i need help with knife laws!!!

[powerfreak]

What is the name of your state (minnesota)
heres the deal im 14 (15 in october) and i was watching t.v one day.and found a show that sell's knifes (mostly tactical) for dirt cheap.like 100 knifes for $100 (including a steel 48in claymore) that cheap.so im on a couple forms for hobbies.and i was thinking.i could make a lot of profit if i bought some of these knifes (of course talking with my parents first) and then sell them on the fourm. is there any laws saying that it is illegal for me to sell these things over the internet? i would also say somthing along the line of check with your state/local laws first..any help is much appreciated.

 

[racer72]

Don't waste your time trying to sell these knives. Anyone that knows anything about knives knows they are cheap and won't buy them. How do I know? I bought 188 knives (include a 3 piece daisho sword set that counted as one item) and I couldn't give them away. I am an eBay power seller too. I ended up selling them at a loss to the owner of a mini market and from what I have seen he hasn't sold many.

Check out the competed auctions on eBay for Frost Cutlery. Good luck finding anything that sells for more than a dollar an item. Most of those folks paid more than that for them. The only people making money on these knives are taking them to overseas and selling them for a few bucks an item.

 

[powerfreak]

wow it was frost cutlery.but i wasent planning on selling them on ebay.but over fourms im on.and still the claymore i could get an easy $25 on.and if i average $2 a knife + shipping id still double my money.

 

[racer72]

Good luck. Don't say you weren't warned.

 

[stealth2]

If a deal seems too good to be true (100 knives for $100, for example) - it most probably is.

I'd suggest spending more time focusing on your schoolwork (language arts, in particular) and less on your get-rich-quick schemes.

 

[The Occultist]

Powerfreak, did you ever stop to wonder why a tv show was willing to sell 100 knives for $100? If they're spending money to sell something on tv, they're aiming to make a profit. You have to wonder about the quality of something where they're gonna make a profit on $1/piece once you include the costs for tv advertising. Now, granted, you'll have no added overhead costs considering you won't be paying for advertising, but I really dont think you're gonna get what you want out of this (and don't forget, the shipping costs you charge people are there so that you can pay to get the item shipped; typically not a profit maker).

While Racer is a powerseller, I used to be quite the buyer, and my interest was in knives. Mainly swords. Love'em. But, even with the coolest most ultimate sword (and most of these swords were decorational, not functional) that I just had to have, I still refused to pay more than $35 AFTER shipping. Daggers? I never bid on those. If there was a knife I wanted, I would email the seller (yep, I know, against Ebay policy AND putting myself at risk for losing money) and offer him $5 (that's TOTAL) for the dagger if he was unable to get a bidder. Good times.