$3000 Worker?

[flyguy]

Apparently, great advertising... Cool seeing the pictures though.

[Simple Man]

Looks like he is amongst us.

R7

I imagine so, he snagged several of the forum/Dialex's avatars. :o

[The Deacon]

The biggest "problem" with this knife is provenance, or rather the lack of same. Engraving can be done on a brand new knife, or one that is already twenty years old. No way to know which just by looking at it. A box with a hand written number on it, equally unreliable as proof of authenticity. The only "fact" that can be established is that the knife is a first run Worker. The combination of a two screw clip and two thin handle slabs indicates that. Please understand that I am not saying the marking has been faked, merely that it is impossible to tell whether or not it is genuine. On a $30 knife issues like this are of no importance. On a $300 one, they may or may not be, but on a $3000 one, I think some documentation from Spyderco that the engraving had been done in 1981 and that it was one of only --- Workers numbere that way would be a necessity.

I will admit the general tone of the listing puts me in "beware of BS" mode, but there are some specific things that disturb me about it. First, as has been pointed out by demtek9, the first Workers were sold by Sal, in person, at fairs and shows, and by mail through magazine ads. Numbering hardly seems like a logical thing to do. Second is the white "collectors"???? box. My first run Worker has a blue box, as do my very early Mariners. I realize the boxes in that era may not have been standardized, but still, it raises a doubt. Third, the number, if authentic, seems to prove the knife a bit less unique that the seller seems to feel it is, since at least 36 others must logically exist (yes, I can count, Sal's wife, Gail, is collector #000). Finally it is my understanding that the Collector's Club did not start until some years after the two screw Workers were made.

[Stevie Ray]

The gent that is selling this kinfe has been collecting Spyderco longer than most on the forums. Based on my knowledge of this seller and his collection, I suspect it is every bit of what he says it is. :)

[Slatts]

I don't doubt the authenticity of the piece, but do suspect that he really doesn't want to sell it unless he can make enough to buy braces for his crooked toothed kids.

[Darkfin]

Perhaps his wife told him it was time he sold off some of his knives.

[zenheretic]

[quote="Darkfin"]Perhaps his wife told him it was time he sold off some of his knives. ]
Oh classic tactic. "Ok honey, I'll sell some knives, but not for a penny less than they are worth."
"Oh sorry honey, they didn't sell. I'll try again in a few months, until then I'll have to break out the Flitz." :D