I am going to be selling about a dozen Custom Knives now,some Bowies,Daggers,Fighters,Skinners,Folders,etc...Most have Exotic sheaths of Buffalo,Sting ray,snake,etc...What seems to work best in these slow times?

Check out www.bladeforums.com

You have to pay to post in the for sale section. I have seen the custom knives selling pretty quick in the knife maker forum, but I haven't paid attention to their regular exchange forum.

Good Luck

I'd have thought the best way to sell quality knives to the general public, esp in the longer term would be on the internet but not on something like a knifemaking forum, simply because for every potential buyer on a site like that, you're gonna have umpteen other makers all trying to sell thir products in competition with you.

FWIW, We don't currently have a handmade knife section on our shakariconnection site but I see no reason why we couldn't.......... if it's of interest, email me at shakari3@mweb.co.za and maybe we could work something out?

This is an interesting subject. My brother and I bought a gunshop in Abilene, Tx a few months ago that has been in business for 27 years. I have been thinking about inviting some custom makers to place their knives as consignments in the shop. Sell them for some percentage of the overall cost.

Does that sound like a decent idea or do I need to make another plan?

josh

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Originally posted by brandoninaz:
Check out www.bladeforums.com

You have to pay to post in the for sale section. I have seen the custom knives selling pretty quick in the knife maker forum, but I haven't paid attention to their regular exchange forum.

Good Luck

What he said, best of they are name maker knives. But sales seem to have slowed with the economy.

Thanks for the offer,but I think I will do the same at a local gunshop

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Originally posted by Josh A.:
This is an interesting subject. My brother and I bought a gunshop in Abilene, Tx a few months ago that has been in business for 27 years. I have been thinking about inviting some custom makers to place their knives as consignments in the shop. Sell them for some percentage of the overall cost.

Does that sound like a decent idea or do I need to make another plan?

josh

For the meantime,I did post some pics of some of them in the classifieds here on AR....Thanks for Lookin!

If any of you guys run into a maker of GOOD to excellent custom knives that might be interested in putting them in our shop, please send them my contact info.

Thanks,
j