Hi Colin,
Thank you for sharing your opinion with us. I think your point is valid; however, the M9 bayonet is rapidly becoming a popular item for collectors. I've seen 1987 commercial bayonets NIB with the correct paperwork exceed $500 on ebay. You're right that when you get into four figure prices many collectors have interests other than the M9. I think another big factor is that people just don't know enough about the subject matter. How many people who looked at that photo do you think actually knew what it was? I'd bet not many. How many people would be willing to put down $1000 based solely on what the seller was telling them? Probably about the same number as those who knew what it was.
I feel that the bayonet was absolutely worth what the seller was asking. If I didn't already have some of them in my collection I would have been going after it myself. This is one piece that many people will be kicking themselves about in the future. All it will take is a book on the M9 bayonet to come out showing all of these variations. Then everyone will know what it is and want one.
By the way, for anyone who's wondering, the bayonet is not mine and, other than a bit of email correspondence, I do not know the seller.
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