Can someone tell me a little bit about this hinderer?

[KnifeCarsen10]

Hey guys, I was doing some research and I came across the hinderer XM18 3.0. It has brown scales and isn’t one of the newer tri pivot models. Can someone please explain to me why it is 499 dollars? Most of the 3.5 inch ones are cheaper then that. What makes is so special? Thanks guys. Here is the link https://www.bladehq.com/item--Rick-Hinderer-Knives-XM-18-Slicer--27118

 

[rycen]

Some websites raise the price when an item is out of stock. I think that’s the case here.

 

[KnifeCarsen10]

Some websites raise the price when an item is out of stock. I think that’s the case here.

Thanks!

 

[SeppukuSamurai]

It's common practice for out of stock items to be listed at MSRP or above that in which were listed when they were in stock.

It protects future interests. Keeps prices higher and the market stronger.

It's also one of the reasons why some dont post prices after a sale is complete here on BF.

 

[Silent H]

It could also be a leftover from when Hinderers were rare, with high secondary market prices. They could have set the price higher than MSRP to try and match some of the secondary market prices that Hinderers went for a few years ago.