sticker shock
Dianne and I took a long weekend and went to Charleston to see the Hunley. Been trying to do that for several years but something always got in the way. Spent whole day getting there and two days getting back hitting pawn shops, antique malls, gun stores in every town. Getting to the point, I was astounded at pawn shop prices. Last such adventure was this past January and run of the mill, common every day beaters are up probably thirty to fifty percent. Any older Marlin or Ruger is just crazy. Three screw SB average wear and scruffed stocks...$830. Three screw BH deeply scratched and dinged with plastic non fitting stocks...real dog...$475. Ruger 22 mag rf, very early and very minty but $799??? Average combat masterpiece...$500. I don't get it.
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE:
PRICES HAVE NOT GONE UP; NOBAMANOMICS AS CAUSED THE VALUE OF OUR MONEY TO GO DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
Correct but it is hard to get people to understand that.
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, December 17, 2015, 07:40 (3268 days ago) @ SIXGUNNER
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Correct but it is hard to get people to understand that.
I think the internet has made gun prices higher. People fish and other people see the fishing prices and think that is the real value. I saw a guy with a ruger 41 mag Blackhawk This gun was kept under the seat of his truck unprotected. There was not one part on the gun not damaged the grips were busted had about 3% finish left the rest was deep pitted and rusted. I wanted to buy it for a project gun. I like to make survivors. He wanted $450.00 firm. he said that is what the internet said it was worth. $200.00 would have been giving him a gift. J.michael
I think you are exactly right - if they saw it for sale some
Where no matter what condition theirs is, that is the price. The gun buying frenzy has not helped at all either.
Most of the time I can buy a brand new gun at my LGS for...
by rob , Wednesday, December 23, 2015, 21:48 (3261 days ago) @ stonewalrus
less than most used guns are valued on the web. I'm sure if I had time to scour the gun shows and multiple gun stores for the used gun racks I could do better but I rarely look any more. I have most of what I want and I'm not a hoarder as much as a pragmatic shooter these days. But I see stuff posted all the time that I know is the same as my cost at my LGS before tax and sometimes more for the same gun brand new. I don't get it either.
sticker shock
by Murphy , Thursday, December 17, 2015, 19:42 (3267 days ago) @ cr.
I think the best I've seen in person was at a gun range/shop in Oklahoma City during Thanksgiving.
How about $1,200 for an early N series S&W 4" Model 28-2 Highway Patrolman? It was in very nice condition, almost as nice as a 1965 S series residing in my safe. I'll kept my woods bumming truck Model 28-2. I'm sure given those prices, it's worth about at least 1/3rd of the 2000 Model Ford F150 I use to drive to work and back.
Murphy