ZT 0392 release day on 2/18!

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I also had problems with KnifeCenter - my web order number isn't showing up under my orders, and the chat specialist told me to check back in a few hours. I haven't received a confirmation email either; I think I probably lost out on this one. A bit bummed, this was the LE I was looking forward to the most.

...Any chance ZT will release something like, say, an 039...4? with standard hardware and CF scale, like what they did with the 0454/0452? :D wishful thinking, since they've already got an eklipse type model in their Kershaw lineup :o
 
from knifecenter:

"Due to the very limited nature of this item and its high demand, it may oversell before it is unlisted. Therefore, no guarantees will be made that your order can be filled. Strict limit of one per customer. Any duplicate orders and/or multiple quantities will be cancelled. Internet orders only."
 
ncrockclimb said:
I hear what you are saying, but it is not just because I did not get one. IMHO, the way they did it just created frustration for a lot of customers. I would add that the dealers that I spoke with were not happy about the way it went down either. The two dealers I spoke with said that there were a lot of customers that has similar experiences to mine (in cart but not able to complete the sale).

Again, this is just my opinion, but I think that ZT needs to find a way to do this that does not leave customers unhappy with the process.
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Why would the dealers be unhappy? They had the choice to sell them and make money. It's their websites that don't allocate a spot for each knife and put it on hold throughout the checkout process. That's not KAIs fault. If I owned a knife retail website, I would be upset about the LE's being sold direct. I own a business and used to have a retail website. Trust me. Retailers want the cherry picks.
 
Inspiribomb said:
I received a confirmation email from GG. And yes they were quick to charge my card too!
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I got a email to but idk if that is the conformation email. It's just a order number and amount and blah blah. No where on email say conformation LOL
 
Got one from BHQ. I still won't believe it until it's in my hands. I empathize with those who didn't score one after my countless refresh attempts to secure other items at other times. Many may not like this system, but I really appreciated the one per customer as a way to limit ( not necessarily eliminate) secondary market greed.
 
n850gt said:
Anyone complete an order from KnifeCenter and receive a confirmation email yet? I'm afraid I may have missed out.
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I got a confirmation email, but no charge to my card yet, I'm really hoping it went thru since it was so hard to find on their site.
 
webbman81 said:
Me too. It just keeps showing me the same screen over and over. I got as far as put my CC number in, then it started over :mad:
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That's as far as I've gotten as well. Keep having to start over - but still appears in my cart. Has anyone successfully completed a purchase at GP?
 
al g blenny said:
I don't think the issue is how these knives are sold. It's simply that ZT makes too few of them. I like how Spyderco makes 1200 of most of their sprint runs. Plenty to go around. Why limit these awesome knives to only 150 or 300? The demand is there. All they end up doing is making extra money for the flippers and pissing off some customers along the way. I'm happy because I got one but I just don't understand why they don't make more?
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My thoughts EXACTLY - what's the point of this LE nonsense? To appease flippers who make several hundred dollars off YOUR product or to appease the hardcore collectors who will never take the knife out of its box and (shocker) cut with it? The only people you're hurting are the ones who really LIKE the design and want to use and enjoy it. Make enough to go around to those who want them - I'd be interested to hear any reasonable explanations as to why that can't be accomplished.

I really like ZT knives, but I think they are making some really poor decisions, many of which have led me to look elsewhere for my go-to knives. I wish they didn't do business this way. No matter how many of the usual ZT fanboys come around here to defend ZT tooth and nail, there are a LOT of frustrated people today (which is deja vu, shockingly).
 
al g blenny said:
Why would the dealers be unhappy? They had the choice to sell them and make money. It's their websites that don't allocate a spot for each knife and put it on hold throughout the checkout process. That's not KAIs fault. If I owned a knife retail website, I would be upset about the LE's being sold direct. I own a business and used to have a retail website. Trust me. Retailers want the cherry picks.
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Do most retail websites place a hold on an item throughout the checkout process? I don't think so but I could be wrong. It would seem to me that the inventory is fair game until the item is actually purchased.
 
NYOutdoors said:
My thoughts EXACTLY - what's the point of this LE nonsense? To appease flippers who make several hundred dollars off YOUR product or to appease the hardcore collectors who will never take the knife out of its box and (shocker) cut with it? The only people you're hurting are the ones who really LIKE the design and want to use and enjoy it. Make enough to go around to those who want them - I'd be interested to hear any reasonable explanations as to why that can't be accomplished.

I really like ZT knives, but I think they are making some really poor decisions, many of which have led me to look elsewhere for my go-to knives. I wish they didn't do business this way. No matter how many of the usual ZT fanboys come around here to defend ZT tooth and nail, there are a LOT of frustrated people today (which is deja vu, shockingly).
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The guy at GP knives just told me to keep on trying to check out "be persistent" to be exact....ridiculous the site is totally nuked
 
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