What is it with today's prices...

[qaz987]

You're just gettin' old Mario. Me too. A Colt CC for 300 bucks was a long, long time ago.

[586L-Frame]

Dang you're young or I'm old! when I started driving gas was $0.35 a gallon!

Wow! I must be even older.
I remember when gas was $0.26/gal in the 60's.
586L-Frame

[Serpentine]

Wow! I must be even older.
I remember when gas was $0.26/gal in the 60's.
586L-Frame

Yep, I remember that. A Chevy Corvette was $4000 brand new and a George Washington faced postage stamp was $.05




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[MasterYong]

The quickest call back was 10 minutes. They always call back. The deal here is that you can't haggle in front of other customers. The FFL does not want someone that just paid MSRP to hear they could have haggled. When I haggle I am discrete and usually out of earshot of other customers. When the FFL calls me he tells me he would have sold the gun but he did not because of this very fact of other customers overhearing a possible haggle.

Word.

I NEVER, EVER haggle when there are other customer in the store (in the store I use they would all be in earshot...)

I try to wait until customers leave, but if it takes too long I mention that I want the gun, and that I'll be back. I keep coming back until there are no customers. The FFL knows exactly what I'm doing, as he knows me as a regular. Once alone, I ask what I can really get the gun for, and I typically get a great deal.

Once you do this a few times, you'll know for sure when they really can't cut a deal. Sometimes they can't. Some FFLs buy guns at very close to retail, just to get the model in their store (hard to find, etc) so that someone will buy it and hopefully the store can profit off either future sales or other merchandise like ammo and holsters, etc.

[mariodesmo]

Yep, I remember that. A Chevy Corvette was $4000 brand new and a George Washington faced postage stamp was $.05




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I passed on a like-new used 63 split window vette, low miles, original 327 fuelie, because it was $4000 and a Chevelle was only $3500...

Yea, I used to pump gas for a summer job when it was 39.9 cents and gas wars would break out between us, and the station across the street! It cost $5 to fill up em up back then... The good 'ol days...

Well, all I can say good about today's prices is that I bought my stuff so long ago, I'll be an instant millionaire when I sell...

[Nynvolt]

I agree 100%. I have been looking for some deals and have yet to find anything in the used market priced to make me reconsider buying new.

It may be disappointing but you can't really blame people for the prices. I'd want to get top dollar for my stuff too.

[Rob454]

Personally I will ALWAYS buy used before i buy new. Usually used guns comes with extra parts or better parts. Not always but sometimes.
I woudl liek to buy new but if I can save myself a few bucks its still a few bucks saved. lets face it most "used" guns have little real use. granted if the gun is heavily used you will be able to tell. guns that get used tend to get wear marks. If I can save myself 10-20% off the price of a new gun and I was looking for that model then i would buy it. granted I woudl try and haggle but thats expected.

[five.five-six]

wait till you go to buy some ammo

[Thefeeder]

The prices are todays market price. Quality out-of-production guns will always appreciate in value. My first Python cost about 400.00....for years I refused to pay the ridicules price of 750.00 for one...Today paying 1750 or more for a NIB Python is the norm......The 750.00 Pythons are long gone. There are lows in the market due to collectors interest and yesterdays "got to have one at any price. "Got to have one " is the time to let some of your stuff go. 1911s are now on the down but will not get to the price of 10 years ago.

I do refuse to buy any gun that has been molested, altered or uncared for...I have in the past and it was an expensive lesson. You can still buy a Dura-coated camo'ed Python for 750.00 and ten years from now 750.00.