New ZT/Hinderer Flipper is Coming!!!0560/0561

i know i am late to the party but just out of curiosity...put in a preorder for the 561 last night.
had to see in person if i really am going to hate such a large folder or not. :)
 
I really need to get one of these. I want to preorder, but I feel it's pointless now because of so many preorders already placed ahead of me. I want to wait till KershawGuy gets some in. The 0560 is top of my list.
 
I'm not sure I understand your logic, OpKey. What have you got to lose by putting in a pre-order? If you get a chance to buy one before your pre-order comes through, you can always cancel your pre-order. If not, your pre-order will hold your place in line.
 
Unlimited . . . or at least limited only by KAI's production capacity. I don't think it's a question of "if" you'll be able to buy an 0560/0561 at MAAP pricing, it's a question of "when".
 
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OpKey said:
I really need to get one of these. I want to preorder, but I feel it's pointless now because of so many preorders already placed ahead of me. I want to wait till KershawGuy gets some in. The 0560 is top of my list.
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bld522 said:
I'm not sure I understand your logic, OpKey. What have you got to lose by putting in a pre-order? If you get a chance to buy one before your pre-order comes through, you can always cancel your pre-order. If not, your pre-order will hold your place in line.
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jmsodpc said:
are these limited or unlimited production?
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bld522 said:
Unlimited . . . or at least limited only by KAI's production capacity. I don't think it's a question of "if" you'll be able to buy an 0560/0561 at MAAP pricing, it's a question of "when".
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With STRONG EMPHASIS on the 'WHEN'!
Better pre-order, ASAP.
I'm reasonably certain the first 268,943 knives off the production line are already spoke for...
....and that number has increased by two,or possibly 3, in the time it took me to type this, using my SpeedFinger.
 
I still say they'll be plenty of 0560's and 0561's to go around in 6 months. If KAI has as much business sense as I think they do, they'll strike while the iron is hot.
 
Just remember how short the supply was for the 0550's when they first came out and now they're readily available.
 
Exactly! That's why I won't pay more than MAAP pricing for my 0560. Believe it or not, whether I get my 0560 tomorrow or 6 months from now isn't a matter of life or death to me. YMMV. ;)
 
Possibly. But that means ZT would have to sell direct to its customers like Busse does. And that would probably violate its domestic distribution agreements unless, perhaps, ZT sold its knives direct for full retail. I don't believe they do that. But I could be mistaken.
 
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I still say they'll be plenty of 0560's and 0561's to go around in 6 months. If KAI has as much business sense as I think they do, they'll strike while the iron is hot.
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I don't think so. I'd go so far to say we won't have backorders cleaned up in 6 months. There will be a couple of runs, but not so many that there will be anything close to "plenty" unfortunately.

From the perspective of being a member here, I'm sure there will be opportunities to purchase one from the nationwide dealer base. From a dealer perspective, there assuredly will be major shortages.
 
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Possibly. But that means ZT would have to sell direct to its customers like Busse does. And that would probably violate its domestic distribution agreements unless, perhaps, ZT sold its knives direct for full retail.
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No, I'm thinking of them aside the first say 500 of each new release and numbering them as special and sending them to and authorized dealer and making them for preorder thru them like kershaw guy. If that would be possible. Or maybe a factory outlet.
 
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