Who are these people that are willing to spend or are spending so much on gec's? Holy cow.Sharpnshinyknives wrote:Here is an auction w/ 6 almost 7 days left to go and it’s already up to 500 dollars. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MINT-1-60 ... SwJ8hcxg~d
I find it amazing that an acrylic handled knife would command such a high price. It is a beautiful knife though.
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Just not my cup of tea dropping that much on an acrylic handle. I don't think that will stand the test of time.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Who are these people that are willing to spend or are spending so much on gec's? Holy cow.Sharpnshinyknives wrote:Here is an auction w/ 6 almost 7 days left to go and it’s already up to 500 dollars. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MINT-1-60 ... SwJ8hcxg~d
I find it amazing that an acrylic handled knife would command such a high price. It is a beautiful knife though.
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It takes at least 2 people bidding to drive the price up, now at $510, for a Grinling whittler, 381315 with "Kryptonite acrylic" handles, which is green with black streaks. So more than one person thinks it is worth this much. I think it is a 'need' to win the competition rather than just really liking the knife. Obtaining GEC knives has become a competitive 'sport'. Once a few of the competitors move on to something else, the secondary market prices will drop and this will make others re-consider and then prices plummet, all the way to the original price, or less.
My sense is that this is coming sooner rather than 'later'. Sooner meaning next 2-3 years. Might even be at market peak right now.
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My sense is that this is coming sooner rather than 'later'. Sooner meaning next 2-3 years. Might even be at market peak right now.
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I just can't wrap my head around the fact that people are paying up to 5x, 6x or more of what these gec's cost when you could get them new. These are not custom knives but people are paying that price. It's nuts!kootenay joe wrote:It takes at least 2 people bidding to drive the price up, now at $510, for a Grinling whittler, 381315 with "Kryptonite acrylic" handles, which is green with black streaks. So more than one person thinks it is worth this much. I think it is a 'need' to win the competition rather than just really liking the knife. Obtaining GEC knives has become a competitive 'sport'. Once a few of the competitors move on to something else, the secondary market prices will drop and this will make others re-consider and then prices plummet, all the way to the original price, or less.
My sense is that this is coming sooner rather than 'later'. Sooner meaning next 2-3 years. Might even be at market peak right now.
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Regarding my prediction that the very high prices for many GEC knives will not last, it must be noted that i have a perfect record of predicting financial changes. Whether it be local real estate market or various stocks, etc., i have always been wrong. So far i have a perfect record of making sensible predictions that turned out to be the exact opposite of what subsequently transpired.
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kootenay joe wrote:Regarding my prediction that the very high prices for many GEC knives will not last, it must be noted that i have a perfect record of predicting financial changes. Whether it be local real estate market or various stocks, etc., i have always been wrong. So far i have a perfect record of making sensible predictions that turned out to be the exact opposite of what subsequently transpired.
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Roland you ain't alone.A lot of so called experts are on that boat taking on water also.kootenay joe wrote:Regarding my prediction that the very high prices for many GEC knives will not last, it must be noted that i have a perfect record of predicting financial changes. Whether it be local real estate market or various stocks, etc., i have always been wrong. So far i have a perfect record of making sensible predictions that turned out to be the exact opposite of what subsequently transpired.
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Just did an eBay sweep for GECs...these prices are crazy! 200-300% mark up on knives that are still available through dealers! I understand supply/demand, and that the super rare models get those prices, but come on. Gonna stick to new releases.
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The Green acrylic knife sold for 530. Just to keep track. Still can’t imagine why?
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Ya, that green acrylic makes zero sense
Heres another
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Great-Eas ... SwTitbxJ6k\
And a Charlie 97, 2 weeks ago sold for $155 new, if you could grab one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charlie-Campag ... SwcjBcvi1p
Heres another
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Great-Eas ... SwTitbxJ6k\
And a Charlie 97, 2 weeks ago sold for $155 new, if you could grab one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charlie-Campag ... SwcjBcvi1p
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Outrageous Buy Now prices are meaningless. It’s just someone fishing for a dupe. Maybe they get lucky occasionally.BAX229 wrote:Ya, that green acrylic makes zero sense
Heres another
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Great-Eas ... SwTitbxJ6k\
And a Charlie 97, 2 weeks ago sold for $155 new, if you could grab one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charlie-Campag ... SwcjBcvi1p
Only completed auction listings give a sense of the state of the market.
As for the green acrylic whittler, I don’t like acrylic scales either. But some guys do. Dead skunk comes to mind.
But more to the point, that is a very scarce knife. GEC whittlers in general are fairly scarce and I believe the 38 was made only in 2015. And that color of acrylic is the third-lowest production total of the whole run. So for someone who really prizes whittlers and really prizes scarcity, this is a valuable knife.
And remember you can’t get these at retail easily. Especially if you joined the GEC game late. I am a relative new-comer and after having bought quite a few GECs I’ve found that I really only get super excited about old, stiff 23s and 73s. So yes, I have paid well above retail sometimes. And I can tell you I don’t regret it. And if I do, then that knife goes back onto the market. And if I take a bath on a knife, that’s just part of the game. As KJ always says, you can’t judge a knife by a picture. You simply have to get them in hand to know if you like them. The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
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Ya, I get how it works. A knife is only worth what someone will pay (even if it's $400, for a $100 knife)HighPlains wrote:Outrageous Buy Now prices are meaningless. It’s just someone fishing for a dupe. Maybe they get lucky occasionally.BAX229 wrote:Ya, that green acrylic makes zero sense
Heres another
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Great-Eas ... SwTitbxJ6k\
And a Charlie 97, 2 weeks ago sold for $155 new, if you could grab one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charlie-Campag ... SwcjBcvi1p
Only completed auction listings give a sense of the state of the market.
As for the green acrylic whittler, I don’t like acrylic scales either. But some guys do. Dead skunk comes to mind.
But more to the point, that is a very scarce knife. GEC whittlers in general are fairly scarce and I believe the 38 was made only in 2015. And that color of acrylic is the third-lowest production total of the whole run. So for someone who really prizes whittlers and really prizes scarcity, this is a valuable knife.
And remember you can’t get these at retail easily. Especially if you joined the GEC game late. I am a relative new-comer and after having bought quite a few GECs I’ve found that I really only get super excited about old, stiff 23s and 73s. So yes, I have paid well above retail sometimes. And I can tell you I don’t regret it. And if I do, then that knife goes back onto the market. And if I take a bath on a knife, that’s just part of the game. As KJ always says, you can’t judge a knife by a picture. You simply have to get them in hand to know if you like them. The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
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Did you all see this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/GREAT-EASTERN- ... fresh=true Went for 520 and that was a 300 dollar bump at the very last second. Impressive. I was thinking of bidding but got out bid early. This one is pretty sweet.
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Extremely nice knife but a very high price. I would like to know what this might sell for in 5 years time.
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There were only a handful or two of the double shields made. There are a number of folks who value it, obviously.
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Wow...these just keep commanding more and more $$$...
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If Charlie's intention is for his TC Barlows to be carried by everybody who buys one, he may have to rethink the quantities.
Things like this are why I've put my ebony and ancient TCs in the safe.
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For those who bought these in the hope of selling for a profit, i think now is a good time to cash in. It might not the absolute top of the market, but i do not see these high prices being maintained for more than another 2-3 years. When some of the dedicated GEC collectors move on to new interests, the very highly price GEC's will begin to drop in price. It will be sudden and precipitous.Tsar Bomba wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:56 pm If Charlie's intention is for his TC Barlows to be carried by everybody who buys one, he may have to rethink the quantities.
Things like this are why I've put my ebony and ancient TCs in the safe.
The knife 'market' has a history of swings in popularity and therefore prices because collector interests change regularly.
Although i believe this, i have also believed things in the past and with things that involved money, i have so far always been wrong.
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I could find 3 or maybe 4 really nice old bone schrades on ebay for around the same price that one TC sold (spread out of course). Lol.
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In November 2018 ,I bought a #48 mini slim trapper in blueberry wavy jigged bone. I paid $146 total for it. A week later one was sold for $120 plus shipping. In 2019 another #48 blueberry was sold for $175 and then another one after that one was sold for $200. Only 20 were made.
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In late 2018 , I bought a 2011 GEC#65 Ben Hogan in Gold Autumn jigged bone. 24 made with no # --- The poor guy lost his job and he had about 15 GEC knives for sale in Evil-bay. He listed it for $150 plus shipping and that is what I paid for it. He made money on every knife he sold , he had some good ones too.. I ended up with a true keeper !
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I don't remotely understand this one. Two drunk guys, watching the Superbowl, in a bidding war?!?!
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Here is one that went for 460. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-GREAT-EAS ... 3814617184
Burnt stag 73.
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This auction is a surprise: 2015 #73 with burnt stag handles. Nice GEC but nothing special or unique about it. The 73 pattern was one of the first GEC's, made in 2006, and there have been many #73 releases since then, both 2 blade & single blade.Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:13 am Here is one that went for 460. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-GREAT-EAS ... 3814617184
Burnt stag 73.
Is there something here that could explain the $460 selling price ?
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