I dont think its a bad place to look, but in my experiences Ive been able to find most things for the same price, or less, on Amazon. And I trust Amazon more. Plus 2 day free shipping.
This. There is no such thing as "fair market value" for knives, and there are a lot of people out there who try every which way to screw others out of money. If a place like Knifecenter or GPKnives is a 10 for honesty and customer service, then your local pawn shop is a 5 or 6, and Ebay is a 3. It's not quite as bad as giving some random hobo money and telling him to go buy you a knife.
If you see a knife on Ebay that you like, look at the pictures. It's not a guarantee, but reputable dealers tend to put up more pictures of the item, and they're better quality pictures, too.
Try to find the seller somewhere else on the web. If they have a brick and mortar store, or a professional-looking website, then you're probably good (probably). But if you can't pronounce the name of the seller, or if it's mis-spelled (or if you can't tell whether their name is spelled right or not!), then maybe skip that one.
Hey guys, it just occurred to me, I don't think anyone has suggested to me that I look around in eBay. Why is that? Is that not a good place to shop for knives?
I'd buy cheapies on ebay Amazon has a better return policy.
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