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1.5% of 321,000,000 is 4,815,000.

msteele6 wrote:1.5% of 321,000,000 is 4,815,000.

Funny! I was using a calculator which gave the same answer to anything I put into it. Thanks for putting that right.

You're welcome.

The future cannot be predicted. Things happen that were not foreseen or predicted that have far reaching consequences. 911 is a recent example of this. Many aspects of our daily lives changed permanently on that day. So if something were to happen that somehow created an interest in old knives, there would be a sudden surge in number of collectors. And guys like us who happen to have many of the best knives would be sitting pretty.
I don't think this will happen, but it could.
kj

kootenay joe wrote:And guys like us who happen to have many of the best knives would be sitting pretty.

I wish I was one of those guys!

Quote: " wish I was one of those guys".
Are you sure that you are not already 'sitting pretty' ? Paul, you have lots of fine knives but it's good to need more because prices now are relatively low so keep buying. The more you buy the prettier you will sit when the masses of new collectors come looking for 'the old ones'.
kj

Case in point.... the market is gonna have to cool down if I want to obtain one of my holy grails...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/322511362936?ss ... 1436.l2649

Quote: "the market is gonna have to cool down"
I think the market for Schrade knives has been cool and recently might be recovering. I recall Schrade prices being higher ~10 years ago and then declining somewhat since then. It is hard to be sure, but i think average selling prices now are still below those of 10 years ago.
It is possible that Schrade prices today will seem like a bargain 2 years from now.
kj

gwelker62 wrote:Case in point.... the market is gonna have to cool down if I want to obtain one of my holy grails...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/322511362936?ss ... 1436.l2649

I think that's a fair price for such a nice condition 2OT. Yeah, it's almost as much as a glock, but it looks better

I happen to know where that went, and it is in a good home. (Not mine).
One of these days maybe Eric will show us why he sold that one. I happen to know about that, also.

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Yeah, it's almost as much as a glock, but it looks better

Some fitting companions:
http://famars.com/#!custom-engraving/c1x3z

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Yeah, it's almost as much as a glock, but it looks better

Being a glock is fugly... that's not saying much.

Very nice Bohrade. Seller suggests it may be "very weared." Understandably, since it was made in the 1920s, although none of my Bohrade Waldens were made until 1947 or later, it must be very rare indeed.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOHRADE-WALDEN- ... SwblZZIKeg

tongueriver wrote:Very nice Bohrade. Seller suggests it may be "very weared." Understandably, since it was made in the 1920s, although none of my Bohrade Waldens were made until 1947 or later, it must be very rare indeed.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOHRADE-WALDEN- ... SwblZZIKeg

Well now is your chance to get what may be the only schrade walden made in the 1920's. Do not delay, lest somebody else spots the deal.

To me the handle material looks the same as on the 2Ot that was on Ebay just a few weeks ago. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Schrade ... SwkShY8~yU

Tendots I think you are right.

Fakes ...? On eBay?

WTF?