Three months ago I decided to downsize and consolidate my growing knife stash, sell more, buy less

This thread is cracking me up, you guys are cracking me up:), no pun intended on the addictions note :D seriously though, I just need one more!o_O


This TGA2 is my last one promise!:rolleyes:
 
Will York said:
I've been up and down for almost 20 years--bought my first Busse, a Basic 5, in 1998 and have actively bought and sold Busses for the duration along with other knives, both custom and production.

The first time I became concerned was about three years later, after I joined BFC and realized how much I had invested. Just seemed ridiculous to have that much money tied up in knives. So I went through what I had and separated out what I really liked from what I didn't like as well. Sold off more than half and I felt better about it. Since then, as I accumulate excess and feel the urge every couple of years or so, I do the same thing again and get back in balance.

I've been up in the $40K range (total collection) a couple of times and then sold way back down. I have much less invested right now--only about 25% more than I had in the year 2000. To me that's a stable trajectory, and I'm happy with it. In the meantime I've gotten tremendous enjoyment from what I suppose has become a hobby, although I never intended it to be and never really even thought of myself as a "collector".

From calculations I've run, the overall net cost out-of-pocket over those years has been far less than many other "addictions" that have tempted friends and acquaintances of mine. For example, I have several buddies who've been into sports cars and race cars for years. I've owned one sports car, a Corvette with all the bells and whistles that I drove off the showroom floor in 2007 and owned just for pleasure for five summers--a complete blast all around. But costs including depreciation over that time ran just about what my entire blade collection is worth today--and that car was a one-time thing. Not to mention the fact that my knives retain probably 85-90% of original value.

Bottom line, I feel lucky to have found online blade trading pretty much in its infancy and to have lived through the last 20 years to enjoy it. Absolutely "No Regrets".

BTW, I still have that Basic 5. (Not for sale.:D)
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Great story, sounds like we all go through the same thing. Great point about value and comparison with other hobbies / money pits, good to know we can offload our monkeys onto other yearning addicts if it gets too out of control.
 
AZTimT said:
This piglet tryin' to down size was just too weaks.:oops:
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Hey you know better than anyone, that bruiser/tanker AK I up-traded you for is a perfect example. I didn't need or plan on any swords, as I wanted to at least stick to just knives. But it was a partial trade and that somehow justified it at the time :D
 
Zombie411 said:
It's like women, and shoes.
My second wife had perhaps 150 pairs of shoes.
I had to build her a second closet taking space out of MY office to do so.

Her "habit" was a source of never ending frustration for me because I could never understand WHY she needed so many shoes !!! What made it worse was that she never I mean NEVER wore 1/3rd of them.

How can a woman collect soo many shoes just to sit, and look at them?
I'll never understand that kind of behavior!

Hmmmm. Reminds me of something... never mind.
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There is probably a shoe & purse forum where wives complain something like "I don't understand why my husband has all of those d*&# knives and guns! I mean, why do you need more than just one or two? And then he buys 3 or 4 of the same model with different handles! What's wrong with these guys?" ;):D
 
Well I wish that I had just stayed with Making and Collecting Knives.....I sorta went off the DEEP END(pun intended) a few years back with Deep Sea Fishing. My Brother in Hawaii talked me into Partnership of a Boat a Nice Big One of course well that purchase led to all the equipment Rods, Reels, Tackle...all the usual stuff and not so usual. Sooooo Just One More Busse and I'm Done...
 
Partners with family on a BOAT? :eek:

The only thing worse is marrying a pharmacist who also owns a chain of liquor stores. :thumbsup:
 
The Boat Makes Good Money...It's my flights to and from Hawaii and my Penn Reels that are as addictive as Busse Knives!!!
 
Been there done that... I started at age 13 LOVING boats.
44 years later I am despising them. They all rot no matter how much money you throw at them. Even "plastic boats".

Thus the new love affair with all things knife related.
Perhaps in 20 years I'll be posting on my "downsizing attempts". For now? I'll help anyone else downsize for sure. :)
 
gk4ever2 said:
There is probably a shoe & purse forum where wives complain something like "I don't understand why my husband has all of those d*&# knives and guns! I mean, why do you need more than just one or two? And then he buys 3 or 4 of the same model with different handles! What's wrong with these guys?" ;):D
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I wish I could like this post more than once.
 
Busto said:
Well I wish that I had just stayed with Making and Collecting Knives.....I sorta went off the DEEP END(pun intended) a few years back with Deep Sea Fishing. My Brother in Hawaii talked me into Partnership of a Boat a Nice Big One of course well that purchase led to all the equipment Rods, Reels, Tackle...all the usual stuff and not so usual. Sooooo Just One More Busse and I'm Done...
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My first two thoughts:

1) Hawaii? From NM? That's some MAJOR air $$$; :eek: and

2) If I did something like that, I wonder how much I'd have tied up in Penn reels? :D :thumbsup:
 
somehow got away from busse and kin collecting, let my gold level lapse and went into getting sbr's and pistol cal carbines but 7000 rnds of 9mm every 4nths added up quick.... think it's cheaper to be addicted to busse :confused:

metaphorically we're all bums, we might slack off or make it through AA and here comes jerry busse with his mobile liquor store sitting outside the meetings getting us hooked again, and again.
 
StealthCaliber said:
somehow got away from busse and kin collecting, let my gold level lapse and went into getting sbr's and pistol cal carbines but 7000 rnds of 9mm every 4nths added up quick.... think it's cheaper to be addicted to busse :confused:
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Yup, I sold my small gun collection because every trip to the range was $$ and it stopped being fun. Kept my G30 which I take to the range 2-3 times a year.
 
Will York said:
My first two thoughts:

1) Hawaii? From NM? That's some MAJOR air $$$; :eek: and

2) If I did something like that, I wonder how much I'd have tied up in Penn reels? :D :thumbsup:
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Well the Boat is a 2009 Hatteras Convertible 53'...Nicer than my Adobe House....I purchased 6 Penn International VSX got a deal at $900ea(did not buy them in Oahu got shipped here to NM from Jersey how funny is that) those reels list like over $1200ea but I ordered Rods and some other terminal tackle...All Rods and Reels, Kites, Custom Tuna Teasers(These ain't cheap) Like close to $18K
Yeah the air fair is crazy but I really like the fishing...I have made enough selling fresh catch of the day to some local corner grocery stores and restaurants to usually pay for the flights. And the Charters cover fuel and overhead expenses.
Good Thing I'm retired so I don't have to call in sick to go fishing....
Oh and I still have my day Job here in NM making Knives when I ain't "Gone Fishin'"
 
Someone say "Ice Cream"?

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