GEC Auctions of Note
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That 15 went for 433, wow.
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I paid $130.00 for this exact same model (488213) on 12/18/2018. This one just sold for $362.53.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313603611909?s ... true&rt=nc
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313603611909?s ... true&rt=nc
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That is high for a #48 pattern. For some reason it is not a popular pattern. But how can a Trapper not be popular among collectors of Traditional pattern knives ? People do seem to like the "Smooth White Bone" handles. If you use one you will find that the handle shows any dirt on it whereas a jigged bone handle would still look clean.
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Instead of being in the knife collecting business, I should be in the knife selling business.
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To be more specific: the GEC knife selling business. I do not know of any other modern knives that regularly sell for way above original price.1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:16 pm Instead of being in the knife collecting business, I should be in the knife selling business.
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$447.00 for this Northwoods Signal Jack. That's a lot, to be sure, but I really expected this one to sell for more.
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This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
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My goodness!FarSide wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:31 pm This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
What the heck is wrong with people?
Up to $550 with over 4 days still to go.
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My goodness!edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:39 pm [quote=FarSide post_id=941906 time=<a href="tel:1629127886">1629127886</a> user_id=20888]
This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
What the heck is wrong with people?
Up to $550 with over 4 days still to go.
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I’ve recently watched with satisfaction as several GEC auctions quietly ended with no bids. I thought maybe knife buyers were finally growing tired of the exorbitant prices sellers we’re trying to wrench out of their knives. Guess I was wrong...
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And then there’s this guy! Not only is the knife heavily used, but he’s bastardized it! Is he for real??
He’s got zero transactions on eBay, this is his very first listing. Part of me thinks this is a prank.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/great-eastern- ... 632-2357-0
He’s got zero transactions on eBay, this is his very first listing. Part of me thinks this is a prank.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/great-eastern- ... 632-2357-0
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Note this in the description:Steamboat Willie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:04 pm And then there’s this guy! Not only is the knife heavily used, but he’s bastardized it! Is he for real??
He’s got zero transactions on eBay, this is his very first listing. Part of me thinks this is a prank.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/great-eastern- ... 632-2357-0
If you know what they are and want it bad enough you’ll pay what I’m asking because I truly don’t even want to part with it.
I know what this is--an expensive knife with ugly modifications and no discerning GEC collector would even bother looking at a knife that has not only been someone's EDC for years, but was heavily modified. You'd have to pay me $500 to take it off your hands. Knives with these types of modifications are what sell as "parts or repair lots" of 5-10 knives for $50 or less. I know, as I have a Camillus USN EO someone similarly bastardized (spear into clip) that came to me that way--a lot of 5 for $25.
We have members here who turn inexpensive knives into works of art. We have a guy here who turned an expensive knife into a piece of junk. Presumably this guy saw the crazy GEC prices and thought he could offload this thing. Given his remarks and the stupid price, eBay should pull the listing.
Why would someone make such a modification? When I see the file work on the pen blade, and the (poorly) modified spear, methinks he tried to make a whittling knife. I would say, with these modifications, it may be worth a tenth of his insane asking price, but that's a stretch.
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I also saw this one. If some moron buys this I think I will sell all of my GECs.Steamboat Willie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:04 pm And then there’s this guy! Not only is the knife heavily used, but he’s bastardized it! Is he for real??
He’s got zero transactions on eBay, this is his very first listing. Part of me thinks this is a prank.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/great-eastern- ... 632-2357-0
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There are quite a few good mint GEC knives on ebay for well under his $500 price for a 'wrecked' knife.
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edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:39 pmMy goodness!FarSide wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:31 pm This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
What the heck is wrong with people?
Up to $550 with over 4 days still to go.
FarSide wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:31 pm This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
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Steamboat Willie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:04 pm And then there’s this guy! Not only is the knife heavily used, but he’s bastardized it! Is he for real??
He’s got zero transactions on eBay, this is his very first listing. Part of me thinks this is a prank.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/great-eastern- ... 632-2357-0
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Steamboat Willie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:59 pmMy goodness!edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:39 pm [quote=FarSide post_id=941906 time=<a href="tel:1629127886">1629127886</a> user_id=20888]
This #77 CC SFO has climbed faster than I thought.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?h ... Sw8D1hGcOl
What the heck is wrong with people?
Up to $550 with over 4 days still to go.
Still not done...just under two days still remaining on the auction and it's up over $800!!! How much higher will it go?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?s ... 1438.l2649
If it reaches $1,000 Eric (ea42) owes everyone following this thread a free beer (I'm pretty sure that's the rule! )
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I have the exact same Washington Jack. Maybe i should post it here for $800 ? (with free shipping !!)
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2017 Northfield #78 Stag American Jack: $550.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/393498222590?m ... 7675.l2557
https://www.ebay.com/itm/393498222590?m ... 7675.l2557
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High price but it an exceptionally handsome knife !QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:01 am 2017 Northfield #78 Stag American Jack: $550.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/393498222590?m ... 7675.l2557
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WOW !!!
The Washington Jack shown above is now at $1,000 with 45 minutes left to go.
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The Washington Jack shown above is now at $1,000 with 45 minutes left to go.
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Why "settle" for a lousy $800 when you could possibly get $1,000? The second highest bidder of this 2014 Washington Jack just might still want one badly enough to pay through the nose like the winner did.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:48 am I have the exact same Washington Jack. Maybe i should post it here for $800 ? (with free shipping !!)
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The amount this Washington Jack sold for is mind-boggling Perhaps the winning bidder was more caught up in winning the auction than in buying a knife for a semi-reasonable price (a very attractive knife, to be sure, but even so...). Who knows what people are thinking when they (over)pay this much for a knife? Not me, that's for sure.
So, the final buzzer has sounded, the checkered flag has waved and the results are in: an astonishing, unbelievable
$1,025 (plus $6.95 shipping).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?s ... 1438.l2649
Congratulations to Eric (ea42)...who now owes each of us a beer!
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QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:07 amWhy "settle" for a lousy $800 when you could possibly get $1,000? The second highest bidder of this 2014 Washington Jack just might still want one badly enough to pay through the nose like the winner did.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:48 am I have the exact same Washington Jack. Maybe i should post it here for $800 ? (with free shipping !!)
kj
The amount this Washington Jack sold for is mind-boggling Perhaps the winning bidder was more caught up in winning the auction than in buying a knife for a semi-reasonable price (a very attractive knife, to be sure, but even so...). Who knows what people are thinking when they (over)pay this much for a knife? Not me, that's for sure.
So, the final buzzer has sounded, the checkered flag has waved and the results are in: an astonishing, unbelievable
$1,025 (plus $6.95 shipping).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324754599407?s ... 1438.l2649
2014 GEC Washington Jack.jpg
Congratulations to Eric (ea42)...who now owes each of us a beer!
How stupid!!
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There are plenty of people who have made huge amounts of money thanks to the internet and luck. To such people spending $1,000 is as easy as it is for me to spend $10, not much thought required.
It might have a ripple effect and result in higher prices for all GEC's on the secondary market ?
I have a GEC made Northwoods Norfolk Whittler with elephant ivory handles that i value at $1500 but it is NSF.
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It might have a ripple effect and result in higher prices for all GEC's on the secondary market ?
I have a GEC made Northwoods Norfolk Whittler with elephant ivory handles that i value at $1500 but it is NSF.
kj