GEC Auctions of Note

[QTCut5]

For those of you (myself included) who like to follow eBay auctions albeit with absolutely no interest in purchasing a particular knife, here are a couple that I'm following on eBay with no intention of purchasing. Just curious to see the final selling prices.

Current Bid: $406.91; Time Remaining: 3 days 18 hrs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255408534453?s ... 1438.l2649

Current bid: $281.00; Time Remaining: 3 days 17 hrs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134032551512?s ... 1438.l2649

My sincere, humble apologies in advance to anyone who feels I stepped on their "bidding toes" by revealing this information prior to the end of the respective auctions. (Hint: bid more $$ )

[Quick Steel]

I admire GEC knives but, increasingly, it seems to me the whole GEC universe has descended into madness.
I am probably mistaken.

[edge213]

Last night I was looking at GEC barrows on ebay, just for fun.
No way would I ever pay these prices.
It is really unbelievable to me.

[QTCut5]

Final selling prices:

$455.00 - GEC #77 Red Sawcut Yankee Barlow


$305.00 - GEC #77 Northfield Stag Barlow

[1967redrider]

I think these were around $85 originally from SMKW-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185478489351?h ... SwLoxit1s4

*Edit- jumped in the last second.

[cudgee]

I think these were around $85 originally from SMKW-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185478489351?h ... SwLoxit1s4

*Edit- jumped in the last second.

That sound about right, they were released in 2019.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Here is a Grinling whittler that is already at 1000 with 6 days to go:https://www.ebay.com/itm/175335824883?h ... SwkNRivOqT.
I like whittlers but 1000 for a factory made whittler?

[cudgee]

I don't care what anyone says, that is insanity.

[kennedy knives]

Here is a Grinling whittler that is already at 1000 with 6 days to go:https://www.ebay.com/itm/175335824883?h ... SwkNRivOqT.
I like whittlers but 1000 for a factory made whittler?

I thought i did good on that one. got $350.00 a week ago

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Every once in a while I get an inquiry asking if I have any Grinling whittlers to sell or trade, but I had no idea the demand was this strong on these. Wish I had a dozen of them.
I guess madness doesn’t have to make sense to the insane.

[QTCut5]

I guess madness doesn’t have to make sense to the insane.

Hey!! I resemble that remark, Mark!!!

[edge213]

I wonder how many GEC sellers just raised their prices.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

I guess madness doesn’t have to make sense to the insane.

Hey!! I resemble that remark, Mark!!!

Well if the shoe fits Q.

[QTCut5]

Tell it to The Monkey...I just grind the organ and he dances his own jig.

[kootenay joe]

Here is a Grinling whittler that is already at 1000 with 6 days to go:https://www.ebay.com/itm/175335824883?h ... SwkNRivOqT.
I like whittlers but 1000 for a factory made whittler?

I thought i did good on that one. got $350.00 a week ago

This Grinling Whittler being bid up to $1000 does not mean that all Grinlings are worth a lot of money. It means that 2 or more bidders have lost control of themselves. Most future Grinling auctions will end with a far lower price.
It is a lucky seller who gets this type of bidding.
kj

[QTCut5]

It is a lucky seller who gets this type of bidding.
kj

Not to mention eBay getting more in fees and the IRS raking in more sales tax.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Here is a Grinling whittler that is already at 1000 with 6 days to go:https://www.ebay.com/itm/175335824883?h ... SwkNRivOqT.
I like whittlers but 1000 for a factory made whittler?

Looks like there were some retractions on this one, the price is now at 650.00.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

The Grinling Whittler sold for 767.
There is another one that ends tomorrow that is already at 500.

[kootenay joe]

What are the rules regarding retracting a bid ?
To me, allowing retractions under anything but strict circumstances (i.e. bidder dies unexpectedly) messes up the fairness of the auction.
I am hoping someone here can explain 'bid retraction' to me.
thanks, kj

[Sharpnshinyknives]

The second Grinling whittler went for 634. Just unbelievable.

I have no idea on the question about bid retractions Roland.

[C-WADE7]

I was discussing this knife auction with a friend and told him about the retraction. He said he believes that the seller has to accept the retraction to make it happen but I don’t see an option on my selling page to do that. That said if a person admitted they typed 1000 instead of 100 early on and said I am not going to pay if I win, then maybe the seller could contact eBay and make it be taken off.

[Open Range-19]

Just incredible;

[Sharpnshinyknives]

I followed that one too. I just don’t understand anyone paying over 500 for a used recent production knife. You could buy a great custom knife for that amount of money.

[gsmith7158]

It's very easy for a bidder to retract a bid on ebay. They give you several choices to explain your retraction . One of the choices is that you made an error when typing your bid which is really just an excuse for I changed my mind and the seller has no say in accepting or declining the retraction..

[CopOut]

I feel like I'm buying a Rolex, in that the secondary market are the actual retailers and everyone else are just part of the supply chain.