spydies -- how many, how long?

[clovisc]

curious... how many spydies does everyone have now? and how long has it been since you bought your first? how many do you think you've owned, total?

me...

HOW MANY NOW: 15
FIRST SPYDIE: 9 months ago
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL: maybe 20-25

[David Lowry]

HOW MANY NOW: 2
FIRST SPYDIE: about 1 year ago
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL: maybe 30

[Irish Lager]

Now: 18
First: year and a half
Total Owned: 25ish

[rastus]

HOW MANY NOW: 9
FIRST SPYDIE: Somewhere about '94
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL: maybe 14-15 minus 9=5-6 were stolen :mad: .
---Tom

[Simon G]

First one in 1989!

Only ever sold one and gave one away! Now have more than I need but not as many as I want and as far as Mrs G is concerned, "This one?! Oh, I've had it ages!!" :eek:

[Michael Cook]

HOW MANY NOW(me and the missus): 19
FIRST SPYDIE: 6 or 8 months ago
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL:I'm a keepin' mah knives! 19

[Dr. Snubnose]

How many now....58
First one back in the 80's
How many owned 62 ( gave 4 away as gifts) Planning on replacing two of them this week... :D Doc

[ghostrider]

HOW MANY NOW: 11
FIRST SPYDIE: About 5 months ago
HOW MANY OWNED, TOTAL: 11

If byrds count:
HOW MANY NOW: 14
FIRST SPYDIE: About 5 months ago
HOW MANY OWNED, TOTAL: 15

[The Deacon]

HOW MANY NOW: too many, see below
FIRST SPYDIE: about 2.5 years ago
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL: stopped counting at 200, that was a while ago :o
have sold or traded half a dozen or so, given another dozen or so as gifts, not counting perhaps another dozen or so where I just helped an overseas :spyder: holic out when a US seller was reluctant to ship out of the country.

[znpschatz]

How Many Now: 2
First (and Second) Spydie: 6 Years Ago
How Many Owned, Total: 2

[vampyrewolf]

Total right now: 14 & a Pelican
Started: Aug 99

So far:
c07p, c10pbk, c11sbk, c14syl, c21pbk, c28p(edc & engraved), c29s(ss and tufram), c35s(standard), c36gpse, c39(micarta), c41psbk, c49gpse, c52(pbk, sbk, pgy), c53pTi, c57p, c64p(drop point), c66p, c69p(drop point), c71(combo edge alum, blue, green and tan), c75(bone), c77pbl(forum model), c78pbl(forum model), c92(pe cocobolo), FB01(mirror polish, convex edge, leather sheath, #ed), FB05(pe and se), FB09(#ed), FB10(#ed), LBK(ce, bought and given away 5-6, lost 1), JBK(se green), JSP(ss/pe), SC01(pe), BY05

so thats... ~40-41 in 6yrs, 15 left... not too bad.

How about customs... Dec 03 I got my "first" custom(done to spec, full custom), had already won a custom on bfc a month before...
Coming up on 2yrs of customs, have 6 of the 7...

Tichbourne "Flyfishing", H5 & H7(modified for left hand, 2 pins, kydex liner in sheath)
Leavitt EDC Drop points(bucote on right, cocobolo on left), traded cocobolo warncliffe(the one I won on bfc)
LHK skean dhu(cocobolo, copper bosters and pins, 5160... custom to spec)

[JD Spydo]

The First Spyderco I ever bought was a SS Mariner with GIN-1 fully serrated in 1995

Right now I probably own about 130 of them not counting some of my EDCs

All together if you count all of the ones I have done trades with and gave away as gifts or just to make friends with people I have probably went through :confused: :confused: Well to be honest I can't really say :confused:

I don't plan on quiting anytime soon. As a matter of fact I have several items here at the house I plan on selling so I will have more Spyders to enjoy.

Now my knife collecting is not just limited to Spyders I also like Benchmade, Buck, Cold Steel and a few Victorinox. I will not let myself get into custom knives at all. IF I did I would surely be living under a bridge. :D :spyder:

[anorexicpillow]

i only have the persian and the endura and started 2months ago

[TheMikeOfSteel]

FIRST SPYDERCO: 1997 (Snap-It) I got it for $29 at Dick's Sporting Goods in a mall becuase the guy behind the knife counter didn't know what it was and couldn't find a price. He thought it was a Buck or Schrade but I knew it was a Spyderco. It was the first Spyderco I ever saw in person. I told him I wanted to buy it and he got so flustered looking for a box for it with a price that he said "I don't know! How does $29 sound?" He was comparing it to some Buck or something. I looked at him and thought "WOW, this guy has no clue what this is!" LOL :D

TOTAL SPYDERCOS: 27

Endura SS SE
Delica FRN SE
Delica FRN CE
Delica SS PE
Native FRN SE
Dyad Jr
Dragonfly FRN SE
Dragonfly SS PE
SpyderRench SE
Meercat SE
CoPilot SE
Walker FRN CE
Calypso Jr FRN PE
Calypso Jr Micarta PE
Wenger CE
Mouse PE
Harpy SS SE
Merlin SE
Ladybug SE
Worker SS SE
Worker "Limited Edition" PE
Vesuvius CE
Cricket FRN SE
Pro Venator CE
Bob Lum Chinese Folder GREEN PE
Rescue FRN SE
Snap-It SE

In my entire knife collection, I have well over 700 pieces.

[Titus]

How many do you think that Mr. Glesser owns?

[samosaurus]

HOW MANY NOW: Many-many! :cool: :spyder: :cool:
FIRST SPYDIE: 7 years ago... :D
HOW MANY OWED, TOTAL: More than 48 and counting.. :cool:

Sam

[Senate]

HOW MANY NOW: around 90
FIRST SPYDIE: approx 10 years ago, started very young :)
HOW MANY OWNED, TOTAL: also around 90, I've only sold 1 or 2, to buy a better variation of course :)

[UK KEN]

....I now have 267 :eek: (excluding :spyder: for sale) I didn't realise there were that many.

First :spyder: about twenty years ago but only started collecting about three years ago. I have sold and traded about 400 and given a few away as gifts. My son, (7) is showing so much interest in them that I feel they will pass into safe hands.

Ken

[Rob]

I bought the first one 4 years ago. Since then I sold only one and what I kept can bee seen on my website. Maybe my customized Pride doesn't count anymore as what is left from it is only by ~ 30 % a Spyderco considering the used parts. :D

Cheers, Rob

[Simon G]

....I now have 267 :eek:

Nice!!! :D

Just a quick look see, it looks like your good self, JDSpydo and The Deacon are the front runners!

I think it's even better no-one plans giving up any time soon!

But, I think this thread could do with some pics! :D