Latama 11inch pick lock 1950s

[gravknife]

Luke
I think possibly people didnt like the response of ,I just wanted to "find how much then will sell it elsewhere "comment ,but I dont really know .

Eric just pointed out the you need 25 posts to sell rule in case he didnt know because he was new ,It's always pointed out .
I thought the OP would stick around maybe introduce himself ,what knives he does like if not the Latamas or Italians ,a bit more history of how he got the knife and find out more about his Latama to get a true value ,its what I would have done if visiting a new forum .

I also thought he maybe had a quick offer and the knife had just gone .
Hard to figure how people read comments online , as typing is colder than good old fashioned talking face to face , things can often get misread or perceived .

Just my thoughts on it .

[Twobit]

That's all true, Ian. Well put. Thanks for bringing a balanced view to the conversation.

[gravknife]

As for the forum ,I dont know wether its dying or many things have just been seen over its 20 years plus running, by members who have been here since near its opening, and others for many years .

I had a spell away as life and buying restrictions zapped my passion ,and people I used to see often and miss here have moved on to Facebook or just stopped collecting .FB is somewhere I won't venture ., Sadly many great members and friends have passed away .
Your right new members are essential in its upkeep ,but I have noticed there are more guests than ever ,regularly see 4-500 visiting

Beauty is I'm sure there are more knife collectors just waiting to be born that will get to love these alluring knives at one time or another .,hope TB is still here for them

[Twobit]

I hope so too, Ian. I've truly enjoyed exchanging with people of the same interest and viewing the blades everyone shares. My personal preferences among switchblades are rather narrow, variety wise, but I still enjoy looking at and learning about different types. Mostly, though, it's a feeling of community that keeps me returning here several times daily. Now I've run way off topic so... Cheers, mate!
Luke

[whippersnapper]

I think it was just the way he worded his first post that rubbed people wrong. It kind of sounds like he was trolling to sell it. Or maybe the other posters know him or have knowledge of him from somewhere else. Maybe everyone was having a shitty day.
This post is still up because I/we didn't think it really violated anything, but others probably disagree.

As a moderator I have to try to be fair and neutral and enforce the rules the owner makes. It sucks and usually ends up pissing somebody off. I had to delete a post on Sharperdeals yesterday that was exactly the same post that was posted here-because the rules there don't allow any mentioning of buying/selling/trading or asking for parts etc. It is way too strict imo and have had to delete posts from BillD, picklock pat, and many others in the past just for asking how to acquire a particular part. Damn Hard but if you are going to have rules they should be the same for everyone imo.
BTW, I hate most any censorship and rules and hate being a moderator/administrator...I'm sure I was drunk when I accepted....

I have been saying these type of forums are dying for years and they are. If I had to pay to keep them up I probably wouldn't bother except it is a resource for a whole lot of knowledge that you hate to see disappear.

I hear there is a lot more traffic and participation on other knife platforms like Facebook.

As far as all the unregistered viewers showing I think 99% of the are bots and AI trollers that monitor all internet and try to steal your soul...kidding, not kidding...lol

[Twobit]

Whippersnapper, it appears I have struck a nerve. I didn't intend that and I apologize. I imagine you've been here since the beginning and have put quite a bit into this. I really prefer this to fakebook groups. I briefly joined several of them a few weeks ago. None of them felt comfortable so I left them all. Nothing against anyone in them or anything like that. Even encountered a couple guys from here including one page owner. Just didn't care for the vibe, I don't know. I've only been here a few months. I hope it stays around and kicks up.

[whippersnapper]

No nerve struck and apologies needed from me. I have no idea why other posters replied like they did.(to the original poster).

The problem with trying to communicate with just words is half the time you fail...

I guess my long post above that seemed to relate and make sense to me, mostly failed...lol

[Twobit]

Whippersnapper, your post did make sense and the relating part is what I meant by striking a nerve - not that I thought I had offended you but that as much as it bothers me to think of the forum dying, it must be that much worse for someone who has been on here twenty years and put the time and energy into it that you have being a moderator and handling disputes, feuds, and complaints. That's all I meant. The communication failure was mine. Not my first.

[whippersnapper]

This is a forum of mostly older guys. I don't think younger people really participate in this type of social media (if that is what this is) anymore.

[Twobit]

That may be so, Terry. I'm 52 and I used to fakebook but now I just have an account for the purpose of buying and selling locally - tools, furniture, tires, that sort of thing. Not for socializing anymore. Politics kept me in trouble on there all the time.

[Panzerfaust]

The forums are not nearly as active as they once were and I agree it's mostly older guys 50 and up who participate. I'm surprised the sharper deal forum and auction pages are still up because both have been almost dead for a while. Lots of collectors have moved to the Facebook pages which I don't like as well because the forums are simpler. FB can be so cluttered and I forget to look at pages or don't feel like scrolling through so many posts. I don't think the OP broke any rules, either. Maybe bent them a little bit, but he didn't advertise it for sale here and just said he would like to know its value because he wanted to sell it. I didn't contact him because I am not interested in a Latama,unless in excellent unsharpened condition.

[Jay Blade]

That may be so, Terry. I'm 52 and I used to fakebook but now I just have an account for the purpose of buying and selling locally - tools, furniture, tires, that sort of thing. Not for socializing anymore. Politics kept me in trouble on there all the time.

Bro, I hear ya'!! Fakebook sucks @$$. I keep it tight just to communicate with friends but I had a good stint of getting jailed dye to my "Insensitive" comments .
Yeah, we're getting up there, 53 years young here.

[Twobit]

Jay, I deactivated my main Facebook account which basically means I'm not active but can still use messenger under that user name. Nobody has messaged me since so I'm about to delete it.

[collectornutz(clixx)]

i messaged the guy about obtaining the latama and never received a reply.

[Fishtail Picklock]

I never bother with @$$book or any of the other "social media" outlets (They're mostly "Leftist" and full of rat feces).

I haven't any time for their Socialist rants. They can stick their Starbucks Mugs up their rectal orifice and kick off the handle.