One Case Brothers and One Year & a Half
Over the last several months I’ve been watching and listening to collectible experts, including several from the knife collecting world.
As it relates to values of our collectibles, they are all in agreement that the best condition collectible is going to hold its own. It may or may not increase in value, but its value should be stable during our current period of economic uncertainty. However, collectibles that don’t qualify as “the best” will take it on the chin until the recovery takes hold.
This Case Bros stag brought 66% of its 2007 price
Yesterday, we got a real time example of a hit to the chin.
In November of 2007, a stag handled Case Brothers (5250) sold for $770.
Yesterday, May of 2009, that same knife sold for $510.
Without getting into the sellers’ reputation, condition (it was the same for both sales) descriptions/disclosures, a November vs a May auction date, a pre-Thanksgiving vs. a Memorial weekend auction closing date and other fine nuisances, what we saw was the same knife bring 66% of what it sold for a year and a half earlier. Both auctions were on eBay.
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