Value of re-profiled knives

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I can a crossed a couple of Koop knife that I have the chance to purchase. The only problem is that they have all been re-ground. I.e. a spyderco lum tanto re-ground to drop point, a couple of older benchmades, and 2 CRKs - all reground. I don't know if this person had a method to this insanity, but he wants me to make an offer. I would normally offer like $400 for the knives I'm interested in (the lum, and some of the benchmades) but IDK. I think they are worthless with the blades ground like they are.

Opinions please.
 
Jonnygun said:
...I think they are worthless with the blades ground like they are.

Opinions please.
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Then I think you've got your answer. There is no intrinsic value beyond what someone is willing to pay.
 
Thanks for moving this, I wasn't sure...

As to the value, I agree. I was just excited at the find, then pissed when I saw the blades. Why someone would do that is beyond me.
 
depends on who did the reground did this person do them himself or did he have a pro do it for him?? Either way the warranties on them are probably voided so if you buy em and need them to be serviced your SOL, but like i said if it's done by someone like tom krein your gonna have a knife that cuts like a friggin light saber
 
I too think it depends on who reground them. A Tom Krein regrind for instance. To me that does not lose value. And if it is a CRK, he no longer will regrind CRK's. So I think their value could increase to certain people.
 
I've a very old SNODY BM folder that the fella re-ground to a drop point. Makes the knife 10x better imho. He did a pro job on it too. But I don't know what someone else would think. I think it is called the 420 or something along those lines. Extremely nice knife with a great blade shape and if you didn't know they didn't come this way you may never knew the fella did it! I like it but again it ain't original. keepem sharp
 
I didnt see the benchmde part, you can get a replacement blade for a benchmade for like 30 or 40 bucks no questions asked, I destroyed a knife once and sent it in with a money order an got it back with a brand new blade, so thats an option with the benchmades, if the others have steel130s avatar on the blade i say buy them because tom krein knives are loved by alot of people and you should have no problem reselling them if they are tom kreins work.
 
I think regrinds are mostly misses rather than hits. While scales and custom clips can add value or offset it, a regrind messes up the original finish and is an irreversible modification (bad news for warranties). If you want a knife that cuts better, don't get a folding prybar just to spend an additional bill to get it serviceable.

I say regrinds lower value, except to customers who are into that kind of stuff. Some regrinds are good, but I've seen plenty that are just as bad as "Bubba" gunsmith work. I've seen regrinds on knives which I'm sure were already profiled pretty sharply from the factory.
 
Thz for the opinions. I may go back and low-ball some of the benchmades. But that spyderco lum tanto just pissed me off. I've always wanted one and the Lum was the first one I picked up. The ti scales were perfect, just perfect. Then I opened it and wtf?? No tanto at all, just a slightly uneven, kinda ugly re-grind. Then every single knife after that was the same. The guy must have lost his marbles.

I've never seen a Tom Krein grind, but if people like it, then it's nothing like what I saw.
 
As far as I'm concerned, I would pay the same for a re-ground or re-profiled knife as I would for a thoroughly used-and-abused knife. A reprofiling or a re-grinding can be a pretty big departure from the original knife. Additionally, I think Apec hit the nail on the head when he said that regrinds are mostly misses rather than hits. The number of god awful regrinds out there is just staggering, and I certainly wouldn't pay good money for that kind of junk... :eek:

It's kind of like buying a half-built model kit - the original knife has been pretty thoroughly modified and, to my mind, used, by the time a re-grind has been completed. Not something I'd look for, and definitely something I would pay for.
 
Credit to those who took these for photobucket. Tom generally takes his knives to .010 behind the edge. Which is over half the thickness behind the edge as a Paramilitary 2, which is noted as a fantastic slicer.
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