Miscellaneous knives - who do I take them to?

[Jack Flash]

It dep ends on how much time you can put into it and how long the lady can wait for her money.

"... a considerable number of these knives are jigged bone folders and many of them are Boker, Case, Haenkel (sp?), etc. ..."

Expanding on Clang444's comment, you may want to sort through them until you have 10 or 20 that have "USA", "Germany", "Switzerland", etc., stamped on them. Pick ones that also appeal to you.

The idea is to break the problem down into manageable parts.
Then you can look at completed auctions, ask questions on knife forums, etc. Heck, you could pick four that you find interesting and post pictures here for discussion.

Of course, if there are time constraints, this will not work. Sure would be neat to do it that way though. Maybe even sell some in the Forum Classifieds.

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

What you have is an assortment of knives, you have $5 knives and maybe $500 knives, you just need to separate the two so as to not make any mistakes when you sell. Some good suggestions here, heed the advice you are getting and you will be fine.

 

[tmd17]

Well, you need to be sharp to price them correctly, my point being you'll be on the edge of wasting too much effort. Better to use someone who has honed their skills in the cutlery trade. My local mom & pop gun shop deals in a lot of knives, not a high margin, but they generate foot traffic after people see them online. Maybe you have an old fashioned gun store near you? Good luck.

Just so I could smile as I read it one more time.

 

[pharman]

I agree BUT!

Most gun shows I go to have a booth with a fellow that does knife sharpening. Talk to him and perhaps he can give you some names, phone numbers, email of people that are into the knives you are holding!

I agree BUT do NOT let him sharpen them! Collector value goes way down if they are sharpened...I repeat do NOT let him sharpen any of them!

 

[StrawHat]

I agree BUT do NOT let him sharpen them! Collector value goes way down if they are sharpened...I repeat do NOT let him sharpen any of them!

I sharpen for a living. What pharmacy says is GOLD. Collectors want factory edges. As good as I am, the value can be cut in half by sharpening.

A fellow sharpener, here in Ohio, works the gun shows. He is also a collector. He offers a fair price, between 30 and 50% of what he can sell them for. Once in a while he will buy a whole lot just to get one knife. He is knowledge and fair. He is also not online or I would give you his contact information.

Kevin

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Might be worth joining this site,

All About Pocket Knives - Knife Forum

Kevin

THIS. ^^^ Excellent site to find comparable specimens to yours and see realistic prices. Well, mostly realistic.

Ken

 

[Willyboy]

Knife collection

I have accumulated a few Henckle's knives over the years from the big
auction online site. Most "red-box" Henckles are going for $75-125 with the
box, unused and unsharpened. There seems to be good activity at that
price range. Knives priced higher sit for a long time. I don't think they
have been made by Henckles for a while, maybe Boker? Willyboy

 

[AJ]

So what are you doing with them?

 

[Willyboy]

Knives

I am doing nothing with them, except enjoying collecting them for no
practical reason. Like most collectibles I think. Although I do shoot all
my firearms, some LNIB that would be interesting to collectors. Willyboy

 

[44wheelman]

What I've done in the past (for guns); ballpark the items on the low end….like $25/knife. Guns are easier, as you can get gun shop "offers", and add to it. Pay the lady, establish a not to exceed (guns at 15%, other stuff 25%, there will be a lot of foot traffic for it)…meaning you come back & pay her if/when you sell them & make over x%.

Why this worked for me. They are now "mine". No pressure for time or value. Can sell at various shows & write off costs from profit. You don't know how close an item will sell locally to national auction prices.

For example, there was an old Colt. Gave the lady 50% more than the highest gun shop offer. Was happy owning at that price, but obligated to try to get more. Took it to 2nd show couple months later, got a gunbroker type offer. Oh well, cool gun gone…but I have 15% to put towards next one, and the lady was shocked when I brought her another fistful of cash…made my day.

 

[AJ]

I am doing nothing with them, except enjoying collecting them for no
practical reason. Like most collectibles I think. Although I do shoot all
my firearms, some LNIB that would be interesting to collectors. Willyboy

Thanks for your reply, Willyboy. However, the question was directed to ICS Yoda.

 

[pawngal]

Might be worth joining this site,

All About Pocket Knives - Knife Forum

Kevin

I agree, lots of knowledgeable folks and selling there is MUCH cheaper than eBay.

 

[Inusuit]

Why not sell them right here on the Forum?

The Forum requires the seller list a price. The OP doesn't know the value of what he has.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

What you have is an assortment of knives, you have $5 knives and maybe $500 knives, you just need to separate the two so as to not make any mistakes when you sell. Some good suggestions here, heed the advice you are getting and you will be fine.

I'm heeding the advice but the main point for me, no pun intended, is to simply liquidate this collection without doing any work. Selling any of the knives individually, on this Forum or any other, entails work that I am not interested in doing.

However, as luck would have it, my very good friend (and he's my FFL) has a knife expert available and I think he is going to buy the whole collection to sell himself at gun shows. Works for me!

 

[ISCS Yoda]

However, as luck would have it, my very good friend (and he's my FFL) has a knife expert available and I think he is going to buy the whole collection to sell himself at gun shows. Works for me!
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