I know we live in an age of pinching pennies, and everyone likes to get a deal on everything. That being said some folks are just plain crazy with prices. I admit I don't always price everything correctly at times but I try to be fair considering the item and condition. I usually check Slickguns for current production price gauges and a few others for milsurp types and out of production or hard to find firearms. I admit to have overpaid for something that I really wanted and couldn't find elsewhere so I've bite it just to get a new toy.
However sometimes it makes me laugh at folks that try to sell current production common firearms for BNIB prices. It's a used gun! If it is stock then you can't tell me it is worth as much as a brand new one I can buy online and pay a 20 buck transfer fee to have a BNIB never fired gun. It seems that we drive up inflation on ourselves at times in the firearms community.
The way I see it is several fold. Example: If I had a used G19 good condition, stock, nothing special. Priced it at 575-600. Any regular gun guy is gonna see that it is priced too high and move on. Then I may get a hit from a guy saying sure I'll take it. What are the chances of that person not being able to own a firearm but is overpaying because he knows he can't go get one legally at a better price. That's why I require shown ID and signed bill of sale, but that's just me.
Then there are cases where sure both parties a CCW holders and enjoy firearms, buying, trading, adding and changing their collections. And sometimes that's where you find the cheapest dudes out there. I like a good lowball laugh but sometimes it's like wow man really? You wanna even trade a hi point for a Springer 1911? Or you wanna price your used gun that is going for 275 for 500 because you added a mag? I take into account upgrades and if it's my style gen sure I'll pay extra but I see no problem offering lower and seller keep the upgrade. Overall it's the sellers choice and if he/she doesn't wanna do that, hey it's their property to do whatever they want with.
Sorry all for the rant, just seems like we try to rip each other off in the gun community sometimes and that just keeps prices going up and up. I don't know bout you guys but I don't get enough pay raises to keep up with the prices some folks are asking for.
Just one mans thoughts on a forum.
However sometimes it makes me laugh at folks that try to sell current production common firearms for BNIB prices. It's a used gun! If it is stock then you can't tell me it is worth as much as a brand new one I can buy online and pay a 20 buck transfer fee to have a BNIB never fired gun. It seems that we drive up inflation on ourselves at times in the firearms community.
The way I see it is several fold. Example: If I had a used G19 good condition, stock, nothing special. Priced it at 575-600. Any regular gun guy is gonna see that it is priced too high and move on. Then I may get a hit from a guy saying sure I'll take it. What are the chances of that person not being able to own a firearm but is overpaying because he knows he can't go get one legally at a better price. That's why I require shown ID and signed bill of sale, but that's just me.
Then there are cases where sure both parties a CCW holders and enjoy firearms, buying, trading, adding and changing their collections. And sometimes that's where you find the cheapest dudes out there. I like a good lowball laugh but sometimes it's like wow man really? You wanna even trade a hi point for a Springer 1911? Or you wanna price your used gun that is going for 275 for 500 because you added a mag? I take into account upgrades and if it's my style gen sure I'll pay extra but I see no problem offering lower and seller keep the upgrade. Overall it's the sellers choice and if he/she doesn't wanna do that, hey it's their property to do whatever they want with.
Sorry all for the rant, just seems like we try to rip each other off in the gun community sometimes and that just keeps prices going up and up. I don't know bout you guys but I don't get enough pay raises to keep up with the prices some folks are asking for.
Just one mans thoughts on a forum.