Secondary Market Prices
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The 82 isn't one of the particularly "hot" knives. A stag one recently sold for about$210, bone $145 and micarta a little over 100.
Same for the 29 not being particularly sought after. One recently sold for about $130
Same for the 29 not being particularly sought after. One recently sold for about $130
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I stand corrected my good sir, i should have stated that they vary according to desirability, and there are some of the not so popular drops still available at retailers after being released ages ago. A good guide can be a search through the AAPK store.
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Just a couple of points to make. When knives sell out in seconds and you buy blindly with no time to look over the knife you are buying, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that when some people get one that disappoints, they want to sell it or trade it. That has happened to me many times. There can be such big differences in the handles. So not all the flipping is simply for profit.
My second point is this. I was a stock broker for 26 years. I have seen how this works in markets all over the world. Whenever there is a price difference from one market to another, there will ALWAYS be enterprising people who will exploit those differences. It’s called “arbitrage”, and there are always price differences from one market to another. Entire companies have set up their business to exploit these differences. There are companies that have laid microfiber cables in a straight line from their trading desks to the exchange to exploit minuscule differences in stock, commodities and futures prices. They laid these cables to reduce the time it takes for the information to travel, apparently if you bend a fiber optic cable it slows the flow of the information. So they are trading in millionths of seconds and making millions doing it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone hasn’t already developed a program to buy as many of these knife drops when they happen in order to resell them. Honestly there isn’t anything that true collectors can do except wait out the mania and wait for the prices to drop or play the game today.
My second point is this. I was a stock broker for 26 years. I have seen how this works in markets all over the world. Whenever there is a price difference from one market to another, there will ALWAYS be enterprising people who will exploit those differences. It’s called “arbitrage”, and there are always price differences from one market to another. Entire companies have set up their business to exploit these differences. There are companies that have laid microfiber cables in a straight line from their trading desks to the exchange to exploit minuscule differences in stock, commodities and futures prices. They laid these cables to reduce the time it takes for the information to travel, apparently if you bend a fiber optic cable it slows the flow of the information. So they are trading in millionths of seconds and making millions doing it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone hasn’t already developed a program to buy as many of these knife drops when they happen in order to resell them. Honestly there isn’t anything that true collectors can do except wait out the mania and wait for the prices to drop or play the game today.
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I don't see the relatively small runs as being a "market strategy". Bill Howard who owns GEC wants to make good knives 100% of the time. The size that GEC is now allows him to oversee all stages of production to make sure the high standards are maintained. To have larger runs he would need to have more employees and then his ability to oversee might be compromised. Instead of striving to get larger i think Bill prefers to strive to maintain the current high quality. We almost never hear of a GEC knife with an 'issue'.
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Hum, I thought they were more expensive than that.
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New prices for single blade with Micarta handle start around $80-$90.
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I'd want a bone or dark stag knife. Not a big fan of the micarta handles look.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:11 am New prices for single blade with Micarta handle start around $80-$90.
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For a few years I have questioned the common sense of GEC's marketing strategy. Suppose GEC distributors sell a knife for, say $100. That means that GEC gets less than that. If, in only days or weeks, that same knife sells for $150 on Ebay, then GEC has left most of the profit on that knife to flippers. There has to be a way for GEC to get most of that money. If I were in charge I might mostly abandon distributors and go straight to Ebay in order to realize the actual value of the product. That would mean having a couple of employees to handle sells, and be more complicated than using distributors. But if that doubles the profits ...
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The Dixie stockman is the only GEC that I would be sorely tempted by. But that whittler is really nice too!Doc B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:04 pmHere's a couple 3 blades for you...espn77 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:44 pmFor me, my brain can't comprehend collecting something new, I have some knives that are in pretty rough shape but it's the only example I've been able to come across for a knife that was made 80-100 years ago. In my area the majority of knives sold at the feed store will be case, Moore maker's, schrade. I just like old stuff. I've probably seen them on tables at gun shows but my eyes didn't stop to look at them because they weren't old. I do have a question. Do they make a stockman type knife or only jack knives?
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Mel, I like that idea. I wonder what the knives would go for if they offered them all at auction? That would be interesting. They could also list knives for a buy it now price if they wanted to. They would make a lot more money but the dealers would be out of business. This is one business that could actually do this completely on their own without dealer support. It is the business model that I am trying work w/ my own line of knives.
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I think GEC has gotten such a following...they could just go direct to market and not pay Ebay. If they are out of stock...then, make some more.
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Go to Ebay...search Great Eastern Cutlery Knife...then advanced search "Sold". You won't have to look far, for the popular ones, that go for ridiculous prices.
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Actually the dealers would not go out of business because of losing GEC's allotment. They only get a small amount from them on every drop and they don't make that much on each knife as it is. Most sell a wide variety of brands and styles. It might slow down the amount of traffic they see on their websites though.Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:55 am Mel, I like that idea. I wonder what the knives would go for if they offered them all at auction? That would be interesting. They could also list knives for a buy it now price if they wanted to. They would make a lot more money but the dealers would be out of business. This is one business that could actually do this completely on their own without dealer support. It is the business model that I am trying work w/ my own line of knives.
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I think Bill Howard did not start GEC with the idea of making as much money as possible. I have read numerous posts by those who know Bill that his passion is to make a really good knife that is affordable so that as many people as possible can own and use a top notch USA made knife. So it is 'disappointing' to see secondary market sellers making far more profit than the people and company that make the knives.
If GEC doubled their prices then there would be less in it for flippers but this would go against the stated aim of making affordable knives. At double the price only the wealthier customers could buy them.
Would it be possible to limit buyers to only one knife of each run ? i.e. if pattern #74, then one of each handle material. These could still be flipped but it would decrease the supply of knives being flipped. However i cannot see how buyers could be ID'd so that they could be blocked from buying multiples.
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If GEC doubled their prices then there would be less in it for flippers but this would go against the stated aim of making affordable knives. At double the price only the wealthier customers could buy them.
Would it be possible to limit buyers to only one knife of each run ? i.e. if pattern #74, then one of each handle material. These could still be flipped but it would decrease the supply of knives being flipped. However i cannot see how buyers could be ID'd so that they could be blocked from buying multiples.
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Sometimes you just have to let the free enterprise system find its own balance. I think this is one of those situations.
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I love GEC knives, and I have a connection to them because my family is from Titusville. I have been to the GEC factory, bought some knives from their shop there and enjoyed the experience. I have a respectable collection and I was picking up one here and there on a semi-regular basis about 6-8 years ago.
However, I have only bought one GEC in the past three years as prices seem to be ever moving up-wards. Now, I like the idea of getting a used GEC knife that is already "broken in" at a lower price. It makes it easier to make that knife a "user" as I am pretty hard on my daily use knives. That being said, it seems very hard these days to find a "deal" on a used GEC. So for now I will stick with the GEC knives I have and I have some great ones, but most likely not adding to the collection anytime soon.
However, I have only bought one GEC in the past three years as prices seem to be ever moving up-wards. Now, I like the idea of getting a used GEC knife that is already "broken in" at a lower price. It makes it easier to make that knife a "user" as I am pretty hard on my daily use knives. That being said, it seems very hard these days to find a "deal" on a used GEC. So for now I will stick with the GEC knives I have and I have some great ones, but most likely not adding to the collection anytime soon.
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Can you still go to the GEC factory, or is it no longer open to the public, just curious.GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:42 am I love GEC knives, and I have a connection to them because my family is from Titusville. I have been to the GEC factory, bought some knives from their shop there and enjoyed the experience. I have a respectable collection and I was picking up one here and there on a semi-regular basis about 6-8 years ago.
However, I have only bought one GEC in the past three years as prices seem to be ever moving up-wards. Now, I like the idea of getting a used GEC knife that is already "broken in" at a lower price. It makes it easier to make that knife a "user" as I am pretty hard on my daily use knives. That being said, it seems very hard these days to find a "deal" on a used GEC. So for now I will stick with the GEC knives I have and I have some great ones, but most likely not adding to the collection anytime soon.
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It looks as if they are still open. I just checked their web-site (I don't see any notice about Covid-19 related closure) It says:cudgee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 5:14 amCan you still go to the GEC factory, or is it no longer open to the public, just curious.GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:42 am I love GEC knives, and I have a connection to them because my family is from Titusville. I have been to the GEC factory, bought some knives from their shop there and enjoyed the experience. I have a respectable collection and I was picking up one here and there on a semi-regular basis about 6-8 years ago.
However, I have only bought one GEC in the past three years as prices seem to be ever moving up-wards. Now, I like the idea of getting a used GEC knife that is already "broken in" at a lower price. It makes it easier to make that knife a "user" as I am pretty hard on my daily use knives. That being said, it seems very hard these days to find a "deal" on a used GEC. So for now I will stick with the GEC knives I have and I have some great ones, but most likely not adding to the collection anytime soon.
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Thank you.GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 5:25 amIt looks as if they are still open. I just checked their web-site (I don't see any notice about Covid-19 related closure) It says:cudgee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 5:14 amCan you still go to the GEC factory, or is it no longer open to the public, just curious.GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:42 am I love GEC knives, and I have a connection to them because my family is from Titusville. I have been to the GEC factory, bought some knives from their shop there and enjoyed the experience. I have a respectable collection and I was picking up one here and there on a semi-regular basis about 6-8 years ago.
However, I have only bought one GEC in the past three years as prices seem to be ever moving up-wards. Now, I like the idea of getting a used GEC knife that is already "broken in" at a lower price. It makes it easier to make that knife a "user" as I am pretty hard on my daily use knives. That being said, it seems very hard these days to find a "deal" on a used GEC. So for now I will stick with the GEC knives I have and I have some great ones, but most likely not adding to the collection anytime soon.
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You are welcome If you ever get a chance to go visit Titusville, I would recommend it if you are nearby. I was lucky, I went there when the Queen factory was still open and I bought a couple of knives from their shop as well.
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Getting to be more of a spectator sport.
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A spectator sport, it is for most people who like knives. Just saw a recently released one, i think it was around the $90 mark, but will stand corrected, going for, or asking price, $309.
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Saw a bunch of stag vipers in the completed auctions and most were around the $275 mark with one at $300. Glad I got on the list when I did.
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Saw a GEC that retailed for $140 in a recent release go for $450, and a SFO Charlie Campagna that i paid $120 for bring $425. $425