<prompt> Human: I recently sent off a knife to be restored by the manufacturer only to be informed by UPS that the box was found but the contents were missing. Ive been on the phone with them back and forth for about a week and they keep asking me what value I would assign to the knife. I havent given them an answer yet because I honestly dont know. You could go buy a brand new knife of similar quality for around 300, but to me the most valuable aspect of the kife was the history and story it told. Like me itt was all worn down and beaten up from the deployment, but it was still sharo and useful. It was an item I was planning on handing down to my grandkids one day. Is there a way to assign sentamental value to an item that the insurance company would recognize?  <response>: Im pretty sure the valuation they are looking for is replacement value for the same or similar model. Sentimental value cant be replaced, and doesnt factor in at all. They shipped and lost your knife, not your memories, and basically only owe you a knife. Find the same make and model or similar on Amazon, and thats what youre entitled to. 