What is the best price guide book for collecting Buck knives?

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I have Levines 4th edition but I'm wanting a book with more Buck info. Will it take a library or has someone published a definitive price guide?
 
No such thing that I'm aware of. Best resources are the BCCI member website and eBay completed auction searches. I make extensive use of both.
The special projects lists are an invaluable resource to determine rarity thru production numbers and value of limited editions. Some of the older special project lists have a "latest estimated market value". Although dated, those values seem to hold true and I try to never exceed them. I also look at original MSRP remembering that street price at the time was only 60-70% of that. If you search "Buck knife" on eBay you will get 8,000 to 10,000 hits. There is a tremendous information base if you search "completed, sold" auctions.

I used to worry a lot about the lack of such a resource when I started but after after a number of years my tastes and personal dollar values become more internalized. It's been an expensive process.....
 
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Desoto hit the nail on the head. This site has a lot of information, read all the old post's you can find. The BCCI site all of the old news letters read them all! Then look at the LE/SO list, over and over. Also, the auction sites check them often. In time, like Roger said you will just know what the current values are or should be. Just make note of these words.....keep looking for what you want and you will find it, the true value is what you are willing to pay for it, "be patient and you will find it at your price range".

jb4570
 
I once wrote a BCCI newsletter article on keeping good records. But, I was a better coach than player. I have poor records at best. I envy someone computer savy enough to be able to keep records that are searchable. I am old school and still use 3 x 5 cards to write stuff on. But, don't have it indexed. This applies to prices also. You can keep records on those. I use to save printed copies of evil bay finished Buck auctions but again they were not indexed for easy looking. I would have to flip thru the pages. I do not keep those anymore. Desoto's and jb's advice is on the money, all I can add is you will be ahead, if your are really serious, to develop some system of keeping the information you need or want....300
 
I can do the spread sheets but I'm to new at the game yet. With so many offerings and models, steels, scales and the LE/SO I'm afraid I'll be to old to finish and I'm 50 now.
 
PC, you ask for much. As for value that changes and some fish the bay and others don't at times. Hence, you could notice a high bid one week and a low bid another for the same knife. So, what's the normal selling price? I keep records in my notebook of Buck models I see for sale at shows. These are not Buck's new stuff, only those that would fit in my collection. Plus, notes are made on manufacturing changes, dates and stamps, ect.. These I look up a lot and it helps to have the information near by. I've ask our seasoned collectors and they write everything down. They keep it in notebooks with tabs and can flip to it when needed. During telephone conversations I can hear them turning the pages. So, it's organized at least good enough for them to find when they need it. For me historical information takes precedence over value. So, I put more effort there. The models alone make it a long rabbit hole to go down. Good luck in this endeavor. DM
 
The Buck for sale forum at this site has a fair amount of sold knives, but sellers usually remove the price after it is sold. :mad:
I kind of understand as someone will inevitably come along and ask if the knife is still for sale. Kudos to those that keep the selling price.
 
Whew, lots to consider. I think I'll just do what everyone else does. Thanks for the input.
 
I got the Steve shackleford's 2004 book knives and their values . it's quiet good to a price on buck knives models but lower than today I think .
 
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