There is also the "how bad do I want this" price we all are willing to pay .
The value is the point at which you'd leave the cash and grab the item.
Once out of production it's pretty subjective what its value is. Whatever someone is willing to part with.
That is an interesting way to look at it that I never considered, thank you.
@ AM, very succinct way to look at value . I tend to leave with the cash usually verse the item since my threshold on "value" of items tends to be low.
I have overpaid and underpaid for SAKs.....at least I think I have. It's easier to determine value on the current offerings from Victorinox.For example, if I buy a SwissChamp for $17-$25 dollars I feel as though I underpaid, especially if it is mint-in-box.
It's those discontinued models that I find it hard to determine the value of them. Let's take the Scientist for an example. I'm not sure what they're worth. Looking at ended auctions can be helpful, but then sometimes there is a bidding war and the value gets inflated.I wish there was a value guide that gets updated periodically that shows the value of SAKs like they have in the coin community.Going back to the Scientist example, I would say a mint-in-box version could be worth $175-250. Or do you think that's high?
Has anyone ever attempted a SAK value guide?
Thank you for your insights kamakiri, I enjoyed reading them.
My way of valuing things, is imagine the pile of money next to the item. So if a NIB Scientist was sat next to £100, which would I walk away with? I'd take the cash. Others might not. The value is the point at which you'd leave the cash and grab the item. This also allows for my opinion on something's worth fluctuating over time, depending on what my priorities are. Now the value that I put on something, might not be reflected in the market, which probably accounts for why there are some things I never bought, but it also stops me feeling like I've overpaid for things.
My way of valuing things, is imagine the pile of money next to the item. So if a NIB Scientist was sat next to £100, which would I walk away with? I'd take the cash.
Quote from: AimlessWanderer on February 15, 2019, 08:26:04 PMMy way of valuing things, is imagine the pile of money next to the item. So if a NIB Scientist was sat next to £100, which would I walk away with? I'd take the cash.The SAK is more likely to increase in value than the stack of £, unless they bin Brexit.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Quote from: FolderBeholder on February 16, 2019, 04:03:47 PMThank you for your insights kamakiri, I enjoyed reading them.
I started thinking about that box and remembered my Woodsman has the same box. I wonder how long they used the box because my large awl Woodsman is original to the box, and I see that the Fisherman is newer without the large awl.
That SAK is a good example of how difficult it is to determine value. It was obviously valuable to the person who bought it. Maybe the box does say Fisherman. The auction ended higher than I thought it would, but then, if I had a Fisherman with bail and lost it, I'd probably bid a fair amount to have an older one again for sentimental reasons.
I started thinking about that box and remembered my Woodsman has the same box. I wonder how long they used the box because my large awl Woodsman is original to the box, and I see that the Fisherman is newer without the large awl. (Image removed from quote.)
That's the same box my exposed rivet Champion has
Nice samples from you both!
Quote from: VICMAN on February 18, 2019, 11:54:20 PMThat's the same box my exposed rivet Champion hasLove that one Vicman!
As a side note, there was a time when I thought the value of an exposed rivet SAK was $100 per layer. It held true for some ended auctions that I saw and/or bought.