Does anyone get annoyed when...

[tdp113530]

Someone tries to sell you a gun or any product that is used more than they go for when new ??? I’m also looking at you Tacoma owners ! [emoji28]


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I got a 2002 Tacoma. 158,000 original miles, original owner. Matching front and rear plates. I paid $27,000 for it. I'll sell it for $25,000.

[Mr. Beretta]

No.....

[Garv]

Try buying used gold coins at their face value.

[lastinline]

But they're SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB-U-LOUS!!!

[nitroxdiver]

[aklon]

Tag acknowledged as due.

In truth, there have been times when I purchased a firearm I just thought I had to have only to find it was an inaccurate or unreliable piece of crap. Then I waste no time getting rid of the troublesome piece, and at a discount. Last time it happened I had one of those SiG MK 25 nines that displeased me greatly, sold it after six weeks at a $400 discount just to have it gone.

[Robert1234]

Seller can ask whatever he/she wants. You control what you pay. Don't blame the seller if you paid what he asked. It's not his fault. You either thought it was worth it, based on availability, your needs, and features, or you were a fool.

I've overpaid for some guns (Kel Tec Sub 2K), and underpaid for others (Armalite AR10). I never felt ripped off. I knew the price, did a bit of ciphering in my dome, and decided I wanted it bad enough to pay more that it would cost if I waited a few months.

By the same token, I've taken advantage of trends and sold some guns for far more than I paid for them, based on, availability and circumstances (off roster, etc.). Never felt guilty, the buyer had his needs, and felt my price wasn't exhorbitant (I always go about $50.00-$100.00 below what the nuts are asking, mostly cause I don't want to dicker on price, and when compared to cats selling Gen 3 G17s for $1,000.00, my $800.00 price tag seemed reasonable).

Look at it this way. A seller might not sell if he's limited in what he/she can charge, so allowing them to sell at higher prices based on demand and supply ensures that there's guns out there for you to buy, as long as you are willing to pay the price. If nobody bought the Gen 3 G17 @ $1,000.00, the prices would drop, but people get desperate, and situations dictate what something is worth.

[GlockN'Roll]

No

Take an Econ class ....

[lmcc0072]

[Sure Shot 45]

Nope!

[ScottsBad]

No, not annoyed at all. Lots of things are worth more now than they were in the past.
Hell right now, HK SP5’s, which are very much still in production, are selling for more than $1,000 over msrp in the rest of the country due to lack of availability. One I just saw for sale sold for $4300 recently in Idaho. I have some used guns that IF i were to even consider selling them, which I’m not, would be priced at 3 times what I paid for them. Because that’s what they’re going for, and that’s what people are willing to pay for them.

Same here.

My Python, which belonged to my Grandfather has never had a full box of ammo fired through it. I think it's still worth more than my grandfather paid for it. LOL

The two Colt Cobras would too. And Maybe the two barely used pre-64 Winchester Model 70s, the Winchester Model 62 .22, the Browning Super-posed in 20ga with case and extra barrel. Then there is also the Colt Police Positive Special. Etc....

I have four SCARs that would go for more than I paid for them right now too.

And in CA now if I sold the two Walther PPQ M2s we have, I could probably buy four of them when I move out of state.

So yeah, it happens.

[fnlrun]

I hope those of you agreeing with this, break even on your home sale if/when you sell it. How dare you make a profit in a supply and demand environment. A person can ask ANYTHING they want. No one is forcing anybody to buy anything....except Obamacare

[71MUSTY]

You are really just mad at yourself because you did not buy a new one when you could. My 1969 Mach I sold for under $4000 new, should I be required to sell it for less then that because it's used?? I spent more then that on the engine rebuild.

[Citadelgrad87]

You fail to understand the basic fundamental concept of "the market sets the price." it doesn't matter what MSRP is for anything. All that matters is how much somebody is willing to pay for any given thing, based on their perceived value of the merchandise, what it's worth to them, and current market conditions. It wasn't long ago that people were selling used SCARs for $5k-$6k, and guess what, they were selling for that price, which means people were paying asking price, which means that was the market value of those items at that time.

If people are listing used Glocks for double retail value, it really doesn't matter if they're not selling for that price. If it sits, it sits. If somebody is willing to pay asking price, then that is the market value of that item at that point in time, but nobody is forced to pay a high premium for anything. They can choose to bite the bullet or they can choose to wait for a better deal, or until market prices return to normal. That's how free market economies work.

Welcome to free market USA. If you don't like the price, move on. I don't know why so many members here have a problem with that.

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I fail to understand NOTHING about how capitalism works. You appear to, though.

Can you point me to the treatise that holds that discussing high prices in times of market stress is somehow “bad” for capitalism, or that its “commie” or “socialist” to comment that $1200 for a used, common item that retails new for half that is a high price, is forbidden or somehow reveals i dont understand the market?

So when they close a refinery and gas prices shoot up before the 6:00 news, commenting on the rapid rise and delayed fall of prices due to such events means i dont understand capitalism?


Fail.

[ScottsBad]

It doesn't matter what it is or what value it has to you, it only matters what someone will pay for it.

Unless some one is directly controlling the cost it is the free market at work.

You could say that COVID has disrupted the demand/supply mechanism because Glock (and other manufacturers) and its supply chain have been disrupted/slowed. But that is also part of the free market.