What was I thinking buying a Sprint run?

[Wavester]

I purchased a Manix 2 CTS from a fellow BF member recently and finally got to play with it last night. I must say that I absolutely love this knife. It is my first Spyderco, and won't be my last, but..........I just keep looking at it thinking to myself "Self, I don't know if I can just bringmyself to use this knife." I bought it to be a user without ever thinking of a knife as a safe queen. I really don't want to start the safe queen crap (no offense to others who have safe queens ). I am thinking of doing something drastic, like lightly scoring the blade (just enough to leave a light mark) just so I can get over it.

Anybody else ever have this kind of problem?

I experience this problem almost with every purchase - unless its a sub $50 knife. I keep buying for the sake of using the knife, then they wind up being looked at only and put right back in the box because "that knife is too nice to use" mentality starts sinking in

 

[Dr Heelhook]

Äh, use it, just don't kill it.

 

[KarlMaldensNose]

I don't believe in safe queens, only in pre-need replacements.

Love that line.

That knife will never appreciate to more than $200. Not in your lifetime. Use it.

Watch the exchange and see guys flipping the rare Sprints for what, $30-$50 profit tops? After they held on to it for years. Bah

The best part about a limited knife is being able to use the hell out of it, and it will still retain a lot of it's value. Go play.

I agree with you, especially since I got over myself and started using my S90V Para2 (holy CRAP that knife is perfect!). But man-oh-man some people are really trying to push it and get more than $30-$50 profit on sprints. There's an S90V Para2 going for $300+ right now on the BF Exchange:thumbdn:. I think a lot of you guys know my feelings on that subject.

Love my manix 2 xhp only have one and I beat I up just awesome steel would never be afraid to use this great knife

Agreed! I used to just polish and stare at it, but since I got the balls to actually use and sharpen it, I've lost 20 pounds, gotten myself out of debt, met someone special, and reconciled with my emotionally distant father!:thumbup: