To trade or not to trade?

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simioh

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I've come across the opportunity to trade my Lum Chinese zdp189 for a Spyker (the knife, not the car haha).

I've always wanted a Spyker because it's a collaboration between two great knife companies and it's not likely that it'll happen again. I'm not sure if I would use it or just collect it.

On the other hand, I have the Lum. I always thought the blade shape was really good looking and functional, but I expected it to be larger (I hadn't handled one before purchasing). So I never warmed up to it enough to use it and it has sat in it's box since. I just took it out to take some pictures and I feel like it grew while sitting in the box. It just seems larger than I remembered, and I'm warming up to it, I've even thought it would be a good knife to carry.

To sum it up, the Spyker will be a one of a kind, and the Lum Chinese, well I could always just get the regular version later on. But I think it might turn to be one of those knives that you sell or trade and later end up regretting it.

I'm not really asking "what would you do?", but comments and thoughts are welcome.
 
The Spyker is much more hard to find than the ZDP Lum.
You can find another of those online somewhere eventually but it's not a promise that you'll ever find another Spyker.

On the other hand, you said the ZDP Lum is a bit smaller than you wanted, so if you miss the Lum go for the now discontinued Spyderco Large Lum in G-10. It's bigger than the regular Lum. You could even get the Sprint in Pink if pink doesn't bother you. But Lum's are readily available and the Spyker is insanely hard to come by.

I say get the Spyker and get a Lum of some sort later.
 
What BladeChick777 said. I have a Lum Large Chinese folder and am very happy with it. But they are there for the taking. Who knows when you'll spot the next Spyker. Check condition of the Spyker, if you still like trade (of equal value) make the move. Imo, good luck simioh.
 
I really like the Large Lum Chinese in pink. I only wish it was done in a different, less common, steel.

The deal fell through, and I'm kinda glad because I get to keep the Lum (that is growing on me). At the same time I know the Spykers are pretty rare, so I think I'm going to just go ahead and buy it since I don't have anything else to offer in trade.

On a separate note, if you had a Spyker, would you use it, use it lightly, or just store it/display it?
 
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