What are you collectors buying today?

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In my travels it is pretty rare that I pass on a good deal on a Buck knife. Maybe its on clearance at wal-mart, a yardsale, auction, gunshows, ebay, the forums, if its a model im interested in and I feel its a good deal ill try and pick it up. I see the collectors on here listing 2 dot 110's unsharpened and new in the box and the like. I assume someone had the foresight to buy these then and put them somewhere safe for... ever. So my question is this, what are you buying now? Are you thinking the values will increase? are you worried the model will be discontinued? For the future I have been thinking about the executive line with Chuck Bucks name in them.
 
The 110 is such a mainstay of Buck's line that it will not be discontinued and 2 dot are always wanted. DM
 
I buy what I like ..I dont look for future value..This year it has been a bunch of 110"s who knows whats next
My wife says I am addicted to any thing "Shiny and Sharp" not a bad addiction in my opinon :D
Bob
 
Although collectors like HKINGDOM and EEE seem to have about everything, no one can collect all the Buck knives that have been made.

You sort of have to pick your category and fill it in.

I bought my first BUCKS in 1963. That sort of determined the direction of my collection. I have thereafter focused my collection on BUCKS made after the company was incorporated on April 7, 1961 up to 1973. When they started putting the model number on the knives, I decided that I would stop with that year, 1973. Next, I am not a big folder fan for my collection so I have concentrated on the 100 series fixed blades. Of recent years, however, I have slipped out of my categories and added some other quite rare models (even some folders) to the collection. To my amazement, I find that I have about 40 folders but they do not have any significant theme to them. Oh, yeah, then there are the Limited Editions that have sneaked into the group. The bulk of my collection remains the 100 series knives.

As you can see, BUCK collecting is a virus, it just keeps eating at a collector and expanding and expanding and expan.......!!!!

Then there are the 1940 to 1960 Hoyt Buck knives.....mortage your house!!!

Do they go up in value? I was just looking at a 1970 catelog price for a BUCK Frontiersman 124. It was offered for about $35.00. I have seen them sell on EBAY for $350+ dollars. Some less depending upon condition, packaging and papers.

Now 41 years ago, who would have thought that those would go up in price like that. I am not sure that the current BUCK models will accelerate like that since mass production results in many more available on the market. Remember, the first 1967, Teflon spacered 122/124 Nemo/Frontiersman had a total run of 300-500 knives. The Nemo from that period sells for $500 up due, in part to its rarity.

Some BUCK knives didn't work out so well, so not many were produced. Those, of course, are higher priced. I suggest, only as a couple of examples, the 121 Scaler, the phenolic handled 124 and the BUCK Sawby.

So I didn't answer your question. I have only this advice, once you have determined what appeals to you, not their investment value, pick a category and stick with it. If you catch the virus, even that determination won't last very long.

Telechronos:):):)
 
Telechronos has it right
collect what you like not what you think will goup in value
collecting is not an investment realy it can get risky ask any one that
finds that a 200$ new le now only brings 75 on auction ...
but .. old things do go up some times
i will tell you that what ever issue is a hot subject here
will show up on the bay quickly and sell for more then it did 4 weeks before
but it will drop again some time ... so much for a fad..
gold etch are neat but prices will go up around xmas
then drop around tax' mas
there is not a for sure thing in buck world
if you join the BCC you can buy club only issue knives
which when i see them on auctions sites always sell for more
as they are know to be a limited number in issue
and sold at a discount price to club members
so that would be the closest thing to a sure thing
join the BCC and buy the club only knives!!!
hee hee tell them #749 told you to join!!!
 
The majority of my collecting is centered around the 110. I also have a soft spot for the 701.
 
If I see a good price on something, I will get it. I have gotten some great deals on Chinese made Bucks at Walmart, and sporting goods stores, on clearance etc. I just set them aside as gifts for family and friends. I had a Buck 703, and the springs broke, but I'd still pick up any of the 7xx series if I saw them for a good price. I did pick up a 301X, with bone scales, just because I really liked it. The paper light 110 is one I'd like to grab up, even though I am not a big fan of 110's. Having said that, I had a custom 110 with damascus blade and stag scales, that I still kick myself for having traded. I've seen customized 110's out there, and some of them are pretty good, others are good but could be better. If I found a Mayo TNT collaboration, I would dive on that one (I've had a couple, always trade them, always go back).

I've noticed that the farther you get in the sticks, the more sporting goods shops and junk shops will tell you that their Bucks are collectors items, no matter what it is. These are the same shops that will tell you that their Bear and Sons Remingtons are the ones made by the company back in the 40's (I'd like to see one of those old R1303s in clam shell packaging.

On rambling road trips, I will stop at every hardware store and sporting goods shop to see if they have knives. I will even do that on trips "down the shore" or out to the mountains.
 
Just buy things that you like?

Yikes!!!

NO! NO! NO!

You can do better!

Don't collect what you like without regard for real value.

I mean.....you can, but it's sort of wasteful--and unnecessarily so. You may spend a lot of money and end up with a bunch of shiny objects that nobody else wants.

Instead, have the best of both worlds.

Find things that YOU LIKE that ALSO seem likely to go up in value and concentrate on them. There's really a wide selection of such knives available and there are bargains to be had if you put in the time (which is an enjoyable pastime).

I'm talking about good examples of desirable old knives that are well-liked and fairly hard to find. But always remember......it's more important for a knife to be desired by a lot of people than it is for that knife to be rare. Rarity without a strong demand is not worth much and slow to sell.

Not to say you can't have a fling with a shiny new Limited Edition occasionally......that's often more for fun than for any potential gain in value.

If you love the classic Bucks (as I do) then it's not hard to find knives that you like, that are interesting, have history and a story, that you enjoy showing to others and will also likely bring you (or your heirs) a bit of a profit.

Most people (even city dwellers) have a primal instinct about knives. Deep inside we all know that if we were dumped off in the wilderness.....the first thing we'd have to find or make to survive would be a sharp object of some kind. It's the most basic essential tool.

Knives (the right kind) are probably going to be timeless in their appeal and will always have a market. That said, they still have to be purchased at a fair (or hopefully bargain) price and sold intelligently.

Under those conditions......you have fun and you'd have to work hard to lose money.

:)
 
No, we'll let you and 300 Bucks fight over the 300s and if I bid on a 121 I always assume you'll be bidding against me anyway.

:D
 
I don't buy knives because I think I'll be able to sell them for a profit; I buy knives because I like them.
 
Stelth said:
I don't buy knives because I think I'll be able to sell them for a profit; I buy knives because I like them.
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+1

Right now I'm waiting on that BCCI June Newsletter. Buying the club-only knives gives you a nice collection. I hope they come out with an S30V bladed 301 Stockman. Or even a Stockman with different premium steels for each blade, like S30V, CPM 154 and one of the Sandvik steels.

Anyway, collect whatever you enjoy collecting. You never know what the next person or next generation will want, so keep in mind that you are buying for yourself.
 
I hear yeah, MY collection all sees regular use, mostly EDC folders ranging from Bucklites to 110 to CSAR-T. I admire the collections I see with 30+ 110's in all different configurations, but its not for me, no yet anyway, ill start with one of each. I know if I could get 110's at walmart for 20 or so dollars I would have been trying to get one in each year, here in Canada Wal-mart sells them for 48$. I wish I could have hit the Wal-mart Diamondwood Vantages when they were on clearance. Its not like i would retire on them someday but the might replace something else in my collection when it gets lost, or go to my son, or get traded on the forums when they start getting scarce.
 
I buy pretty much only vintage 110's. Its because I like to see the small changes made over the years. It's also because I love to customize them. That love slowly finding its way into a small business and I look forward to completing my 110 collection with the extra income from my hobby.
PS anyone know where I can get a first version doe skin sheath? :)
 
i really like anything dymond wood.

i really like the dymond 300 series. so i'm trying to get all of those so good looking with the blue/grey dymond wood scales and ns bolsters.

i also really like vantages alot.

so right now when i have some money i'd like to get the stockman, duet, and solitaire i have the others.

i would love to pick up a csar-t folder and also the fixed blade looks really nice as well and would love a paradigm.

a custom 110 from the buck site would be nice as well.

one thing at a time, gotta pay rent, bills, gotta eat, keep the over priced hunk of junk going as well.
 
I dont seem to "collect" anything, I want to collect every version, variation and date stamp of the 110, but I just end up accumulating. If I see a good deal on any(with few exceptions-like the Bravo:barf:) Buck, I try and snag it up.
 
I'm always looking for odd/rare 112's...The last year or so has been tough on my Buck budget and I've had to pass on some really rare ones that were a great deal too..BUT there's a Buck or two I got.Go with quality when you do buy,condition is E$VERYTHING when/if you ever sell. There is a reason why NIB with all original sheath/paperwork will bring much more than one just a little less as good.Investors and advanced collectors want the best and know how rare they really are,and will pay...
 
The 2 110's that really interest me is one thats old enough that the blade was still hand ground or a 2002 model with the state of Idaho date stamp (just for kicks)
 
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