Why does this old model cost so much more than the new one?
1493210
I have no idea but much rather have the old one back. For one thing, the batteries last so much longer. The new one works okay but the older version is so much better.
288219
I got the old model, complained, returned and recieved the old model again...
1775267
No. The model we had for many years was better than this one. I think this one has really been cost reduced.
1431609
Thanks so much for your replies! It seems Amazon is shipping the old version, but it's fine and better yet, the price is good. thanks again!
1848095
This is NOT the new and improved model. It is the older model that has been replaced. I was surprised not to get the newer item.
100594
Pat- It's the new one. The original is over $100, but still being sold. :-(
1212654
Amazon routinely puts [OLD VERSION] if a product is not the latest version. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the product, just that it's not the latest version. Someone would be pretty ticked off if, for example, they bought Acrobat 9 for around $250 and then found out the current version is Acrobat XI and they could get that for around the same price.
657039
shipping prices is the main reason. Shipping from the manufacturer $25 then shipping to you another $25 makes it hard. The prices on Amazon are actually still about what the old MSRP was even though the price has gone up.
1696149
This model doesn't. You would have to buy a different model which was more expensive.
1938609
Amazon is selling the old models separate from the new models (at lower prices), and you posted your question to the forum of one of the 2007 models. The new versions are here:
347023
Well, it's an issue of supply and demand. The product is no longer manufactured, and New Old Stock - which this is - is in limited supply. Most of us who want or need this device will settle for a used or 'refurbished' one for a fraction of that $489.99 price, but sellers of the NOS item are asking the highest price they think they can get - and if you check around, you'll find that this inflated figure (roughly ten times its original retail price just several years ago) is in fact in the ballpark.
1591264
Sorry, I don't know if there is a difference. Maybe the prices just vary. I would compare and make sure the model #'s are exactly the same, and if not, research the model numbers.
196232
When I purchased my unit the price for a new unit was almost $50 more than the refurbished. With Amazon when a price gets low go ahead and purchase. As far as the remanufactured unit, I can't see the justification for the extra money in cost.
1618773
At this price point, it has to be the old model. Several upgrades and redesigns to both the knife & sheath drove the price of the new model into the $70 range.
671879
I don't know what they mean by "old version"...pictured is the same V2 we purchased about six years ago and also the same unit currently being sold at B&H.; Unless there's been some software or firmware update that I'm not aware, I think it's the same beast it's always been.
309170
It is possible that the higher price for $299 is for a new unit, the used price would be naturally lower ($125).
1763878
Because the seller is price gouging. My advice: don't buy it. No one pays MORE for old technology.