What should I do!?

Steven Roos

Steven Roos

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I have the opportunity to purchase a very fine knife at below cost, but I'm wondering if I should go for it.

At the moment, I'd rather not disclose what it is, but its limited to only 20 pieces. I want to know if it would be a good idea to purchase it and save it in hopes that it will appreciate in the future.

Basically, what I'm asking is, is it a good idea to buy a knife as an investment?
 
Well, without "disclosure", it's kinda hard to say!

I have made a limited run of 20 knives too, and they were all junk - but if you wanted to buy a special, limited-edition piece of crap, I'm your man. (Note - the knives are not worth anything now, and they won't be worth anything 100 years from now either. OK gents - let's start the bidding. :p )

So, if your knifemaker is recognized - or at least known outside of his neighbourhood - then the knife may have some future value.

The other possibility is that it is an unknown maker that is actually producing quality stuff. In 30 years from now, the guy could be another Bill Moran (or equivalent). In that case, one of his originals would probably be worth something.

Hard to say without any details!!! :(
 
Hey IM2...

I Surely Hope, you haven't been watching those Dolts on Home Shopping Network!!!:)

All depends what it is dude...

ttyle

Eric....
 
Sounds like it might be one of those William Henry custom pieces. They tend to limit the runs on these knives to between 5 and 25. If it is, I would think seriously of picking it up. These knives are quite popular and seem to sell out quickly.

Now of course, the above is just a guess. As has been mentioned, it all depends on the knife. Just because it is limited to 20 pieces doesn't mean that it will ever be collectable. I think you are going to have to spill the beans if you want us to be able to make any kind of recommendation. Even then, it would probably be Les Robertson that could give you the best advice.
 
Without knowing who the maker is, this is tough to answer. If it was a ken Onion, Tom Mayo or Neil Blackwood handmade knife and could be had for below cost [hell, just be had at any cost:( ], I would tell you to jump on it.

In my very limited experience I see a very soft secondary market for any production piece, be it pure production like Benchmade or semi-production like William Henry. It just seems like there is very limited investment value in Production knives, even limited runs.

But of course only a learned knife Dealer could accurately answer this as they truly follow these trends....Ira.
 
Buy it only if you like it:). If it's a production piece, have others in the line done well? Part of making money in knives is spotting a trend, and knowing when to get out before the market level's out.

There are lot's of fellas who bought knives as investments, only to have them lose a lot of their value, check out many of the knives on the secondary market.

Buy smart, buy what you like:D:).
 
Don't buy any knife as an investement, unless it is one of the few that have a provem track record. Sebenzas are too new to know how they will hold value. There are also a fairly large number of special edition Sebenzas, so there is and will be competition. Only time will tell if your model will be one that sparks interest for more than a couple of years. Only time will tell if the Sebenzamania will translate into increasing value for old mint knives.
 
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