Do you keep the boxes?

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Re: Do you keep the boxes?

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Many times something in my collection becomes a gift to someone special in my life. At times like these, I like the recipient to have the full spyderco experience, and that includes sliding it out of the box and slipping it out of the bubble wrap.

So yeah, I keep mine. Easier to wrap a box than a knife.
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Re: Do you keep the boxes?

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I keep the boxes for just about everything I buy. It's amazing how much the boxes can be worth when it comes to collectible items.
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Re: Do you keep the boxes?

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Once I start using a knife I'll give the box to collectors who actually want/need them. Otherwise they are just taking up space..
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I typically throw the box in the trash as soon as I remove the knife. I understand that having the box can affect resale value but I never really sell any of my knives. I give knives away on a fairly regular basis to keep the collection down to a manageable size but not having the box has never presented any issues there. Never had anyone turn down a free knife because it didn't come with the box. :p
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curlyhairedboy wrote:Many times something in my collection becomes a gift to someone special in my life. At times like these, I like the recipient to have the full spyderco experience, and that includes sliding it out of the box and slipping it out of the bubble wrap.

So yeah, I keep mine. Easier to wrap a box than a knife.
I just read this after I posted my response. Sounds like you give em away like I do but you are much more thoughtful about it! :D
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Surfingringo wrote:
curlyhairedboy wrote:Many times something in my collection becomes a gift to someone special in my life. At times like these, I like the recipient to have the full spyderco experience, and that includes sliding it out of the box and slipping it out of the bubble wrap.

So yeah, I keep mine. Easier to wrap a box than a knife.
I just read this after I posted my response. Sounds like you give em away like I do but you are much more thoughtful about it! :D
well, the giftee gets the important part - the :spyder: knife - regardless of how it's packaged :D
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Re: Do you keep the boxes?

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All my knives get used. i dont keep boxes
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I keep my boxes whether they are used or not.

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I throw out the knife, pamphlet, baggie. I keep the box in my RF pocket, logo up :/
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I keep the boxes, usually. However, if it is a knife I have used over and over, what's the point? I do keep a record of the born on date.
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Definitely...and someday I will have enough to build my fort.
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Yes, i do keep the boxes since LNIB demands it, and that's what i like and am likely to sell :)
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I have so far, but I don't have many and haven't resold any yet. But I'm glad to hear all the opinions on how my fellow Spydie-holics handle it!
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I gave a few knives away. Gifting a knife in a box creates a little mystery. You know it is a Spyderco, but which one...



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I throw them all
I've never sold a Spyderco, and the boxes take so much space... :o
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