Perhaps hordes of former government stocks have been released and have found their way to surplus dealers. A similar thing happened with Haenel 310 rifles that were released by the former East Germany some time ago. Rifles could be found in as new condition relatively cheaply but have gone up in price as stocks have dwindled.
I guess now is a good time to buy a Predom pistol in fine fettle.
JM
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.