The Knife Guy Episode 134: Are Knives Good Investments?

[@metal_complex]

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[@the.shotgun.approach]

The more people who fall in love with knives, the better for all of us, and the potential for increased value in our knives. I'm fairly new to it, but I became a "knife junky" relatively quickly. In 12 months I have accumulated 13 knives, all above $300 and up to $800. The love for these pieces of art is not so easy to convey to a non knife lover. I never thought I'd give a shit about knives but here I am, totally obsessed!

[@vintagejock3951]

Same here I bought 2 knives in under a week so far One is a dagger and the other is a bowie. Aitor oso negro to be exact. Its a smaller bowie

[@frankiejdwm_edc1037]

I just missed the pokemon thing, but my younger cousin did, and my son does now. Now as far as knives for investments, I don't see them that way. But it is a cool hobbies and you can sometimes get back what you paid for something, when you wanna try something new. Only knife I made something on was a Chaves group knife. Everything else sold for what I paid or less. Here for the love of sharp stuff, not trying to profit. I also use my knives, the couple safe queens I've had go first, to fund the next thing.

[@rekloki]

Tungsten carbide is used in cutters in machining. It is a sintered powder metal formed onto a shape that is then machine ground into the final shape. They are made to cut anything from aluminum to inconel, and everything in between. Depending on the grade of carbide, it's toughness and edge retention are excellent. Being a high hardness material, it can be very brittle and will not stand up to sudden impact very well. It is extremely difficult to sharpen. Being a CNC programmer I am very familiar with a wide variety of carbide and I have to understand the situation each cutter will be used in to make sure the cutting parameters are sufficient to keep the cutter life up as well as the surface finish of the part it is cutting. I would love to get a blade made out of carbide some day, but I don't look forward to sharpening it! Keep up the good work. I love hearing various opinions on subjects in the knife world. Others have widely different experiences than myself, and will have a perspective I would never have had. When a person has a ridgid view on something that is subjective, they will never hear anything different from their opinion! Don't let people get to you. Ramble on as long as you want, take as many tangents as you need. I enjoy your video's! Edit: whatever you do, don't drop that carbide blade! It will shatter!

[@cubeheadgameing]

Exactly. I buy knives. I have overpaid for a few. That’s ok, because I buy them because I like them, not because I think I will make it big if I hoard them long enough.

[@bullridermusic2054]

Your story is exactly the same as mine, I overpaid for my Halo V and my Halo VI along with my Microtech Stitch, probably a couple other ones, because they make me happy. I find that there is an art in knives in the mechanical way they work and all the different functions, blade shapes, steels, configurations. It breaks my heart sometimes that my siblings and my family don't understand that. Then you have people who will go out and collect stamps. 🤦‍♂️ yeah and I'm the one that's strange.

[@nickedcr2320]

My Mom who is in her mid 60’s now, use to work at a Mattel inc. for a few summers when she was 15-16. Barbies were like $2.50 in store and she could get them for $0.50-1.50 with a discount. Lmao and she intentionally started a collection because she knew they would be worth more one day. So when I show her new knives and tell her how much it was ... she gets it! Even the hype factor. I was shocked at how much she loves the xm-18 😆😆

[@pabloxi2886]

i’m still afraid to tell my family how much i paid for my first xm....i have 4 now

[@jakescoolstuff22]

All the knives!! Flipped with descriptions y'all The RHKBST is blowing up insane. However I scored 2 gems in the last 3 weeks. Battle Black Eklipse Bowie. Knife Center Exclusive Stonewashed Black DLC aka DARK HORSE XM18 3.5 Spanto. That blade is insane, she's going to wear smooth black micarta and I already have the all black hardware and black clip/tab screws. Finding black ti XM18 3.5 scales is like looking for a T6 handle screw in your front yard

[@zeromalice9981]

I've seen the price of a few of my limited run knives more than double and still have them. Maybe a time will come when I have to sell, but for now I keep them.

[@esfwr17]

What I've learned in the knife community, car community, firearm community, etc., is to buy what i like with no intention of investing or reselling. Chances are, if you like it, other people will as well and you could potentially sell it later on for a bit of profit.

[@garrettferrell6821]

I’m a collector because I love knives.Ive never sold any of my knives and have no intentions of selling any.I know I could sell some of my knives for more than what I paid especially my discontinued knives,sprint runs and exclusives but that does really matter to me..honestly,I’m just a collector at heart.Ive always collected things..when I was a kid I collected hot wheels,baseball cards,comic books and cassette tapes..when I was a teenager to my late 20s I collected CDs,DVDs and video games..in my late 20s to now I have been collecting guns and knives.though I am a collector,I use all my knives.I have no safe queens.if I buy it I’m gonna use it regardless if it’s a Hinderer,a Medford,Olamic,CRK,Microtech,Borka,etc

[@brentrummelt2824]

I too collect knives for the pure enjoyment of the hobby. I don't sell mine or try to make any money at all of from them. True it is an expensive hobby, but I have a plethora of useful, functioning sharp things that are tuned up and always ready to go. So for me it is the collecting aspect of it, but also the maintenance as well like stropping them to a razors edge or adjusting your knives to be perfect... etc.. Totally been digging your channel for a long time brother, keep posting useful content.

[@njcenac]

Pokey-MAN. Lol. I love you for sharing that.

[@OneMinuteKnifeReview]

You’re totally correct on card prices; even back in the 90s people were going crazy; I partially paid for my college with magic the gathering cards….now I kick myself; had all the mox jewels and an alpha lotus (ie several of the most expensive cards) and could have done just as you, retired. 🤷‍♂️ but I had fun. Now knives, but neither were meant for flipping, I just love collecting and occasionally it pays off. But probably because of having heart in the right place (ouch, ego alert). Love your rants. Thanks

[@TheLoxxxton]

I'm 49 and I don't think it's crazy to pay 4000 bucks for a pocket knife I just wish I could afford one! Theft could be an option!🤔

[@voodoo7008]

I’ve decided, since a Strider is out of reach, that Hinderer in battle black you have on your presentation screen is what I want. Prefer the 4”, but will take the 3.5”. Replace the hardware with bronze, it’ll be sweet.

[@scottmeacham1738]

More rants on possible scenarios? You do know the harder you dig the deeper you go, right? Thanks for sharing this video with us!

[@nmhvactech5474]

What is the knife in the center? The one with the Damasteel, Carbon Fiber, and Titanium? I really like the looks of that one!! I’m more about buying something I can use, with a small emphasis on collection, but I do enjoy looking and learning about knife collections. Thank you.

[@patrickmccrea3455]

I just like your take on most knife related things thank bro love your channel 😊✋

[@voodoo7008]

I wanted a Strider SMF tanto. G-10 presentation side. Colors did not matter. Now the value of these knives have exploded. Now I’m looking for a substitute I would be happy with.

[@iwmaxx]

Great video. I 100% agree but I can think of at least two "inexpensive" knifes that can break the norm, meaning that you could sell them infinitely if you could get stock. Spyderco Smock and the Kizer Cormorant V1 or V2.

[@donniedoobie9627]

Also....i have to be honest and say I flipped one knife. I bought a spyderco knock off and pawned it for like 5 times what I paid for it. I try to rationalize it because said pawn shop screwed me several times before. Although , I know it was wrong. I would never stiff a normal person or buy a knife with the intention of flipping it. Everything I've ever made money from was actually a good investment and later realized such. I bought a rare book several years ago for $150....4 years later I sold it for $600 on eBay...but that was never my intention. I bought it because I wanted it and then found out the value 4 years later and decided to sell it to pay for other important things.

[@conner1248]

This happens with sneakers too, people buy limited quantity sneakers and flip them for absurd amounts of money. Look at Off White x Nike collaborations.

[@landontreinen3062]

I had a small book of holo misprint charizards and mewtwos when I was like 11 and when I turned 12 I sold them on my parent’s garage sale for 20 bucks and was so excited to have made that much… 🤦‍♂️ little did I know I had like half a mil in today’s market.

[@marcmole3727]

😢 *pour one out*

[@esfwr17]

I have a whole binder of pokemon cards from when i was younger hidden somewhere at my grandmother's. I had a bunch of holos, including charizard, mew, and mewtwo, and im sure other relatively pricey ones. My grandmother hid them because she thought they were demonic, and now that she's passed away I have no clue where they are.

[@donniedoobie9627]

😄 I used to collect comic books and do the same thing. Long story but if I still had them , I could sell them now and buy a nice house and a brand new car.... And still have pocket change😄

[@Hollowpoint762]

I don't know about "investment" but more than a few of mine are Impulse purchases lol

[@Kris_Stiletto]

I say, "Collect what you like to Collect because you have a passion for what you like Collecting." And, if you can make some extra funds doing so, then, right on! :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

[@jadyndegraffenreid9714]

Maybe make an episode on “how to justify our knife addiction to your friends and family” mine seem to have a hard time understanding lol

[@henryg683]

MC Im now having to look 👀 in a closet that’s never used where I believe there’s a folder with Pokémon cards in it that I bought for my son when he was young!!!! Hopefully there’s one of those million dollar cards in there!!!!

[@Zaque-TV]

Good luck! I was stupid and sold my book back when I was 19

[@philkight2630]

Keep in mind, there's more than one kind of investment, for example short, and long term investments. I buy my expensive knives as a long term investment

[@steveburdette1478]

I agree, i am not sure how to say this but I buy and sell a good amount of knives and 90% of what I buy I make money on when I sell. I dont view that as bad I view it as smart

[@jayr3573]

I actually just learned about hinderers and i instantly really became fond of it and wanted one but saw they were sold out. I saw them going for like 1200 on ebay and laughed and said ill just grab one when a new drop happens. I grabbed a custom anodized zt 0562 or whatever that looked similar and just as nice. Point is that spending triple that something is worth because of demand when more are on the way is just a waste. Now if something will not be released and you really want it or maybe you see the potential future value in it then i can agree.knives just don’t feel like good investments. At the very least you can usually get your money back if you kept it mint

[@neoforager6945]

love your rambles!

[@thewildman4300]

pokemon cards? You mean the cards we put between the spokes to make our bikes sound cool? lol

[@brianmills3793]

What did I learn today from MC? At 56 I'm too old for this channel and don't fit the metrics! Damn, I'm still watching anyway!!!

[@BoostShackSpeedshop]

I did $40k in sales of pokemon cards in 2020 😅

[@byronkennedy7912]

Cabbage Patch / American Girl dolls, Pet Rocks, Duncan yoyos, US postage stamps, Snap-On tools, Winchester / Henry rifles, Vespa scooters, beer cans, hub caps, baseball cards, Wacky Stickers, Hot Wheels, Fossil & Casio watches, grandfather/cuckoo clocks, Huffy bicycles, Mitchell / Penn fishing reels, Lincoln Logs / Legos / Erector sets, Revell/AMT toy scaled-model kits, Lionel trains, Case knives, Vera Bradley purses, Mood rings ... on&on&on...

[@butchcassidy3373]

I have some knives that are now worth much more than I paid for them. I still don't sell them. I buy them because I really like them and like playing with and carrying them. And I'll buy more I'm sure.

[@FREAKCROW]

The day after the jade grivory ad20.5s sold out on bladehq for $150 I saw both blade styles on eBay for $300 each. Absolutely disgusting 🤮

[@MetalRush666]

Yea blade forums is a lot more reasonable and there's skiff bearings for them now.

[@macnitro902]

You spelt addiction wrong

[@smw-wu7bq]

Best line of the video...."there are people paying millions of dollars for a tiny cardboard rectangle with a cartoon dragon on it...you idiot, why are you wasting your time being frustrated with this?"...😂

[@CHUCKIT]

OMG! He flipped so many knives!

[@jakescoolstuff22]

Happy Sunday!!!

[@landscapingspecialist]

I am that guy whom just got back into the knife world. I was a blade enthusiast in my younger years then dropped out. This past year I have rekindled my love of sharp, finely made and tuned tools. I heard a knife world name that is so close my exact name. Hadn’t heard it before. It sounds so similar when its said, that my ears can barely tell the difference and its a bit profound for me. That name is Rick Hinderer. So naturally I had to have one. Alas, it seems I will have to overpay for one. Like I’m some parent that has to buy their kid a ps5 for christmas and money is no object. I wont do that.

[@jomama1753]

baked bean voice commentary ! 13:55

[@MitchBollig]

Yeah you're right about most of them...but someday that out-of-production Kershaw Link is gonna soar to $100 🤣

[@garrettferrell6821]

I love both my Kershaw Links..USA made Kershaw knives were some of my first knives in “super steels”.I bought my first Link in M390 for $75 and then bought my Link in 20CV for just $60 a year or 2 ago from a Black Friday sale.when I first started really collecting,I thought $100 was a lot to spend on a knife.back then I rarely went over $100,$130 was my absolute limit.USA made Kershaws are hard to beat for the money.when I bought that Link in M390 for $75,it was the cheapest knife in M390 by a large margin.most knives in M390 were $200 or better,especially for a USA made knife..my only complaint with USA made Kershaw knives is the fact most are assisted opening.assisted opening knives aren’t a deal breaker but I definitely prefer manual opening knives.thats part of the reason why the Bareknuckle is my favorite Kershaw..regardless,I’m a big fan of the Link,Leek,Dividend and Bareknuckle..I like the Knockout alright but it was the USA made Kershaw I was most disappointed by.I bought the carbon fiber+M390 sprint run Knockout,while it’s a pretty good looking knife,it’s a disappointment because the blade rubs against the scales and it doesn’t matter what I do,I can’t fix it.I don’t know if I just ended up with a dud,if this is just a problem with the carbon fiber+M390 sprint run, or if this is a common problem with the Knockout in general but it is highly disappointing

[@chinoyboi14]

24:40 For all the flippant flippers

[@MetalRush666]

Name a hobby that you can buy something enjoy it and even use some of them and still get most of your money back on it?

[@BoostShackSpeedshop]

Don't forget about video games too. Theres some mint graded sealed nintendo games bidding way over $100k lol

[@thomagg]

Whoever is hoarding the XM-18s is indeed in for a rude awaking. They are readily popping up on the secondary for under retail even now.

[@metal_complex]

In rogue cases or if they've been used, sure. Gen 6 and in unused condition are selling far above retail though, and the only thing that can undo this is increased supply on Hinderer's end, which I'm sure is something he's working on.

[@thomagg]

@@metal_complex I don’t know… On Reddit they are going at retail or slightly below for LNIB pretty regularly. Only ones going above are fullered non flipper, Battle Black and MEFP. Maybe it’s just that platform, but I’ve sold a couple recently and they are popping up often (I spend way too much time on that page 😂)

[@deadpoollee9497]

Buy what you want an can afford. I don't buy secondary market don't feed the beast.

[@randyzinn548]

I have bought $30 and $60 knives for $10 in a pawn shop.

[@danielwasused]

i dont look at this hobby as an investment at all. however thats really because im not a scalper.

[@landscapingspecialist]

I enjoyed this video 👌🏻

[@Zero_8347]

Short answer, no. But they sure are cool.

[@petes.2260]

MC flipped all the knives at the end of the video! 😁 #watchthewholevideo

[@jcolterh]

Metal Complex: What are we talking about? Me: Pokemon cards Metal Complex: Knives Me: Yup, knives

[@HeartMarksman]

Loved and fully felt the pokemon rant

[@josephpardue6277]

High quality traditional knives have simply exploded in value on the secondary market and keep going up in price. Reasons for this - Quality, limited quantities, more people finding out about them and just adding more people chasing them. Examples: GEC and Northwoods Knives. Values of these knives have jumped 100 to 300 % in the past two years.

[@Cyanoblades]

Knives aren't popular enough to fall into the Pokemon card situation.

[@landscapingspecialist]

Sandrin Torino 25:32

[@ryanjennings6541]

I tell my wife there an awesome investment. Especially when I buy another 500+ dollar pocket knife. She says you already have 20 . Yeah but not this one.

[@XGurro]

Great investment for the soul. That's about it though

[@Chongy28]

I pronounce it "Chinpokomon"🤣

[@pioong7443]

KNIFE GUYYYYYYYY LEZGOO

[@little2826]

They are terrible as investments and awesome as tools and collectables.

[@wupwop]

Ooh I got some yu gi oh cards to take out and look at lol

[@tallica4life81]

Easy short answer is NO. If we’re talking about making money.

[@zackphy]

Na not millions. The 3 BGS 10 1st edt. Charizards are just estimated to be worth about a million at the most but that's just an estimation and there's only 3, the most expensive card are normal PSA 10s worth around 200k.

[@metal_complex]

I think my point stands firmly 🤣

[@zackphy]

@@metal_complex yea it's still crazy high. An influencer(Logan Paul) wore one of the BGS 10s around his neck on a gold chain during his entrance to his ppv boxing match like other boxers wear giant diamond chains lol.

[@אלכסס-ח5ג]

Gec is all i have to say about this.

[@kingcormack8004]

He's flipping the knives, ya'll at 24-25 minute mark.

[@mattzza6665]

Anything is only worth what the buyer will pay for it...........................................

[@joseencarnacion9799]

I have a ❓ You mentioned Pokemon cards right. How about Yu-Gi-Oh cards?

[@JohnSmith-ze6mz]

Microtechs hold their value pretty well. The fact is...can you defend yourself with a Pokémon card?

[@metal_complex]

I'd rather have a million dollar pokemon card 🤣

[@tippmann2455]

I cashed out my Pokémon cards too early still got about 500 bucks though lol

[@dombond6515]

Worst investment ever!!!

[@Cyanoblades]

All my cards from the 90s are worthless lol

[@ladev91]

If you had at least some decent cards in good condition, they are worth something

[@pcn-cu5te]

Don't feed the scalpers!!!!

[@Cid_1]

You know... 🤣

[@Ww-dl7vr]

No. Next question.

[@sunsetflorida01]

Lol..."there are people out there paying millions of dollars for a tiny cardboard rectangle withe a cartoon dragon on it, you idiot!"

[@danieldewald3713]

I like how you added Pokemon cards. Mizkif would be proud.

[@rocha5398]

I’m 16 lol !

[@donnymac575]

This video could have about half the duration if you only just got to the point and limited the unnecessary banter.

[@metal_complex]

Lol. That's not what I do on this series Don. Now you know.

[@donnymac575]

@@metal_complex you must have been trained by nutnfancy.

[@metal_complex]

You're too kind 👍

[@deaconjr5473]

So hard to listen to... ridiculous

[@metal_complex]

I am unconcerned.