Why do we buy duplicates?

ol' smoke said:
Yeah, when I find something(not necessarily knives) that I really really like they stop production and the item cannot be found. ...
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topherO said:
I've got duplicates of only a few knives -- and they were bought specifically after I bought the first, loved it and then my mind got overthinking "what if they discontinue it... what if the price goes up or they become too hard to find!?"
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Yep, actually the only knife I have exact duplicate of is one I didn't find until after it was already out of production. It's a fairly inexpensive one, and from a surprising brand, the Meyerco Blackie Collins Law Dog. Liked it so much I had better sheath made for it, cost just a bit more than the knife itself. Yeah, the little bit of snob in me wishes it were "higher end" with higher grade steel, but it's just perfect for me, so grabbed a second one to stash just in case.

- OS
 
I buy a "supply" of knives and guns, because I never want to be out of particular models (due to marketing and regulatory uncertainties) AND because I expect all the brain-dead socialists in the world to drive inflation through the roof.
 
jill jackson said:
Because, they often discontinue a model, making them very hard or expensive to find and buy. So, if you have a few of something you really like, it puts you way ahead if that happens. Not only will you own more than one of what you like best, they will suddenly be worth maybe even more than you payed.
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Agree 100%. Microtech D/A folders, M4 Military's, S90v Spyderso's. BM 806's ETC..........
 
I only have one dup. Bought a used version to see if I liked it and I did. Now just in case I have a spare. There are sooo many nice knives I don't have space or money for too many dups.
 
dark impaler said:
Sometimes, getting duplicates is just to satisfy an innate desire to collect knives that are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally exceptional because of never wanting to lose that experience with that particular knife- should it's serviceable life be exhausted, it becomes lost, updated or no longer be in production. It's just an added bonus to know that one is in stock should a replacement be needed. However, since interests and reasons for doing something are constantly evolving, so will the desire to keep duplicates. I do keep such a disposition in check by having differences in models, such as steel type or handle finishes.

Haven't passed the barrier of more than two of the same exact model, but when those new ZT/Hinderer flippers come out, I'm going to blow pass that limit.

-di
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Well, here is a case in point for me personally. I recently received my first ESEE-5 and I love it. so much, I dont want to use it lol. I mean who wants to scuff up that nice little logo and finish? So i just might have to buy a bk2 just to thrash with. Now i know thats not a duplicate per se, but I am much more willing to put a $60 knife, thats in the same style, to the test rather than a 'pride and joy' higher end piece. From a collector point of view, most collectors buy one to keep NIB for display, future resale, etc.(for instance a limited and numbered first run production of a knife) and one to actually use/test/play with.
 
I have six Buck 110's standard wood/brass version. One is a user, the rest were bought at cheaper and cheaper prices, usually close outs or "fire sales".

I believe I will always be able to sell an unused Buck in a heartbeat and make a handsome profit.
 
If I like a knife very much, I tend to use one, and buy another one just to keep... It's a mind thing... Knowing I have a new one back home, makes me have no pitty to use the original one. Especially those I know I can't buy another one if I break, loose or get stolen.... Like the BM Skirmish, for example.

Regards,

Andre Tiba - Brazil
 
The biggest number of duplicates in my collection is 3 - for Kershaw Boa. I have bought the first one to try, the second - because I loved the first so much I wish to have one mint in stock, and the last one I bought when I heard the sad news of the knife being discontinued...
 
softrockrenegade said:
Because deep down inside were nerds that buy knives instead of he-man action figures :D
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A lot of truth in those words. I was thinking something close to that but I couldn't have put it better.:thumbup:;) You know we both will have to get new forum names after this.:D
 
I have a back up of my edc because where I live law enforcement like to build there collections by taking peoples knives.
 
I have never been sorry about owning two or more of a favorite knife I like. However I have often been sorry for owning only one.........

Years go by, models disappear and you wish you still had a mint condition version of a favorite knife...........I do.
 
IF I absolutely Love whatever blade it is, I want to eventually get a second one, because I have found after 30 + years of loving knives, that one of the following is inevitable:

1] It will stop being made
2] The price will go through the ceiling and availability will be scarce
3] Something might happen to the one I carry all the time, so need a backup just in case.
4] The sheeple factor may get so intense that I will not be able to carry it when at work.

Oh yeah, forgot to say, FWIW: I am often politically incorrect, and proud of it.
 
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The only true duplicates I have are Vic SAKs that I really like. You cut something you shouldn't and bugger the blade. You pry with it or you loose it.... you have a spare. I spent an entire day in Medelin Colombia looking for a replacement SAK when mine was taken from my hotel room. Didn't know how much I depended on it until it was gone. That won't happen again even if I am out of the country.

I know the feeling about "using" a knife that you feel is expensive. Somehow, you need to get over that. After years of doing just that and the pile keeps growing in my house.... I have come to the conclusion that you should just use them if you really like them. That is what they are for.
 
I've got no duplicates yet, i use all my knives and there's always some new model to buy. Although that M390 CF Millie may just have to be the exception.
 
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