Automatic knives, their values, and where is a market?

[Jim Bush]

I recently appraised a small knife collection that had been left to a widow in Middle Tennessee. She has sat on it for several years, but now wishes to divest herself of the knives. Some of the knives are automatics, of which most are practically mint. They were purchased by her husband in Europe in 1988. Some may have come from another source. I took pictures of the larger ones, and they are from top down:
(1) Boker Tree Brand Classic etched on blade
(2) Fileworked blade Hubertus
(3) R. Klaas with Kissing Crane logo on the tang
(4) Red plastic scales with raised deer head--tang marked rostfrei
(5) Stiletto tang marked Rostfrei
(6) Rizzuto stiletto
(7) unmarked commando type
(8) Benchmade
(9)Flash o Matic etched on the blade

She also has a Schrade "Presto" double blade equal end pen and several other marked Hubertus, PBI, and some simply 440 stainless rostfrei. I have a copy of Richard Langston's "Collector's Guide to Switchblade Knives", and can approximate the values based on the book, but without a buyer, a knife is worth nothing. Neither she nor I have the time to tour the various knife shows to try and sell these, so we are looking for someone who would have the interest to purchase the entire lot. If anyone knows a person who likes automatics, please contact me. Thanks, Jim

P.S. She also has a group of mint Randalls that I will be moving, but that are easier to find buyers for.

[Jim Bush]

I want to thank everyone who has responded for their interest. Unfortunately my client has decided to not sell her collection. Her daughter has some sentimental attachment since they are her father's knives, and she wants to keep them. Very understandable, although disappointing for some collectors. Jim