Tips to manage collection addiction

OP, thanks for this discussion. I went from gun collecting to knife collecting recently and fell down the rabbit hole. Cheaper, easier to get, delivered to my doorstep, no silly CA roster to deal with . The problem is, there is no limit and I’m in the triple digits now. Is there an online support group available somewhere for knife addicts?
 
Well... it is cheaper and safer than dope, and you have it the next day, so...
Some people get truly addicted though, anyone remember that guy buying 60+ Enlans and SanRenMu at a time for like $500, had hundred, like 5 copies of each, because he was afraid they were going OOP?
 
Adopt more hobbies, because knife collecting is not enough to fill the voids in one's life. For example, as for myself there is:

1. whole leaf tea brewing (with kettles, teapots, stainless steel infusers, cups, scales, tea tins and other storage paraphernalia, measuring spoons, etc.)
2. billiards (cues, shafts, tips, bridges, cue bags, tip scruffers and shapers, etc.)
3. cooking

It never ends.
 
I have way too many knives, guns, and tools. I justify keeping the two roll around tool boxes so fill that some drawers don’t close, in that you never know when you’ll have to fix something and need a tool you haven’t used in years but if you need it, you REALLY need it.

I justify all the guns in that each have their specific uses. The rifles for hunting, the magnum revolvers for hiking/camping in bear country. Shotguns for home defense. Grandpaw’s Smith&Wesson .357 next to my recliner because after several drinks I catch myself remembering the good times and thinking about him while I look at it plus it’s a great home defense. The Glocks are for daily carry.

Now with the knives… man I’ve just got too many. And i don’t know how to stop getting more. What i did was stop buying high end ones. I have enough. I don’t buy Cheap ones though, I try and find quality for low prices at auction sites. As soon as the most recent ones I’ve got come in the mail I’m deleting the app off my phone. Then I’m done, at least that’s what I keep telling myself.
 
I have a few main rules…

For fixed blades:
- No bowies, daggers or sub-hilts. Some are just too pretty and too tempting that I have to pass across the board.
- USA-designed/made. There are talented makers everywhere, so this one is arbitrary.

For folders:
- Nothing I wouldn’t actually carry and use to clean out a gutter downspout drain. This has kept me clear of Damascus.
- No exact duplicates.
 
ChrisB507 said:
I have a few main rules…

For fixed blades:
- No bowies, daggers or sub-hilts. Some are just too pretty and too tempting that I have to pass across the board.
- USA-designed/made. There are talented makers everywhere, so this one is arbitrary.

For folders:
- Nothing I wouldn’t actually carry and use to clean out a gutter downspout drain. This has kept me clear of Damascus.
- No exact duplicates.
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Having the PM2 in 50 million different sprint run steels don’t count as exact duplicates right? 😅
 
- Hey look another titanium framelock
- State a maximum expenditure on knife purchases in a household budget alongside all your other monthly costs..and work overtime to add to it.
- ''I cant wait to show this to my friends they'll be so jealous!''
- I need to fill up the empty slots in my pelican case
- i feel safer out doors when I have multiple redundant sized blades for a single task just to be safe
- I gotta impress the kids
- buying and selling is such a rush I should do it all the time.


I've been no help I apologize
 
So for me it’s occasionally finding one to tinker with and having a set list to work toward.

I have my own mental list of knives I want to eventually have, and I take my time tracking them down. For example, took me nearly 10 years to pull the trigger on a Sebenza. Also, I enjoy getting some knives specifically to modify till they are perfect for me. Example would be my Blurple Spyderco Para3. MXG gear clip, all the hardware but the blade and liners changed over to titanium, and carbon scales.
 
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