$480 is a high price. The #77 is quite sought after. I wonder if a Stag 77 of the same year would have sold this high ?
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$480 is a high price. The #77 is quite sought after. I wonder if a Stag 77 of the same year would have sold this high ?
This 2015 Stag 77 is the closest I could find. It's a single blade and not "mint" so maybe not a perfect comparison. Also, it's not up for auction; the seller is asking $500.00 BIN (started out at $550.00 last week). The seller might be surprised at how much he could get for it if he were to list it for auction...I think the majority of the crazy high selling prices we see are the result of bidding wars. I have paid way more for some knives (by getting into bidding wars) at auctions than I would have been willing to pay for BIN--even if they had been listed for the exact same amount I eventually ended up paying--and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who's ever done that.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 2:05 am The #77 is quite sought after. I wonder if a Stag 77 of the same year would have sold this high ?
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kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 4:28 am The seller's FB shows that he has sold a number of GEC knives so i would think he knows the 'rules'.
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Interesting, i trimmed my estimate back because of that very reason, it is a 4 blade, maybe i did not trim enough off.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:57 am I think it will sell for about half of what the #72 sold for. More GEC collectors go for single blade knives that go for multi blade knives.
The #72 got $810 for 1 blade. I think this Cuban Castro will get about $115 per blade.
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With all that information you may have under sold yourself. We shall see how we go.QTCut5 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:33 am I'm going to say $550. A lot of collectors are willing to shell out big bucks for Stag (especially Red and Gnarly Stag) and the covers on this #53 have a lot of character. Also, the seller, Silverladdie, has a huge eBay following (4300) and his knives always seem to command top dollar because of the high level of competition.
Red Stag Cuban Castro SOLD for $371...Roland was closest ($410-$460), I was way off. I give up trying to figure out the GEC collector mentality...Apparently, I have no idea how to gauge GEC prices.
Truth. Case in point, I just picked up a 235120 for $150, and I haven’t recently seen another with a list price / opening bid for less than $200. I think (some) GEC’s are fabulous tools and I am willing to pay a premium for the quality, but more often than not it gets way too steep for my wallet.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:02 am I think there is lot of 'luck' in the sold prices of GEC's at auction. Not all GEC buyers check every new GEC listing. If 2 or more people who do see it decide they must have it then you get a very high selling price. Same knife listed on a different week might have a quite different result.
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Post a photo when you get it. $150 sounds reasonable, in the current market, especially if it was something you really wanted.Steamboat Willie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:15 amTruth. Case in point, I just picked up a 235120 for $150, and I haven’t recently seen another with a list price / opening bid for less than $200. I think (some) GEC’s are fabulous tools and I am willing to pay a premium for the quality, but more often than not it gets way too steep for my wallet.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:02 am I think there is lot of 'luck' in the sold prices of GEC's at auction. Not all GEC buyers check every new GEC listing. If 2 or more people who do see it decide they must have it then you get a very high selling price. Same knife listed on a different week might have a quite different result.
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