What's The Most Expensive Spyderco

[Idaho Jarhead]

What's the most expensive Spyderco to date? Anyone know? Pictures?

 

[ARMYOf1]

The world trade tower native set always seems to have a high price!!! Any super collecter's model that is a very limited run will fetch a high price.......I dont own any though. Do you mean retail or after market???

 

[Josh K]

Hossom Forrester would probably have the highest street price. I don't follow the Kopa/Kiwi knives, but I can imagine those getting expensive.

 

[The Deacon]

At $449.95 in 1995, the single Spyderco knife with the highest MSRP of any produced to date is still the C27 Jess Horn. Evolution Sets 001 - 300 carried a $495 MSRP that year, making them the highest priced item sold by Spyderco to date, but it consisted of two knives.

Paul

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[rycen]

The world trade tower native set always seems to have a high price!!! Any super collecter's model that is a very limited run will fetch a high price.......I dont own any though. Do you mean retail or after market???

never heard of this,any info?

 

[Josh K]

never heard of this,any info?

It was a boxed set consisting of a D'Allara inlaid with the WTC. Everyone paid full MSRP (even employees) and all profits went to benefit the families.

 

[CL01]

Wow, I can only imagine what a mint set of the WTC D'Allaras &/or the C27 Jess Horn box set would/could cost. I sure do like the look of that Jess Horn, though.

 

[The Deacon]

It was a boxed set consisting of a D'Allara inlaid with the WTC. Everyone paid full MSRP (even employees) and all profits went to benefit the families.

AFAIK, they were all single knives, boxed, like this...

It is a Golden made S30V version of the D'Allara Rescue, inlaid as you mentioned with a piece of steel from the WTC. But MSRP was $225, so it was not even close to being the most expensive.

If you count "aftermarket" sales, then the single highest price paid for a production Spyderco I am aware of was around $725 for a 25th Anniversary Delica on eBay.

Paul

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It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

 

[The Deacon]

Wow, I can only imagine what a mint set of the WTC D'Allaras &/or the C27 Jess Horn box set would/could cost. I sure do like the look of that Jess Horn, though.

The WTC Knife D'Allara has been selling for around $400 on eBay. The C27 Horn is one of the more under-appreciated Spydercos. They generally sell for $300 or less.

Paul

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It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

 

[jill jackson]

I saw a black numbered Yojimbo bring 335 dollars on eBay, the other week.
Considering the price it cost new that's a good increase.

 

[Josh K]

AFAIK, they were all single knives, boxed, like this...

It is a Golden made S30V version of the D'Allara Rescue, inlaid as you mentioned with a piece of steel from the WTC. But MSRP was $225, so it was not even close to being the most expensive.

If you count "aftermarket" sales, then the single highest price paid for a production Spyderco I am aware of was around $725 for a 25th Anniversary Delica on eBay.

Paul

My Personal Website - - - - - - A Beginners Guide to Spyderco Collecting - - - - - - Kiwimania
Dead horses beaten, sacred cows tipped, chimeras hunted when time permits.
Spyderco Collector # 043 - - WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

S30V? I missed out on that one. The D'Allara is probably one of my favorite Spyderco designs. It's a pity they don't make it anymore.

 

[Wavester]

Isn't the Blue Native up there, or am I way off?

 

[JTR357]

The Large Persian C83,has tripled in value since it's been discontinued.

It may not be the most expensive,but something's to be said about that appreciation value skyrocketing.


man-o-man...I do wish they'de bring that one back into production.I'd buy three!!

 

[The Deacon]

Guess there's a lot of different ways to look a "most expensive".

If you want to talk in terms of greatest appreciation in value between MSRP and record selling price then one or another of the low volume Q variants would win by a mile. Those little guys carrried a $50 MSRP and a few have fetched over $400 and at least one over $450 on eBay.

If you want to talk greatest absolute appreciation in value, the Dino Bone Executive might be the winner on a technicality. None of these were originally sold, all were given as gifts to Spyderco employees so, technically, the MSRP was $0 and, IIRC, at least one I saw on eBay sold for over $500.

Paul

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It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

 

[colubrid]

Guess there's a lot of different ways to look a "most expensive".

If you want to talk in terms of greatest appreciation in value between MSRP and record selling price then one or another of the low volume Q variants would win by a mile. Those little guys carrried a $50 MSRP and a few have fetched over $400 and at least one over $450 on eBay.

If you want to talk greatest absolute appreciation in value, the Dino Bone Executive might be the winner on a technicality. None of these were originally sold, all were given as gifts to Spyderco employees so, technically, the MSRP was $0 and, IIRC, at least one I saw on eBay sold for over $500.

Paul

My Personal Website - - - - - - A Beginners Guide to Spyderco Collecting - - - - - - Kiwimania
Dead horses beaten, sacred cows tipped, chimeras hunted when time permits.
Spyderco Collector # 043 - - WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

Great post.

End of thread. LOL!

 

[The Deacon]

Great post.

End of thread. LOL!

Well, not quite. In the process of researching something else, I happened to look at the 1999 Spyderco retail price list. Every year prior to that, from 1994 when both were introduced through 1998, the C27 Jess Horn was more expensive than the C22 CF Michael Walker. However, in 1999, the Horn was no longer in the lineup and the MSRP of the C22 CF Walker jumped from $435 to $455. So it turns out I was wrong. The C22 would be the single production model with the highest MSRP.

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Paul

My Personal Website - - - - - - A Beginners Guide to Spyderco Collecting - - - - - - Kiwimania
Dead horses beaten, sacred cows tipped, chimeras hunted when time permits.
Spyderco Collector # 043 - - WTC # 1458 - 1504 - 1508 - Never Forget, Never Forgive!
It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam

 

[shunsui]

What does the original two screw worker go for these days ?

 

[Josh K]

What does the original two screw worker go for these days ?

$150 - $200 depending on condition.

 

[TiNi]

Great thread

 

[SecSpyral]

That Jess Horn folder is so gorgeous. Everytime I see a picture of it I get all sad that I don't have one.