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jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:50 am

wow. $3700. on ebay. what's your opinion?

johnnie

LC · Post by LC » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:31 pm

Looks to good to be true that old of a knife anyway

Looks like it just came from the factory but I am not the pro

knifeaholic should be along soon

knifeaholic · Post by **knifeaholic** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:11 pm

Looks authentic and a nice piece but has been buffed up.

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:20 pm

I'd say it was buffed up alright $3,700.00 WOW!!!

So in the real world does that increase the price of other knives in it's class or is it a one time fluke that other folks will ignore?? The knife market seems to be what a person is willing to pay in the moment...Not what some book or expert has laid out in a guidline no matter how much sense it makes...

I'm just pondering here

Sunburst

knifeaholic · Post by **knifeaholic** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:25 pm

sunburst wrote:I'd say it was buffed up alright $3,700.00 WOW!!!

So in the real world does that increase the price of other knives in it's class or is it a one time fluke that other folks will ignore?? The knife market seems to be what a person is willing to pay in the moment...Not what some book or expert has laid out in a guidline no matter how much sense it makes...

I'm just pondering here

Sunburst

Well, many buyers of antique pocket knives are absolutely MESMERIZED by shiny overbuffed blades. This seems to be especially true for older Case knives. You can show someone a very nice unused old Tested with blades that are full and unsharpened but are stained, and they will turn their nose up at it. Show them the same knife with 20% blade wear and with shiny overbuffed blades, and they will go crazy over it. I never understood this mentality, but it seems to be prevalent.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:33 am

I don't think you could buff it up enough to get me to pay $3700 !!!
But it is in great shape.

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:10 pm

did it sell?

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:13 pm