How much have you invested?

GohawnFG · #1

I haven't been in the game for long, and I'm just curious about what you all have under your belt. I officially began my collection Sep '10, so it has only been 5 months. I'm the proud owner of 12 blades, and have invested 1k in total :eek: It's a huge deal to me as a full time student, and I'm constantly looking for odd dimes and dollars to put into my knife fund.

So what are your stats?

TexSierra · #2

I have 53 Spyderco's in my collection, and have given 6 or 7 as gifts...I hate to think how much I have "invested" in the brand.

Dr. Snubnose · #3

For me it's hundreds...but I have invested more blood, sweat and tears I care to think about....Doc :D

StangBang · #4

I'm a college student too but I am pretty lucky in that I have 2 jobs so that gives me enough free money to afford a knife every now and then :D I know I'm not a top collector by any means but I think currently I am at about $2,100 in Spydies, $1750 in Striders and probably around $700 in other brands

IrishSpyder22 · #5

I am up to about 20 or so spyderco knives with a few more on the way. I not really sure on dollar amount but I'm sure it's well over a grand.I also have 30 or 40 more in other brands : sebenza,benchmade,kershaw,buck,crkt, but spyderco is my absolute favorite.

npueppke · #6

I currently have 5 Spydies. I have had up to 15 or 16 at a time. I'm trying to reduce my collection even further.

Evil D · #7

Not a lot, but i've put more money in than i've gotten knives out if that makes any sense...the local knife shop has a trade in deal that i sucker myself into all the time so i end up paying more for a knife than i would outright, but it affords me to trade up on knives i wouldn't have the cash to buy out right.

The Deacon · #8

Not a cent, because I don't consider the money I've spent on knives an investment, I consider it money spent on something which brings me pleasure. I don't enjoy sightseeing, dining out, or the theater. I don't buy tickets to professional sports, or rock concerts and I don't currently participate in any expensive sports or other expensive hobbies.

GohawnFG · #9

TexSierra wrote:I have 53 Spyderco's in my collection, and have given 6 or 7 as gifts...I hate to think how much I have "invested" in the brand.

I've given several knives as gifts too, and I hate to think how much THAT adds up to.

Dr. Snubnose wrote:For me it's hundreds...but I have invested more blood, sweat and tears I care to think about....Doc :D

Lol, speaking of blood, I just got my first knife bite, from a Gerber of all things :confused: Ironically I was examining the edge because it came dull out of the box, and accidentally ran my finger the wrong direction. So much for being dull.

StangBang wrote:I'm a college student too but I am pretty lucky in that I have 2 jobs so that gives me enough free money to afford a knife every now and then :D I know I'm not a top collector by any means but I think currently I am at about $2,100 in Spydies, $1750 in Striders and probably around $700 in other brands

I constantly think about how much more I'd be in in knives if I had more funds to back them. Sometimes I feel frustrated in that I can't afford certain ones, and other times I feel relieved because of it :p

IrishSpyder22 wrote:I am up to about 20 or so spyderco knives with a few more on the way. I not really sure on dollar amount but I'm sure it's well over a grand.I also have 30 or 40 more in other brands : sebenza,benchmade,kershaw,buck,crkt, but spyderco is my absolute favorite.

Looks like you easily surpassed 1k. On Spydies alone I've only spent about half a grand so far. Lone Wolf, CRKT, Gerber, Sanrenmu, and Opinel make up the rest.

npueppke wrote:I currently have 5 Spydies. I have had up to 15 or 16 at a time. I'm trying to reduce my collection even further.

That actually sounds like a great number to stick to. I'm not as much a knife user as a collector, so there's the danger of hoarding too many of them.

Evil D wrote:Not a lot, but i've put more money in than i've gotten knives out if that makes any sense...the local knife shop has a trade in deal that i sucker myself into all the time so i end up paying more for a knife than i would outright, but it affords me to trade up on knives i wouldn't have the cash to buy out right.

I wish I had a nice B&M shop nearby. I think being able to handle the knife before you pull the trigger makes a big difference(though it would only tempt me all the more).

The Deacon wrote:Not a cent, because I don't consider the money I've spent on knives an investment, I consider it money spent on something which brings me pleasure. I don't enjoy sightseeing, dining out, or the theater. I don't buy tickets to professional sports, or rock concerts and I don't currently participate in any expensive sports or other expensive hobbies.

I used "investment" for lack of a better word. I feel that they are a type of investment for me, because I put money into them and they work for me, whether it be literal functionality or just collecting purposes and eye candy. And god forbid if one day I need it, I can get a few bucks out of them too. Much more of an investment for me, as I don't have steady money coming in.

JNewell · #10

With a nod to Paul's point, whatever the verb would be, it's more than I'm comfortable posting in public.

chuck_roxas45 · #11

A large part of my disposable income which I also am not comfortable posting nor thinking about. :D

SmoothOne25 · #12

10k plus! just shy 300 total...

...and every penny worth it. im enjoying myslef.

yablanowitz · #13

I've been accumulating knives for about 45 years. The total dollars spent is more than I've spent on cars and trucks in the same period. Spyderco brand alone accounts for over $10K.

JNewell · #14

yablanowitz wrote:I've been accumulating knives for about 45 years. The total dollars spent is more than I've spent on cars and trucks in the same period. Spyderco brand alone accounts for over $10K.

Yes...but I still have the knives...the cars, well...

The thing that shocks me when I think about it is how expensive many of the knives are relative to, say, firearms. :eek:

unit · #15

The Deacon wrote:Not a cent, because I don't consider the money I've spent on knives an investment, I consider it money spent on something which brings me pleasure. I don't enjoy sightseeing, dining out, or the theater. I don't buy tickets to professional sports, or rock concerts and I don't currently participate in any expensive sports or other expensive hobbies.

That is about how I look at it....

But I will add that I have invested a considerable amount of time.

I have invested time in learning, helping others to learn, and in modifying/improving/embellishing my knives. If you look at my time invested and place some value on it (even a VERY low value), it would be a greater sum than what my cash outlay for knives is.

My point is, this (for me) is way more than buying boxes with knives in them...

Doc Pyres · #16

SmoothOne25 wrote:

...and every penny worth it. I'm enjoying myself.

Agreed! :D

npueppke · #17

I'm just really not a collector, but I like buying knives to try them out. The problem is that I usually end up using them, at least a little, and have to sell at a loss.

StangBang · #18

SmoothOne25 wrote:10k plus! just shy 300 total...

...and every penny worth it. im enjoying myslef.

Exactly :D Hey isn't that what it is about?

unit · #19

npueppke wrote:I'm just really not a collector, but I like buying knives to try them out. The problem is that I usually end up using them, at least a little, and have to sell at a loss.

I like to say that I sell them for their depreciated value. I figure the joy of ownership is worth the depreciation.

That said, I only VERY rarely sell them. In fact, I have given away more than I have sold...

gunnut35 · #20

I only had two Spydercos in Oct 2010 and now i have 34 on hand, 4 on the way, and i have given away 6 since then. I really have no idea of how much i have spent....