Mail Call !-Post your new pick-ups here............

[gwelker62]

This weeks acquisition..

A 885UH from one of the AAPK sellers.

A Walden 34OT, this one is as minty as they come.

A 285UH Mississippi Trapper edition.

[ken98k]

Just got this Queen #10 Jack. What's different about it is it's a barehead. It is not capped. This is the first time I've seen this.
Cross posted in the Queen forum.

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Nice!

[TripleF]

Spent the weekend in Tampa holding......decided to deliver today as opposed to Saturday

[BWT]

That's an excellent haul Scott, looks good to me!!!

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

Scott, the Schrade Warden and the stockman from Germany look interesting, as does the little mini fixed blade with the sheath.

[TripleF]

Scott, the Schrade Warden and the stockman from Germany look interesting, as does the little mini fixed blade with the sheath.

Everything's for sale....send me a PM if interested...

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

Today was a very interesting mail call - both are firsts for me!!

My first Ka-bar knife! A #1047 2-blade that I *think* is from the 70s according to the tang stamp (from my brief google searches, dating a Ka-bar seems to be tricky). I got this knife very cheap because someone really buggered-up the pen blade. I have no idea how they did that...

I also got my first Queen knife! A #4220 Peanut from the "Rawhide Series". This one is from 1982 and I also got this one cheap. The Queen Rawhide Series doesn't seem to be very desirable, and this example's obviously used condition seems to have made it even less desirable - which makes it perfect for me!

[ken98k]

Spent the weekend in Tampa holding......decided to deliver today as opposed to Saturday

I like that tiny fixed blade.

[doglegg]

Girl Scouts but with out cookies came calling today. The leaders knife is marked Utica and the scout knife is marked Kutmaster. They both need a little cleaning up. A better time when little girls were encouraged to carry their own knife.

Utica and Kutmaster Girl Scout knives.

[doglegg]

Twoflowersluggage, it looks like those two would fit nicely in a pocket. Good finds.

[TigerWolf_Rosebud]

Mail man made my day! 2017 Case Sod Buster CV

[jmh58]

NICE CASE Soddy!! KOOL!! John

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

You know, I don't think I have ever said this before, but I'm kind of hoping the purchases I made in the last week kind of spread out a little bit and don't get delivered all at the same time. Having a pile of 4 or 5 small padded envelopes and boxes all arrive on the same day just leads to questions I would rather not have to answer.

I never thought I would be hoping for the USPS to slow down a little...

[Railsplitter]

You know, I don't think I have ever said this before, but I'm kind of hoping the purchases I made in the last week kind of spread out a little bit and don't get delivered all at the same time. Having a pile of 4 or 5 small padded envelopes and boxes all arrive on the same day just leads to questions I would rather not have to answer.

I never thought I would be hoping for the USPS to slow down a little...

Ha! I'm in a similar situation, but different. I have one knife on the way that should arrive either tomorrow or Thursday. It's the last knife I intend to buy for a couple months. I'm excited about getting it but on the other hand, I wouldn't mind too much if it took a day or three longer to arrive as I won't have anything to look forward to after that.

[kootenay joe]

" It's the last knife I intend to buy for a couple months"
What happens if during these 2 months you see a very special knife, say a GEC Whaler with ivory handles and a BIN of $300 ? Wouldn't you HAVE to buy it ? It's probably worth 3-4 x the asking price.
If you are truly serious, best to not look at knives on ebay until the 'cease buying' directive is dropped.
kj

[Railsplitter]

" It's the last knife I intend to buy for a couple months"
What happens if during these 2 months you see a very special knife, say a GEC Whaler with ivory handles and a BIN of $300 ? Wouldn't you HAVE to buy it ? It's probably worth 3-4 x the asking price.
If you are truly serious, best to not look at knives on ebay until the 'cease buying' directive is dropped.
kj

It's not a financial decision or even a necessity of any kind. I just feel like I need to slow down as I've been getting a little carried away lately. My plan is to focus on selling a few instead of buying a few. I enjoy selling too although not as much as buying. It helps feed the fever a little bit and still keeps me active.

But yes, if I see a knife that I absolutely must have I'll be on it like...............well, you get my point.

[Ivoryman]

You guys kill me. That's rich. I laughed and laughed because we're birds of a feather. On the rare occasion I buy two the same week or close together, it is a real bummer and let down when they come the same day. Absolutely better if the joy is spread out over different days. And yeah, when I know it's going to be a month or two before the next knife I can afford, I don't mind if it's delayed a week. A week I tell ya. KJ, you obviously don't have the problem we have. If I saw that knife you describe, I wouldn't be able to get it. If my funds are gone, my funds are gone, until I make more, or sell something to compensate, I have to decline. Unlike some I can't buy every knife I like. Limits you know. Budgetary constraints, marital smooth sailing, kids college fund.....

[jerryd6818]

I'll be on it like...............well, you get my point.

A duck on a bug.
White on rice.
Oprah on a pork chop.
Stink on cooked cabbage.

Practicing self restraint boss.

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

It's the last knife I intend to buy for a couple months.

Each of the five knives I bought in the last week was "the last knife I intended to buy for a couple of months"...

[zzyzzogeton]

I've given up hoping for the USPS to ever deliver in a manner that is best for me.

I have had packages take forever to show up and I've had packages arrive early.

The "worst" combination of deliveries was the time I picked up over 40 "sharp & pointies" at one time.

I had several knives have delayed shipping due to sellers being out of pocket for a bit, a long holiday weekend, some knives arriving on time, USPS somehow getting a few knives from the far reaches of the nation in early and 4 or 5 coming in from the UK/Poland/France that had extended shipping times.

I went to the PO and found 3 drop box keys in my box and multiple "package too large" cards for some swords/machetes/sword bayonets coming in and some signature required cards.

The PO clerk came out pushing one of those big 4 wheel canvas carts full of boxes. I then finished filling it up with the packages out of the drop box. Came home with the whole back seat full of knives and swords.

When I got home, I just pulled around back and packed the whole pile straight to the shop. Took me over 3 hours to unbox, examine, oil and tag them all. It was kind of disappointing really. Rather than getting to "savor" them one or two at a time and appreciate them for a while, I had a "sharps overload" moment.

The good news is that being single, I don't don't have to justify my purchases to any one. As long as I can pay the bills, no one cares what I do.

[Railsplitter]

I'll be on it like...............well, you get my point.

A duck on a bug.
White on rice.
Oprah on a pork chop.
Stink on cooked cabbage.

Practicing self restraint boss.

Yeah, White on rice. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

[kootenay joe]

"The good news is that being single, I don't don't have to justify my purchases to any one. As long as I can pay the bills, no one cares what I do"
Me too. Being single is a big help towards being an out of control knife collector.
As for funds i have a line of credit from when i did have an income that justified the bank's granting this L of C.
I ran it up to about $55,000 buying knives. Now i am selling the knives to pay it off. The advantage of having this L.of C. is that i can use it to buy almost any knife whenever it shows up. The disadvantage is going into debt.
kj

[TripleF]

Two small ones today....no markings...

[doglegg]

Glad to see the mail man today. No bills and a GEC # 57. Very pleased.

iKC club knife. GEC # 57 Geppetto Whittler

[Railsplitter]

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Oh man! That is really nice!