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Originally Posted by nozh_scrap
share some of your stories hammerdown...I'm a sucker for these types of things.  |
Pick a famous knife. Lets track down some facts !!!!!
Expose the raw underbelly.
We always lament over how ebay is full of fakes. people jack up their knife stories to get the best price for some old POS. This is not a new phenom. It has been going on since Og told Grog about the magical Mastadon killing power of his blades, made from his "secret chert stash" on the other side of the Sacred Mountain and blessed by the tribes Shaman. It continues today in every flea market , gun show and swapmeet I would be willing to bet every collector has been burned more than a few times by a good knife story. I know I have. And everytime, I had nothing to blaim but my own ignorance and greed. Knife trading is a game. Just that. a mans game, and dare I say, a gentlemans game. Like liers poker, it is up to the listener to determine if the teller is just playing dumb, is dumb, or is an outright hornswoggler. We are powerless to change the rules, and should we, if we could? Hate the game if you must, but not the player. I myself am but a babe in the woods. Learning and doing homework is part of the fun. Lets learn something together.
That Richtig in the pic above sold recently on ebay for $222.50. I sat with my finger poised over a 500 dollar bid till time ran out. I could not deside whether to bid or not. What was going thru my mind? First, is it real? If it is real how much would it be worth? 3000? 5000? priceless? If it is real, how come it is going for so cheap? Of all the knowledgable collectors on ebay that have "Richtig" programmed into there favorite searches, how come they are not bidding? Will it explode in the last 30 seconds? If so, my punk a$$ 500 will be swallowed up instantly. No, maybe I will get it for 223, then, if it is fake, I won't be out.....much. If you can call two bills and some change, "Not much".
Ok, bid. no, don't bid. Bid. Don't bid. Bid....TIMES UP! ....ARRRRGGGGGG!
Was it real? , I say "was" cuz it is gone. Should I ask now and kick myself in the butt if it was, and look stupid for asking? Should I have asked before? "What, and call attention to it and really drive the price thru the ceiling?
They say only black steel will burn ya, but you never know unless you've touched it before.