What do you think your collection is valued at?

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eventer289

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I was going through my knives today and totally up what I've spent on knives over the past year and a half or so I've been collection, and it came out to about $1,000 to which I responded :eek:, given that I'm a "poor" college student. I'm sure my collection pales in comparison to many of your all's. So, what do you guys put your total collection's value at?
 
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Are we talking money spent or what we could sell them for?

On what I could sell for... probably $650+ or so. What I've spent probably... <$800.
 
What I've spent? $5000 wouldn't surprise me :eek:

There are custom bowies and fighters that easily go for $10k :eek: :eek:

Then again, knives are one of my passions in life. I live quite frugally in every other aspect. Ramen=Knives :D



edit: I own less than 30 knives.
 
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Eh... probably a couple grand. I try not to think about it. Dangit I feel like I need to sell some now. :(
 
I've probably spent several thousand. Probably couldn't sell them all for more than $1000, probably a lot less.

But they're worth a lot more to me. Every scratch that I've put on a knife that lessens it's monetary value just increases its sentimental value to me.

I've said it before, a knife never feels like it's truly mine until it has its first scratch. In my opinion, excluding custom art pieces, a knife isn't a knife until it's cut something... a production safe queen isn't any better than a $5 gas station knife from a plastic tub.
 
Psychopomp said:
In my opinion, excluding custom art pieces, a knife isn't a knife until it's cut something...
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I use em all. I even mod some of em. Some people think I'm crazy for "butchering" a $750 custom. When I buy a knife, I've already written the money off as a loss. If it can't be used, I won't own it. That's why I traded a 98 Brend Nemi for 2 first prod run UT6's (born in 2000) and a NIB Infidel.
 
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I use em all. I even mod some of em. Some people think I'm crazy for "butchering" a $750 custom. When I buy a knife, I've already written the money off as a loss. If it can't be used, I won't own it. That's why I traded a 98 Brend Nemi for 2 first prod run UT6's (born in 2000) and a NIB Infidel.
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:thumbup:

I don't modify my knives because I'm not that brave and well, haven't come up with a way to modify the ones I have yet anyway (except maybe Para-Mil handle - I might shorten/smooth it), but I use all my knives, regardless of cost. I commend you for the same!
 
My wife knows how much all of my knives (and hers) cost. Furthermore, she says they are worth it :D I married the perfect woman.

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Over the past few years I would say around $3000+, of what I own currently I would say around $1500
 
I'm down to about $1000 worth. I was as high as $3-4k, but I didn't care to have that much.
 
Spending several thousand dollars on knives really isn't that crazy when you consider that the average person spends thousands on electronics that devalue to a third of their worth within a few years.
 
James0723 said:
Spending several thousand dollars on knives really isn't that crazy when you consider that the average person spends thousands on electronics that devalue to a third of their worth within a few years.
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Very true point. I have a $700 laptop that crapped out on me and is now out of warranty just sitting in a closet, most likely never to be used again.
 
You can still use your knives when the power goes out :p
 
I am not really sure, four or five thousand I expect. I don't keep count because to me, they are each priceless in their own way.
 
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