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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #120 on: July 25, 2020, 12:19:56 AM
Quote from: Altis on July 24, 2020, 09:22:18 PM
All good and valid points from a practical perspective.

But collecting is hardly about practical and economica -- if it were, I'd probably just have 2 or 3 SAKs and that'd be the end of it.  :D

Not much different than paying extra for a specific Alox color, or getting discontinued models. The PS is certainly quite unique as an offering from Victorinox, and like so many other special versions of things, it's a premium cost. Makes a nice addition to a collection or a nice gift!  :cheers:

Fair enough.  I just sort of transferred the popularity of black oxide finishes on Leatherman and Gerber to the PS, but I agree that Vic fans are used to different colors and editions... so the interest, or lack thereof shouldn't be surprising.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #121 on: July 25, 2020, 01:21:33 AM
Quote from: Altis on July 24, 2020, 09:22:18 PM
All good and valid points from a practical perspective.

But collecting is hardly about practical and economica -- if it were, I'd probably just have 2 or 3 SAKs and that'd be the end of it.  :D

Not much different than paying extra for a specific Alox color, or getting discontinued models. The PS is certainly quite unique as an offering from Victorinox, and like so many other special versions of things, it's a premium cost. Makes a nice addition to a collection or a nice gift!  :cheers:

But that's exactly the point for me... I don't collect. Have no interest in it, never had.
I'm a user (and aficionado, of course), so the idea of paying a huge premium for anything other than sheer looks or collectability is  totally foreign to me.

The point of having several models is having several toolset's to use in different scenarios and the duplicates (or triplicates) are mere backups.
You can say i'm extremely practical in that regard  :cheers:
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #122 on: July 25, 2020, 07:24:04 AM
Quote from: MacGyver on July 25, 2020, 01:21:33 AM
But that's exactly the point for me... I don't collect. Have no interest in it, never had.
I'm a user (and aficionado, of course), so the idea of paying a huge premium for anything other than sheer looks or collectability is  totally foreign to me.

The point of having several models is having several toolset's to use in different scenarios and the duplicates (or triplicates) are mere backups.
You can say i'm extremely practical in that regard  :cheers:

Nothing wrong with that. I was even reasonable and practical myself, once upon a time.  :cheers:

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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #123 on: July 25, 2020, 03:24:43 PM
Quote from: Altis on July 25, 2020, 07:24:04 AM
Nothing wrong with that. I was even reasonable and practical myself, once upon a time.  :cheers:

Sometimes being reasonable is no fun.  I don't collect either..... so I've accumulated an absurd number of "backups" .... for - just in case...  I'd venture to guess that I have never gone to a backup in my entire life.  I have replaced - Supertool to a Wave... Buck to a SAK.... but I've never needed to bring one of my stunt doubles into the mix. 
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #124 on: July 25, 2020, 04:02:48 PM
Quote from: ElevenBlade on July 25, 2020, 03:24:43 PM
Sometimes being reasonable is no fun.  I don't collect either..... so I've accumulated an absurd number of "backups" .... for - just in case...  I'd venture to guess that I have never gone to a backup in my entire life.  I have replaced - Supertool to a Wave... Buck to a SAK.... but I've never needed to bring one of my stunt doubles into the mix.

That's the reason why i'm seriously considering selling about half of my cellidor stock. It's a bit over the top as it is, and just a waste of money gathering dust in a drawer that i'll probably never need to use/need.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #125 on: July 30, 2020, 12:27:53 AM
Thought two were the same (just different condition)   Never put the two side by side, but when I used the nice/mint one for my avatar...noticed the old one had a Vic shield and none on this knife.

 :facepalm:

Same, but not.  :(

EDIT: The nicer no shield one is ‘80 and the other is ‘81/‘82.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #126 on: July 30, 2020, 01:38:16 AM
Quote from: ElevenBlade on July 25, 2020, 03:24:43 PM
... I don't collect either..... so I've accumulated an absurd number of "backups" ....

This is brilliant. I’m 100% on-board.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #127 on: October 14, 2020, 11:49:55 PM
Because I didn’t find a MIB/boxed version first?

5 of these now.

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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #128 on: October 15, 2020, 03:16:30 AM
I could easily see myself getting sucked down the collector rabbit hole but in reality I would just like to get a backup to my Tinker and Rambler, an Alox Pioneer, and a Swiss Champ.  I suppose that is how it starts though and then downhill from there  :D
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #129 on: October 15, 2020, 05:47:08 AM
Quote from: Steelej1976 on October 15, 2020, 03:16:30 AM
I could easily see myself getting sucked down the collector rabbit hole but in reality I would just like to get a backup to my Tinker and Rambler, an Alox Pioneer, and a Swiss Champ.  I suppose that is how it starts though and then downhill from there  :D

That’s just ONE of the slippery slopes.

Backup copy for a user?
Check.
Cleaner copy for display?
Check.
User copy because too cool to use your only one?
Check.
Same date/era copy for a sentimental reason?
Check.
Minor difference copy of certain model?
Check.
Different scales?
Check.
Spare parts or mod fodder?
Check.
Out of production or Limited Edition hoarding?
Check.
All the alox colors?
Uh, not there yet.
Found it for cheap?
Check.
For future value?
Check.
Hoffritz models?
Check.
Backups for backups?
Check. CHECK!

Dare I go on?   :facepalm:


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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #130 on: October 15, 2020, 05:54:57 PM
Quote from: kamakiri on October 15, 2020, 05:47:08 AM
That’s just ONE of the slippery slopes.

Backup copy for a user?
Check.
Cleaner copy for display?
Check.
User copy because too cool to use your only one?
Check.
Same date/era copy for a sentimental reason?
Check.
Minor difference copy of certain model?
Check.
Different scales?
Check.
Spare parts or mod fodder?
Check.
Out of production or Limited Edition hoarding?
Check.
All the alox colors?
Uh, not there yet.
Found it for cheap?
Check.
For future value?
Check.
Hoffritz models?
Check.
Backups for backups?
Check. CHECK!

Dare I go on?   :facepalm:

:rofl:

Ditto for me.    :facepalm:
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #131 on: October 15, 2020, 07:06:26 PM
Quote from: Acuphys1 on October 15, 2020, 05:54:57 PM
:rofl:

Ditto for me.    :facepalm:

Misery loves company!   :rofl:
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #132 on: October 15, 2020, 08:39:04 PM
Quote from: kamakiri on October 15, 2020, 07:06:26 PM
Misery loves company!   :rofl:

Well... i'm already itching to get a backup for my new Deluxe Tinker, so.... I can join the club...  :facepalm:
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #133 on: October 15, 2020, 09:08:10 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on October 15, 2020, 08:39:04 PM
Well... i'm already itching to get a backup for my new Deluxe Tinker, so.... I can join the club...  :facepalm:

Yeah, and we’re here to help you do it.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #134 on: October 15, 2020, 10:33:36 PM
For pocket carry, anything larger than a Camper and I feel I may as well have the entire animal and carry the Swisschamp instead! I always have a SC close at hand anyway.

I have several of each BTW. Backups for the Camper and SCs in various locations for ready use.
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Re: Why so many of the same?
Reply #135 on: March 01, 2021, 07:41:55 PM
Because this one is 1973

 ;)

Got this Craftsman 136ka to use, while not pulling one from the collection. Took a lot to clean it up for EDC rotation. Toughest part was reducing the scale gaps on the T&T ends. At least enough so that it wouldn’t bother me to use it without snagging stuff all the time. The scissor spring is a broken ‘70-‘73 double leaf modded to function as a single leaf. Wasn’t gonna put a period correct functional double leaf in a user.
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