Umnumzaan shortage?

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DL Robin

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It seems when I looked for a umnumzaan 6-8 mos ago they were plentiful and around $450. Now they are sold out everywhere and $500. Is there a production back log, slow down, “supply shortage”? You guys that have the Zaan do you carry and use it a lot? If I buy and use it and it’s not for me and I decide to sell it do they resell well?
Thanks
 
Where did you see them plentifully? Even when I wasn't looking for them, I would occasionally get a 'now in stock' alert, and check out of curiosity to find that it was immediately out of stock. My Zaan is my primary large carry, and I prefer it over the large 31. They sell for about $650 on ebay, which would net you about $60-$70 in profit.
 
lol to be fair that one is more of a collectors item. I wouldn't be surprised if a new one would sell in the 550-600 range - similar to the upcharge on eBay (less their selling fees).
 
It seems like there is always a shortsge of that knife to me. It's like everything else prices keep going up.
 
DL Robin said:
It seems when I looked for a umnumzaan 6-8 mos ago they were plentiful and around $450. Now they are sold out everywhere and $500. Is there a production back log, slow down, “supply shortage”? You guys that have the Zaan do you carry and use it a lot? If I buy and use it and it’s not for me and I decide to sell it do they resell well?
Thanks
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CRK raised the price...so the secondary market did, as well (even the people that bought before said increase).
Last I looked, ordering direct from CRK comes with a 6 year wait. The dealers still get them, likely on standing orders; but they go quickly. With the supply being short, the resellers take advantage.

I bought one recently - fresh out of Idaho, via a small dealer - the action was disgraceful. It improved after a much needed cleaning; but I was put off enough by it that I just put it back in the box.
 
Wow! Regarding plentiful. I meant I saw them on a couple websites several mos. (6-8 or so) ago. Thanks for the input so far
 
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