Comments on: Recent Auction of a Case Brothers Toenail

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:08:17 +0000

I don’t have the exact number but think on its third try it brought $450 and it sold finally. I’m assuming.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:50:32 +0000

Thats the second go-round for this guy,1st time he put it on it brought $415.

By: barry stephenson

barry stephenson — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:53:58 +0000

Scott,
Same knife was run through Ebay again with a reserve and closed on 11-27. The high bid was $425 and did not meet reserve. Don’t look like he will sell this one soon………….

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:57:34 +0000

This guy bought this knife on ebay 4 or 5 weeks ago for $276.It was poorly listed by someone who didn`t know what it was.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:32:47 +0000

Hey Barry
Just got back from Parker’s Show. It seemed to go well. I didn’t drill down the dealers to see if they made money, but I do know all but like one or two of the tables were sold.

I know the Parker Show is well established and popular among the dealers too. Seemed traffic was good from knife buyers- again, I didn’t interview any dealers directly as to whether they made money, but I did talk to lots of folks in general and it appears it went well.

I do think too there are going to be toenails come on the market for us as a result of the terrible economy over the next two years or so. So for folks looking to add to their collection, I’d be saving my money and getting ready.

By: Barry Stephenson

Barry Stephenson — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:44:44 +0000

I also saw the Case Bros knife, it is odd to me the top of the blade was reshaped, usually you break or chip the cutting edge. I think someone wanted to make a clip blade and ruined a great knife. I have allot of Toes with honest wear from use, that just adds character to them. The blade stopped me from bidding on this one, i don’t like them reshaped like this. I don’t like a reserve auction and on Ebay you always get a good price, I think it can hurt the sale. I do think the economy has hurt the knife values somewhat. The shows seem to be slow on sales this year and less dealers are going with the cost of fuel and travel. When the economy turns around so will the knife prices. I have made several good buys recently at a price I liked.