Am I evil?

[CombatGrappler]

I just worked a trade with my brother. I loaned him my glovebox knife, a Cold Steel medium Voyager clip point with serrated edge while I sharpened his work knife. He liked it, so I offered to trade him the Voyager and 20 bucks for his Spyderco Spydercard. He agreed and we did the deal.

On one hand, I traded him a decent knife that he will actually use for a knife that he "carried to church a few times." I see that as him coming out on top.

On the other hand, I made out like a bandit!!! Woooohoooo! :D

I did tell him that they are going for pretty good money on eBay here lately, so I didn't bamboozle him.

So, what do you guys think?

[yablanowitz]

It sounds like a win/win situation to me.

[The Deacon]

I just worked a trade with my brother. I loaned him my glovebox knife, a Cold Steel medium Voyager clip point with serrated edge while I sharpened his work knife. He liked it, so I offered to trade him the Voyager and 20 bucks for his Spyderco Spydercard. He agreed and we did the deal.

On one hand, I traded him a decent knife that he will actually use for a knife that he "carried to church a few times." I see that as him coming out on top.

On the other hand, I made out like a bandit!!! Woooohoooo! :D

I did tell him that they are going for pretty good money on eBay here lately, so I didn't bamboozle him.

So, what do you guys think?Nope, you're not evil, at least not on the basis of this transaction. Last time I looked, Spydercard was a $25 - $30 knife. Just because a couple people on eBay will pay more for one does not change that, at least in my opinion.

[The CoPilot]

Nope, you're not evil, at least not on the basis of this transaction. Last time I looked, Spydercard was a $25 - $30 knife. Just because a couple people on eBay will pay more for one does not change that, at least in my opinion.

Case in point is the person who's bidding $100 on a Glock Endura on eBay right now when you can buy that knife online direct from the distributor for $49.95! :eek: :D

[fellyjr]

If you look in the right places, you can find a Spydercard for less the $25. ;)
IMO, if your both happy with the deal, then it's an open and shut case. :)

[JD Spydo]

Almost anytime I can trade a Cold Steel blade for a Spyderco blade I'll do it. From the simple standpoint that the Spyderco will almost always acrue more value down the road than almost any CS blade will.

For instance about 3 years ago I once traded 2 Cold Steel Kobun fixed blades for 2 Spyderco Spyderhawks>>> at that time both knives could be bought for about the same price on Ebay>> well you know who was much more knife rich a year after that trade now don't you?

I can only think of maybe 3 Cold Steel knives I ever had that actually gained value over time. You would really have to think hard to come up with any 3 Spyder models that don't gain value over a 2 to 3 year period. Case closed

[CombatGrappler]

Nope, you're not evil, at least not on the basis of this transaction. Last time I looked, Spydercard was a $25 - $30 knife. Just because a couple people on eBay will pay more for one does not change that, at least in my opinion.

Well, our old pappy used to tell us stuff is only worth what you can get somebody to pay for it. So for those particular people, I guess the Spydercard is a 90 dollar knife.

My dad also gave me one of the best pieces of advice I ever got on dealing with women. He said, "Son, you don't have to tell everything you know!" LOL.

Anyways, my bro paid more for the Spyder than I did for the CS, so I think we both came out even. Geez, I answered my own question. Sorry to bug you gentlemen :)

[thombrogan]

You're only evil if you cackled: "knife n00berz! Pwnd!" after making the deal. Congrats to you and your brother on both making out like bandits on your respective trades!