Help with knife valuation

[nick100]

Hi I’m thinking of selling this Stuart Mitchell desert ironwood and damasteel blade.
I’m struggling to find something similar to bearable to value it.

I’ve never used the knife. Although I did stupidly try the fire steel.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[chriswjx]

Worthless, only good for the scrappies - I'll take one on the chin and take it there for you

Would suggest on a more serious note, not massively far from what you'd have paid Stuart for?

 

[Shabz]

Don’t listen to Chris. Easily £60-70. I’d be happy to take it.

 

[HonestJohn]

Got to be worth close to £200 I’d say, but the fire steel is marmite. Probably a bare feet and sandals bushpersons wet dream

 

[Roedeer 1962]

Let’s start an auction

 

[finnbear270]

Let’s start an auction

No auction style adverts, Charlie will taking your name!

 

[Roedeer 1962]

Put a price up let’s see who’s first to grab it

 

[HonestJohn]

I’ll give you £25

 

[Roedeer 1962]

Something not rite , Honest John

 

[HonestJohn]

Something not rite , Honest John

But honestly, I would offer that and come good promise

 

[maximus otter]

Leaving aside all the absolutely hilarious and original humour, take 33% to 50% off your original purchase price and put it up for sale.

If it sells, you've found the "right" price.

maximus otter

 

[nick100]

Leaving aside all the absolutely hilarious and original humour, take 33% to 50% off your original purchase price and put it up for sale.

If it sells, you've found the "right" price.

maximus otter

Trouble is I can’t remember what I paid for it.

It’s been sat in a drawer for a good few years now.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

It is an older one, great condition though, it looks like new.

If it helps, I suspect that just for the bits to make that knife today, before any cutting, grinding or 'knife making at all began, you'd easily be looking at around £450.

 

[nick100]

Thanks Stuart.
That’s really helpful.

 

[finnbear270]

So by the above & the formula from Maximus Otter, Anything North of £300.00 ?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

So by the above & the formula from Maximus Otter, Anything North of £300.00 ?

Not really, my figure of £450 was for the materials alone, there is labour, man-hours, blood, sweat and tears to put on top of that.

 

[finnbear270]

Not really, my figure of £450 was for the materials alone, there is labour, man-hours, blood, sweat and tears to put on top of that.

Stu, other than Labour hours, how to quantify or value the other?

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Stu, other than Labour hours, how to quantify or value the other?

I know, mate, particularly the tears

 

[finnbear270]

I know, mate, particularly the tears

 

[VSS]

I know, mate, particularly the tears

The secret ingredient revealed!
Do you collect them all up in a jam jar and use them to give the blade that final polish?