OK, what am I missing about this knife,

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:05 pm

HI!

Look at this knife for me. I can't figure out why it would be worth this much money.

Is it the platnium? If so, take it off and put old bone on it for me. Just wanted others thoughts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Vintage-Unique ... dZViewItem

9ball · Post by **9ball** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:56 pm

Hi Pa

,

To a collector these are quite rare. I also worked for a refiner in the late 70's/early 80's when the precious metals market first sky rocketed.

We Destoyed thousands of these type knives and other items for the alloys, then chunked the insides.
Last time I noticed Platinum was well over $800 dollars a troy ounce, I would guess and say at this point it is worth more in metal than as a knife.
But, to a collector of pocket watches or fobs.......

JMO of course

9ball

BTW: Remington made a Platinum fob or Gold/Platinum lobster at one time, I think it was in the 30's. I hope Remington Collector would know for sure.

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:23 pm

PA;
The knife is okay. Did you check out the penny. Depending on mint mark,
It could be worth as much as knife.
W.B.

9ball · Post by **9ball** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:49 pm

Mossdancer

,

Can you see that date on that penny? I am thinking I may need to get my eyes checked also.

9ball

*Spot on Platinum is at $1,236.00 per oz about 10 minutes ago.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:36 pm

Hot Da#*!!

That is almost as expensive as the most recent "Super Secret" quote on SandBar Stag.

Bill (Cornering the market, in his best imitation of the Hunt brothers)

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:48 pm

if this knife is marked platinum on the bail that is probably all that is platinum Stockman

knife-nut · Post by **knife-nut** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:52 pm

What is curious to me is clik on the number of bids and one guy has the high bid and raises his own bid. What is going on?

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:12 am

Stockman,

I may be wrong, but I think that you win the grand prize for reading this knife. I beleive that the bail is the only thing Platnium on this knife. Nice job, but if someone can prove me wrong, I will humbly apologize. Just another test.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:57 am

knife-nut wrote:What is curious to me is clik on the number of bids and one guy has the high bid and raises his own bid. What is going on?

I've seen guys do that as insurance, very commonly using 3 stacked bids. What he did was raise his maximum bid. Sometimes it will scare off some history list watchers. Sometimes it is just someone who will be gone and not near a computer. They want to get it as cheaply as possible yet still win so they put out a series of bids. He did not increase his cost, yet. That happens when someone else makes a bid. I hate the practice and I think it can wreck a sellers auction when a guy has a reputation for it. I've seen it in the Bulldog knives, I usually run it up when I see it. You run prices up on a guy a few times and he stops. DOWNSIDE: I got stuck buying a knife once.