Pup, it's tough to judge the FMV of the 110's. While there weren't that many made, the wholesale price from Buck was low enough that I could sell them at $69.00 and make a decent profit. OTOH, there was at least one moron out there on the web GIVING them away free. I don't know what he was thinking but, whatever it was, it tends to drag down the overall value, at least in the short term.
Personally, from a strictly utilitarian point of view, judging against other knives as well made from the same materials, with the same guarantee, I would put a practical value of over $100.00.
That doesn't necessarily reflect the actual market value, though since there are a lot of folks out there who don't go by anything other than what they think they can get for something.
As far as the numbers of Vanguards made, it was higher than 85. I don't remember the exact numbers I saw on the availability list when I first ordered them last year but I seem to remember that it was somewhere between 200 & 300.
I know I placed and received 3 separate orders for them before they ran out. Each order was for half a dozen knives and they came in right away.
Toward the end, Buck was making them as they were ordered. It didn't take long before all the parts were gone. As I said, I don't know, for sure how many they had, to start, but it was way more than 85.
I was amazed at how fast they sold at $149.95. These are awesom knives. I wish Buck would add them to the regular catalog.
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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com
("Have a knife day!")
