JACKPOT!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!

[Simple Man]

I officially got bit by the Spydie bug this weekend, actually, he bit quite a while back, but he sunk his teeth to the bone Saturday.



I was running around some of the sporting goods/gun stores in the area and after the third one or so I asked if there were any other places that sold Spyderco knives in the area. The salesman told me about a small shop about 15 minutes away in another town that was strictly a knife/hatchet?!? shop. So I run over there, it is a small shop maybe 15' wide by 100' long and has a decent selection. The first case had some older, flea market/antique stuff, next had a large selection of Benchmade knives with some others scattered in, a few high end knives and then in about the last 3' of that case was the Spydercos. He had about 20 Spydies, all of them older but new-in-box. Then I started looking at the prices $20-$35 dollars. At this point I'm thinking, that the heck is this guy running here? It turns out that he has been there for quite a while and just can't make it, he is closing up shop. I ended up with:



1 AUS-8 PE FRN Endura, plastic clip

1 AUS-8 SE FRN Delica, plastic clip

1 Q, HK cutout, ? steel



Get this......for only $60 total



The ends of the boxes show different months of 1997, I assume that this is when they were born. This adds to my PS FRN Jess Horn and PE FRN Walker.



Some of the Spydies I had to leave for another included; ($20-$35 range, all in NIB condition)

-another Q HK cutout

-Almite(I think) Copilot

-SS Mariner (maybe used)

-Older Blackhawk

-Small Progrip?

-(2) Snap-its

-several others I did not recognize, looked like '97 vintage, the rest were smaller than a Delica (I end up hurting myself opening knives much smaller than that).



If anybody in interested in this shop it is in extreme Southern Illinois, e-mail me for more information.







Edited by - ROM831 on 5/13/2002 10:25:20 AM

[Big-Target]

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BIG-TARGET>>>>"Do not think you are,,,,,,,Know you are!!!"--Morpheus(The Matrix)

[Jeff/1911]

You got some great deals there! Congratulations.

Jeff/1911.

[jjmc2001]

Please e-mail me where this place is. I get over to Southern Ill frequently. For a deal on Spydies I can make a drive. email address is jmcguire@midmortgage.com. thanks

[jjmc2001]

Please e-mail me where this place is. I get over to Southern Ill frequently. For a deal on Spydies I can make a drive. email address is jmcguire@midmortgage.com. thanks

[boxer93]

ROM831,
That's quite a jackpot you have there. That Q (HK) is CPM440 steel. If you paid $30-$40 that a deal. Q's have been being sold anywhere from $60-$150 on e-bay. The HK's not the rarest but would be nice for anyone collecting them. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I'd inquire but I'm awaiting my recent delivery from Japan, so I can't spend more now.

Chris


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[Blades]

Sweet find. Any carbon fiber models??


Blades

[sam the man..]

W<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>W!!! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[Simple Man]

No carbon fiber, it was mostly the low to mid level Spydies, nothing high end. There were about 5 SS models and the rest were FRN, G10, etc. Although the owner was carrying, (and let me play with) a Ti handle Bob Lum Tanto !sweet! and another customer offered to sell me a Starmate. He didn't have it with him at the time though.

Thanks Boxer, I was wondering what steel the Q was. I was not able to find any info online about it.

Edited cause my brain is slipping gears this morning.<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Edited by - ROM831 on 5/14/2002 6:56:08 AM

[vampyrewolf]

The c35 'Q' line has 440C steel in it. Great edge taking, great corrosion resist, but it's not known for edge holding.

<img src=http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/372fcedb ... 8A88UxWudf> We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare... <img src=http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/372fcedb ... 8A88UxWudf>

[gunandtackle]

please email me i have issues with hot mail i tried but it keeps bouncing back <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
gunandtackle@aol.com
thanks john