2 LW in Maxamet NIB and a cruwear Adamas folder like new for $60 each!

 

[MolokaiRider]

oldmanwilly graciously offered this up to me, and it's a beaut.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

BUSSE Combat stuff I've purchased used is awesome.

 

[Bob Denman]

Didn't buy this one. It was my Grampa's, and I was given it at his funeral by Gramma...

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Full custom by Alan Davis, that I picked up on the exchange. Ignore the other stuff.

 

[gooeytek]

This has been to almost all of the weddings and fancy events I've attended.