All About Pocket Knives

It never bothers me when I see a knife on Ebay for a crazy number. It's there knife and they can ask any amount they want. I'm not forced to pay there amount, or even obligated to tell them what I think its worth.

I play enough with Remington knives that I think I have a fairly good idea what the OP knife is worth. I was just curious what value others in this community would value it at.

Ironic, that this conversation is taking place today. The most I've ever spent on a knife, is in the $300 range. The day before yesterday, I offered a guy $500, for a GEC that sold a couple of years ago for less than $150. It routinely goes for $300 on Ebay. I really like the knife, they don't come up for sale very often...but, why would I offer him $500 for it? He is a "frequent flier" poster on another knife website. He had placed a post that implied he had just lost his job, in this COVID world. He has a lot of nice knives. I told him I'd give him $500, for this particular knife, if it would help him through the unemployment. So...for me...the knife isn't worth $300, from anyone else...but; the circumstances make it worth $500, if I'm helping him through a rough time. He hasn't responded to my PM, which makes me believe my offer wasn't worth it to him... even though he could go on the secondary market, get a new one and pocket some money...which would have been fine by me. Hope I didn't insult him with my offer.
Commerce and valuation is not "set in stone" or determined in a book.

Some very good replies.The price guides listed are at the least 10 years old and some more than 20.Guides are a fair reference, but the prices are just an old guess.Some are more educated than others.Some knives rarely come up for sale,and a collector may pay way more than an up to date guide would state.

espn77 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:17 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:12 pm I think Price & Zalesky have it listed for $800 Mint. Bernard Levine has a pricing system in his 4th Edition, if one chooses to go that route. Honesty, a knife is worth what someone will pay, that's why I use Ended eBay auctions as a price guide, which might be hard to do for rare antique knives (there might not be any to compare).

Do we put much value in these price guides anymore?

Not much, but Sargent's 2nd Edition from 1989 is pretty close to what similar knives are selling for on eBay. Only took 30 years to get close! The nice thing about books is you can look up a knife and compare it to a picture to try and guess if it's real or counterfeit. Sargent does have a few questionable knives pictured though.

My read of the knife is:

Pluses:
1. Desirable brand – Remington
2. Rare pattern
3. Rare handle material (stag) for Remington
4. Beautiful stag
5. Has a clear blade etch (highly desirable for Remington)
6. Blades look unsharpened and full

Minuses:
1. Pitting and spots on blades – even with this issue this is one of the best examples you could hope to find.

This pattern is rarely available and rarely sold publicly (eBay) so it is very difficult, if not impossible, to establish a widely accepted market value.

If the condition of this knife were closer to original and one of the well-known knife dealers were offering this knife, I would expect the asking price to be $2,500 to $3,000. Given the condition of this knife I would expect an asking price of $1,500 to $2,000. I would expect the selling price to be $1,000 or more. Would I pay that much? Probably not because I’m not interested in this pattern. If it were the lock back pattern, I would be more interested. Of course, the lock back pattern has a significantly higher price.

Thanks for your comments Jerry.

espn77 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:04 pm So $315. That knife has been cleaned, its shinier than mine. Mine has an etch. Is shiny worth more than an etch?

That would be a definite no for me but as seen on eBay could be a yes for some.

Super knife Keith. Hard to put a value on it since these aren't on the shelf at Walmart or seen floating in the Bay (eBay) on a daily basis. At an $800 mint value I would think there would be a line of higher end collectors waiting with cash in hand as well as dealers intent on flipping for a profit.

Thanks for your input Wayne.

I am enjoying the conversation. The only thing that I can add to it is that this is a BEAUTIFUL knife. I live that gorgeous stag!

So...do we ever get a current MSRP on this one?

Doc B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:20 pm So...do we ever get a current MSRP on this one?

The knives value is only the option of its owner.
$1800-$2000 is my opinion

espn77 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:06 am

Doc B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:20 pm So...do we ever get a current MSRP on this one?

The knives value is only the option of its owner.
$1800-$2000 is my opinion

I knew it was a crown jewel, in your collection and you have a mighty fine collection!!!