Value of Spyderco Civilian - original with Tuff Ram and Kraton?

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pangris

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Bumped as we appraoch 2007 - same question 4 years later :)

I own one of these "original" Civilians -

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I have the three clips, the letter that came with it, and the knife is 99%. Are these a collectors item?

I also own a "Q" and was shocked to find out my $12 knife was worth $80+... Wish I'd bought those instead of Lucent :barf:
 
There's a fairly good following on ebay for Tuffram coated Civilians like yours. The minty-condition knives seem to stay up in the $120 region without difficulty.
 
That's about the same price as you'll find at a gun/knife show. There are some that i've seen that have a lot of wear and tear and maybe a slight amount of tip breakage, these go for as low as $70.
 
I have seen the plain edge version of the tuffram civilian go for as much as $350.
I understand only 300 of the Plain edge ones were ever made.

dave
 
Plain edge tufframs were the only civilian's available with a plain edge until the more recent carbon fiber versions. That may be another reason why the price was high on the plain edge tuff rams.

I don't know how many were made, but tufframs have been out of production for a number of years and the price is still less than a NIB MSRP.
 
"Any chance they'll be worth real $$$ someday?"

Yep, just keep it nice & clean and check back in 5-10 more years. It's hard to say how much it MIGHT be worth, because demand by collectors will drive the price up. The Tuffram SE Civies were made that way for a number of years, so supply has slowed, but hasn't stopped on the auctions. Time will change this in your favor.
 
"Any chance they'll be worth real $$$ someday"

If you consider $200 for a serrated tuffram civilian "real money"
then "someday" is now!

Ebay item #2203213605 went for $200 with 25 bids placed.

Not too shabby!

dave
 
"Ebay item #2203213605 went for $200 with 25 bids placed"

That one had G-2 steel blade, too. I guess maybe my previous estimate was outdated. (I think I got my G-2 marked Civie for 125 or so a year or so ago). There's a certain amount of luck that seems to play-in with these auctions, but still, maybe they're worth more than I thought.
 
Muahaha... I'm back, a little more than a year later... knife still in the drawer... and none are on eBay... :cool:

Lucky enough to be able to hold onto it for now, don't need the bucks...

Paul
 
Im actuallay the current high bidder on that one
it would make a nice addy to my other civies
 
Back again, coming up on 2007. Whats the market these days? Thinking about a Sebenza, and might let this one and my "Q" go...

Paul
 
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