Sabatier 4 Star Elephant Chef's Estate Find - Suggestions to clean and re-sell?

I am helping a coworker who supplements her income reselling antiques and other stuff. On my suggestion she started watching for Sabatier carbon knifes and landed one recently at a garage sale for half-a-buck. (Also a 2nd knife, but that's a different thread) I want to clean it up so she can net the most from selling it. So my question is how much should I clean it up with fine steel wool, or polish it, and sharpen it, or pretty much leave it alone? What might sell higher? The edge is actually nice, not dished from use / sharpening, just a tiny bend at the tip, and I cannot see any bend to the blade. I wish it were mine. Attached are pictures. She would really appreciate anything we can do for her.

I noticed a lot of Sabs on Ebay vintage ones at that. Might check it out for a price comparison.

Leave it alone.

Yes we did see quite a few on ebay, but I don't trust ebay sellers knowledge - I trust you folks!

I would say to leave it. Though I am not as well versed as a lot of the members here..........yet.

For top dollar, sell through ebay at their "market value". Saveur magazine and all of the others have really made vintage chic. Nice knife.

Why not sell them here? Do they really go for that much more on eBay?

i think i saw one of these selling new on b/s/t/ a little while ago

B/S/T is not for profit

I haven't looked up the forum rules for selling here on KKF. Roberta doesn't care where the knives are sold or how long it takes to sell because it pays the bills. If she decides to re-handle the other knife (Universal Landers frary & clark) I'll do that at material cost or less just to help out and 'cause it falls under "hobby" for me.

Dave Martell said:

B/S/T is not for profit

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well, that clears it up. I should have realized that.

You're looking at $50 +/-. Rehandle is great if it is for yourself, but not for making more money on it... Unless of course you sell it here. And Helllll no, don't touch the patina! Don't sharpen it unless you are one of the best.
Good luck.

It's a lot of fun to repair these knives, but they are far from uncommon. Better have them for personal use.