One of the reasons might be that it's just not getting much exposure. I frequent several knife forums daily and I just found out about this offering about 2 weeks ago on Blade Forums. Considering that comparably sized Busse knives sell for $100+ more for non-satin blades from the company store and much more on the secondary market, a lack of exposure is that only thing I can think of aside from the people's money problems. Hell, I'm low on funds myself, but I know that these will be going for way more on the secondary market in 6 months to a year and I'd prefer not to pay that premium.