Good Deal?

smikesmith3 · #1

A NIB Spyderco USN Endura for a G-10 Military S30V. Is that a fair trade?

CombatGrappler · #2

I think the person getting the Military would be getting the better end.

The Deacon · #3

So you're asking if trading a $120 knife for a $220 knife, is a fair deal? Guess it depends on the condition of the $220 knife, but assuming anything less than "well used", I'd rate it as pretty one sided.

5.56 · #4

G10/s30v vs. frn/vg-10

no brainer, keep the millie

cyberspyder · #5

The Deacon wrote:So you're asking if trading a $120 knife for a $220 knife, is a fair deal? Guess it depends on the condition of the $220 knife, but assuming anything less than "well used", I'd rate it as pretty one sided.

*Potentially* $120...the G10 Military is much, much more common than the USN Endura and are commonly sold in the hundred dollar range (if not less). I'd say it's even, as he can flip the Endura for much more in a few years.

Sam Vimes · #6

I can appreciate that the USN Endura is likely to be worth a few bucks in the long term. However, given a straight choice between them I'd have the Millie every time.

LorenzoL · #7

Keep the Millie! No brainer...

PSU · #8

Millie is the better end of that deal

CanisMajor · #9

Sam Vimes wrote:I can appreciate that the USN Endura is likely to be worth a few bucks in the long term. However, given a straight choice between them I'd have the Millie every time.

+1

Canis

J Smith · #10

Another vote for the Military.
I will take a while for the USN Endura to bring much more than the 70.00 it sold for.

vic · #11

military is right at the top of my wishlist, the usn endura...isn't

unless the military is beat up i would say it's too much knife to swap for a usn endura

supmonkeyface · #12

Unless the Millitary is a dreaded combo-edge :eek: , and beat up, the trade for the endura isn't worth it. For two enduras I [may] consider it.

StangBang · #13

if you have an extra USN Endura go ahead and trade it up for the millie!
What specs on the millie just a black g10 handle reg blade?

slyy · #14

Looking at spydieguys history a USN endura sold for over 200..There are some on the bay for 140 now but it is still easily worth more than the millie. Value aside, I prefer the millie.

Scottie3000 · #15

If you really like the USN Endura then yes.

The Deacon · #16

slyy wrote:Looking at spydieguys history a USN endura sold for over 200..There are some on the bay for 140 now but it is still easily worth more than the millie. Value aside, I prefer the millie.

Someone mentioned here that the price of that one was driven up by a handful of USN members all independently trying to "keep it in the family" and not realizing they were bidding against each other. Might happen again, might not. One example does not make a trend. I could, of course, be wrong, but with 600 of them out there, they're not all that rare.

Edited to add: BIN prices don't mean a thing either, unless someone pulls the trigger. There are plenty of overpriced knives listed that end without a bid. Highest one with bids on it is still under $110