Mint, everyone has their own idea of what that word means. Even with drop dead mint.

Drive a car you just bought 5 miles, no longer new. But still drop dead mint.

Eric's point just about covers it.

Warrantee isn't going to cover a "used" knife if it wasn't sold to the "original" owner...... Pretty Simple, buy from a dealer and shipped to you in 6 months.

There is a Major difference between an "Authorized Dealer" and everybody else, including myself.

Duke McCaa is another fine dealer in this side of the earth!

Drive a car 5 miles and the value drops..... I have not seen that be the case on Randalls.

Warranty is a consideration to some, for sure.

To each their own, as long as they are enjoying the hobby.

Just when I thought the title of this page was "New Randall "ordering" questions...........Who knew?

Getting back to the question that prompted the last few messages, I asked about ordering from the shop for a reason. Contrary to what some say here, ordering from a dealer isn't always the ideal situation. In the past, I have encountered "push-back" (not refusal) to order Triathletes from a dealer because he stated that he preferred to keep those slots open for the catalog (read: more expensive) knives.

1. The dealer is not a member of this forum, as far as I know.
2. The request made some sense as, at the time, I could get the knife just about as fast from ordering from the shop as I could from him.

I hesitate to share the above as I don't want it to appear that I am bashing a dealer. I'm not. I was just curious as to whether that situation still existed since I am considering purchasing a Tri.

Gary,

Several years ago I was told the EXACT same thing, when I inquired about ordering a Tri.

I don't see that scenario happening these days.

I "think" the dealers are limited to the number of Tri's and 10's they can order.....

Gary, Same with the Tailor.

To answer the question, no, the triathletes and tailors are no longer a quick order thru the shop, every model is at a 4 yr delay...

And at this time, I'm pretty sure any dealer would be more than willing to open a spot for either...