where do all those old Sebenzas come from? Dealers welcome :)

[ThievesLikeUs]

Ok, so the last two Sebenzas I've bought were both dis-continued and old stock.

One was a UG Regular from 2008 and the other was a Classic from 2007, I am not sure

about the Regular but the classic was recently added to the site where I purchased it

from.What I'm curious about is where do they come from?

Is it old stock that CRK releases, old stock that the site hides and then releases

periodically, or did I really just miss them all the times I've looked and they have been

on the various sites for all those years and never bought.I mean is it really possible for Sebenzas to last that long for sale?

Is this an un-answerable topic? Whats everyones thoughts?

Thanks

 

[Kingofthellamas]

I would assume they pick them up just like us. Second hand from someone that is looking for a change in their collection. Some dealers will list that they are used. I have heard of dealers listing as new when they are actually used. A good reason to be picky with who you do business with. I'm pretty sure that's how some of discontinued stock gets put back out into the market, but I can't discredit the idea of a secret treasure trove of discontinued CRKs somewhere.

 

[ThievesLikeUs]

Kingofthehellamas- Thats what I was kinda thinkin.But to be honest, unless someone bought the two I did and then re-sold them, they must of never even took them out of the box.They were both minty fresh, to the point where the lockbar on the Classic is still sticky.Of course that could of been the case.

I wonder though....

 

[Kingofthellamas]

With knives that are this expensive, and all around so aesthetically pleasing, it would not be uncommon for them to be a safe queen for someone. Another reason why it seems likely that they would be resold in such condition. Someone might have wanted to get a handful of cheaper knives they are more comfortable using, instead of their 2 safe queens.

Personally, I am still hoping someone chimes in with knowledge of the whereabouts of a secret treasure trove of CRKs. /crossesfingers I just hope it isn't in a pineapple under the sea...

 

[ThievesLikeUs]

Personally, I am still hoping someone chimes in with knowledge of the whereabouts of a secret treasure trove of CRKs. /crossesfingers I just hope it isn't in a pineapple under the sea...

Love it...I'm sure you're being silly...but i agree, I hope maybe some dealers can chime in with some secret info on where all these pristine Regs and Classics come from.

 

[Kingofthellamas]

I am being silly, but it wouldn't surprise me if your suspicions are correct to some degree.

 

[Toyz]

I have a gun dealer near me that is a CRK distributor - he has a small display case full of CRK's (maybe 6-7) - mostly from 2008. I stumbled across him by accident a while ago - it's obvious from the time I spent there that no one in the gun store understood the CRK legacy, and they looked as though they still had the same amount of knives that they originally ordered from 2008.

I'm also finding out that certain internet dealers sometimes set a few aside for a while only to release then for sale later.

 

[Peter Hartwig]

A couple dealers I follow have had some older stock for some time, although down to dribs and drabs now. One of those dealers is very careless with his stock,so he could easily find something he forgot he had. Some of the dealers may also pick a few up at the knife shows.

 

[TUF]

I assume some are being picked up from the stock of all the small cutlery stores that have shut down over the last ten or so years. Inventory from them could have been tied up for legal reasons for sometime before being liquidated.

There are probably as many reasons and stories as they are knives out there.

 

[Liu Kang]

People instead of selling their knives, would rather not waste the time and trade it for sometimes new that they have their eyes on. Most times, they are straight from their safe... I think that's how a lot of collectors are, they trade them in.