So who got this one?

rycen · #1

Looks like someone tried to snipe this one at the end. It went up 150 in the last 2 seconds.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spyderco-Milita ... true&rt=nc

Minibear453 · #2

My god that's a lot of money... I don't think Spyderco even sells something that expensive..

rycen · #3

It's certainly a good chunk of change but it's in line with the other ones that sold on eBay.

phillipsted · #4

Lots of money for a safe queen...

TedP

Holland · #5

Wow! must be a bunch of peoples grail knife for it to reach that kinda price

captnvegtble · #6

Wowza... that's with a cracked inlay too.

tobii3 · #7

DAYUM!!! For a Spydie?? :eek:

Mr Blonde · #8

Wow, and technically it was damaged too?! I had no idea that this model fetched prices like that. I still won't sell mine though?

AlexP · #9

****. I'm looking for that forum millie, but that price is sick

If someone here has spare one... :rolleyes:

The Deacon · #10

Wasn't me. I already have one, and one's enough. :D FWIW, in spite of the numbering, I doubt anywhere near 500 of them were made, probably less than half that. So it's a fairly rare Spyderco, although that price is still a bit awe inspiring.

Peter1960 · #11

I'm looking for a Forums Military for many years, but it wasn't me ... I am not crazy enough to play in this price level.
But my congratulations to the unknown winner, maybe he got his holy grail now :cool:

Kohbanang · #12

Wooohuu i also look for about 3 years for take one,but i go out at a 1/3 of the price. :-(
Maybe one day is mine.

Pockets · #13

That's kind of ridiculous...

IG-88 · #14

Thats way more than I see the Klotzli sell in average... It seems for some this is the ultimate Spydie Grail... for $720 I would buy something else...

MachSchnell · #15

Wow, what's the point of paying that much for any particular production knife? What makes a ~$150 knife quintuple in price?

If I were to invest in a safe queen I'd rather buy gold... This thing only has "high" value to a very very limited audience, and I don't see it likely to get that investment back.

I applaud the seller for hitting the jackpot, but I would cringe if I knew how much profit was taken in fees :eek: .

rycen · #16

Well it's not average but the last walker that sold recently

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GRAIL-KNIFE-Wal ... true&rt=nc

MachSchnell · #17

That's absolutely ridiculous!

rycen · #18

Honestly doesn't seem like a super high price as a PE Military of that vintage in that steel goes for 200+.

Minibear453 · #19

MachSchnell wrote: I applaud the seller for hitting the jackpot, but I would cringe if I knew how much profit was taken in fees :eek: .

By my calculations, it's $65.70 in fees. That's an Stretch right there.

The Deacon · #20

MachSchnell wrote:That's absolutely ridiculous!

Money does not have the same value for everyone. For some at least, $720 is less than a day's pay and there's a point where the thrill of the chase has faded but the desire to own has not and a price which may seem excessive to others becomes nothing more than an expedient time saver. Considering these are quite a bit rarer than C22 Klotzli Walkers, C27 Jess Horns, and most, if not all, the other "grail" knives plus having the dual significance of being the first Forum model Spyderco produced for this forum or any other, I can understand someone wanting one bad enough to figure "it's only money",