SnowBallz...don't forget to take notes. 10 years from now when you double your money from selling a rare SYKCO knife, be sure to ask your dad if any of his investments doubled during that timeframe. And, if he got any use from his investments while they were maturing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Actually...I just got a better idea. Ask him to get involved with you, at an investment level. Show him some research on how the knives trend on the 2ndary market...and see if the two of you can put a pool of money together to invest together, and see what you can do with it (start small). Not guaranteed to make money...but it could be a fun exercise none-the-less. That, and it would probably "open" his eyes to what you're interests are, and that you're not necessarily blindly spending money...but rather investing in items that at a minimum tend to maintain their value. If he questions it...ask him how much his car depreciated this year.

Ishi