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Old 09-22-2018, 08:15   #61
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I had the same thought, for the guys that bought them as collectors for ~$1000 they can sell it for one hell of a vacation now. Still a shame these are ending up resold.
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Old 09-22-2018, 12:28   #62
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Yarborough Knife: Value vs.Worth

The value of almost anything is determined by the demand for it. In neoclassical economics the value of an object or service is often seen as nothing but price it would bring on the open market which is a competitive market. Neoclassical Economic Theory equate the Value of a commodity with its price, whether the market is competitive or not. Therefore, everything is seen as a commodity and if there is no market to set a price then there is no economic value. There are many economic theories that discuss this subject,value vs. worth. The Classical Theory of Economics,The labor value of theory, Karl Marx (Erscheinungsform), value is separate from exchange value, it is meaningless without a market. Value in itr most basic sense can be referred to as "Real Value" or "Actual Value" This is the measure of worth that is based purely on the utility derived from the consumption of a product or service. Utility Derived Value allows products ( Yarborough Knives )tobe measured on outcome instead of supply and demand. No single unit has a fixed value unless it is unique such as Yarborough 1, The knife presented to Lt.General William P. Yarborough. Tom Kelly
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Old 09-24-2018, 05:03   #63
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Update:

The 1st auction ended last night, SOLD for 6,000 USD

The 2nd is still open until 2:14 PM today, currently at 6,800 USD

The 3rd has one bid at 5,500 USD, with 4.5 days remaining


If you look at the bid list, 95+% are first-time bidders.





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If anyone is interested, There is a dude ( Veteran owned Crestview Woodworks ) selling hand-carved SF Crests built to mount the Y or V-42 knives.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/stkramer10/...p2047675.l2562
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Old 09-24-2018, 06:00   #64
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Go to their store web page. The eBay pages are always higher.

http://www.crestviewwoodworks.com/mi...plaques-1.html

The owner of the company is a retired SF guy named Scott Kramer.

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Old 09-24-2018, 11:16   #65
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From the Museum:

I have checked the database. One of them 3611 belongs to someone here living in Raeford, but who is out of the Army. I am trying to contact him, so he can contact you. With the other - 3522, we are encountering a glitch in the main database and this number does not appear. We are trying to work this out.


I didn't ask about the third one as he's a GB that thinks it's funny people give a shit about this stuff.
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Old 09-25-2018, 06:42   #66
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The 1st one sold has been relisted??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chris-Reeve...oAAOSwwKxbopBc
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Old 09-25-2018, 15:50   #67
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The 1st one sold has been relisted??

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chris-Reeve...oAAOSwwKxbopBc
Knife flipping??
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Old 09-25-2018, 17:11   #68
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Knife flipping??
Or the seller is winning the bid himself, trying to artificially drive up the value. All he needs is one sucker to jump in with an actual bid.
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Old 09-25-2018, 17:59   #69
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I read elsewhere that someone ran up the price and bailed on paying.
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Old 09-26-2018, 05:16   #70
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I read elsewhere that someone ran up the price and bailed on paying.
There are Shills and AH's

Shills or Ghosts bidders are accounts set up to make false bids to drive up the price. It was mentioned earlier that many of the bidders were 1st time'ers. Shilling is illegal.

A$$H0's are people that list auctions or that bid up auctions for FUN, with ZERO intention of paying. Most are joke auctions.

Examples of stupid auctions

https://listverse.com/2012/10/22/10-...ebay-auctions/

http://www.cracked.com/article_15836...-auctions.html

https://www.thethings.com/15-of-the-...-sold-on-ebay/


I was almost tempted to bid on Sarah Palin's X-box, but the signature was a little blurry :]
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Old 10-12-2018, 08:45   #71
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...I didn't ask about the third one as he's a GB that thinks it's funny people give a shit about this stuff.
As the designers and manufacturer of the Yarborough Knife we agreed with USASOC (in writing) to give a shit about this project.
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Old 12-27-2018, 08:04   #72
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#6554 on the bay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F382695333677
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Old 03-30-2019, 20:42   #73
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#3089 is on the bay now.
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Old 04-01-2019, 14:10   #74
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Value and Worth ?

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#3089 is on the bay now.
The value of the Yarborough Knife #3089 is reduced to a Monetary amount because of the owner's sense of the worth of an item that at the time the knife was presented it could not have been purchased with dollars. The YARBOROUGH Knife had to be earned. My opinion!
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Old 04-01-2019, 15:01   #75
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It's listed by a pawn shop in Fayetteville.
Someone might want to try to find it?
Looks like 20 pawn shops in the area??
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