[bullseye717]

What gun did you see as absurdly overpriced? May I present you:

http://www.armslist.com/posts/468443/tri-cities-tn-handguns-for-sale--sp101-9mm-wheel-gun
I've been on the forums enough to know that you don't negotiate in public and whatever someones price, that is their business. However, this one just made my head spin like in the Exorcist.

[7thCavScout]

That's crazy. The Kel Tec KSG shotguns for over 2K have me scratching my head as well.

[flyskater]

Well, it takes 2 to make a transaction. A @%#$ seller and a @#$#@$ buyer.

[willypete]

Completely aside from an asinine price, that guy comes across as a huge <removed>.

I saw a bubba-ized Mosin-Nagant for $500 on a local classified ad recently. That made me go :uhoh::banghead: for a bit.

[HOOfan_1]

Looks like a joke posting to me...

[gym]

You can hit the "flag for overpriced" button on that site,, I just did. That's just being an ass. I had written a smilar thread in the announcement section of Fl Gun trader", where people know that they are selling to felons, when they are asking 2-300 over list for a plain used, old, stock taurus or glock, The only one who is going to pay almost double is a felon who can't walk in and buy one legally.
So this guy sent me a email that he understood, but he felt it was because of the "UN", and that they were going to ban all guns so people wanted guns off the grid.
I laughed and told him he's drinking the koll aid. Before that happened we would more than likelly have a revolution, so he shouldn't be concerned with storm troopers coming to his house.

[Chevelle SS]

or how about this: http://www.armslist.com/posts/443543/detroit-michigan-handguns-for-sale--raven-pistol :D

[youngda9]

$1711 Smith 686....free shipping thugh.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=293586367

[gym]

There is definetlly something mentally wrong with people who do stupid things like that. I think it goes way past greed, it might be interesting to speak to a guy who tripples the price of a handgun. For 5 minutes, just to see if they were completelly mad, or a complete jerk. Maybe a little of both.
Perhaps they think the gun has some magic powers.

[Midwest]

or how about this: http://www.armslist.com/posts/443543/detroit-michigan-handguns-for-sale--raven-pistol :D
$300 for a Raven?

[Eric M]

I feel the Remington 572 goes for way too much when compared to, say, a 10/22 or Marlin 795 for 200 dollars or less. It even costs more than many 'premium' .22 rifles.

[csa77]

it was ether late last year or early this year at a local gunshow i saw a johnson m1 for 15,000$.

[Husker_Fan]

I've seen a lot of people on various forums and armslist posting used guns at or even above what a new one goes for. Sure, if it's a collectors piece that's one thing but most of these have been run-of-the-mill guns.

[Reloadron]

Any gun on any given day is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. :)

Ron

[Larry Ashcraft]

johnson m1
It was either a Johnson Rifle or an M1. If it was really both, maybe it was worth $15,000.

[firesky101]

Perhaps he meant Iver Johnson M1 carbine. Considering I paid $250 for mine a couple of years ago I would think $15000 is a bit too steep.

[Larry Ashcraft]

Perhaps he meant Iver Johnson M1 carbine.
Good point.

Which makes the price even more ridiculous.

[The_Armed_Therapist]

That's pretty bad. LOL... Worst I've seen besides that was a guy asking $600 for his S&W Sigma a few months ago. I wondered if he mixed up "Sigma" with "Sig." :confused:

[bullseye717]

It's $300 for the "custom" holster. The gun comes for free.

[lobo9er]

http://www.armory.sk/shop/images/Nighthawk%20Tactical%20logo%202.jpg

$1800 dollars plus shipping for an 870 pump with an under bite. :eek::what: :)

I'm sure they rock.

[nwilliams]

Sounds like a real bargin!:rolleyes:


A rugged built gun that can take heavy use and +P ammo and "keep on a gittn it." ..(gosh, I could be describing my own self here of my freestyle streetfighting - except for the +P ammo part, lol!).

Only serious replies of cash offer on this mechanical jewelry.... I call it that not just because it costs nearly as much as my wife's wedding ring

And the guy sounds like a real winner as well:scrutiny:

[bullseye717]

$1711 Smith 686....free shipping thugh.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=293586367
Is there something I'm missing here guys? SW fans; tell me why someone would buy that for $1,700.

[csa77]

Sorry By Johnson m1 I meant a m1941 Johnson . I was being stupid calling it a m1

[youngda9]

Is there something I'm missing here guys? SW fans; tell me why someone would buy that for $1,700.
It's worth $750-$800 MAX in pristine condition. Buyer paid $1K over for it.

[lobo9er]

yeah man the bids brought it up over 1700

[Larry Ashcraft]

Typical auction fever.

At an auction early this spring I stood and shook my head as people spent ridiculous amounts of money on yesterday's junk. $1500 for a worn out, no finish left, Winchester Model 62? $600 for a no-name double barrel 12 ga with damascus painted barrels? Over $500 for a well worn, scratched up Henry Golden Boy?

But, the word is out that now is the time to buy guns, and no man is going to admit they know nothing about their values.

[Midwest]

This is a great thread, I can't wait to sell my old rusty single shot, shotgun for $499...After all it was built with real metal and even has a wooden stock. And it has genuine Kentucky rust...no sir...can't buy em' at Wallyworld...

[WardenWolf]

Everyone seems to forget the number one overpriced guns: Blasers. They frequently run in the $5000 and up range. And for what? Nice wood and engraving, the type that was frequently done on custom guns by individuals in decades past, that cost not even a fraction of that. That people would pay that much for what can only be a safe queen blows my mind.

[WALKERs210]

In the past I have had guns and other items that someone wants to buy but I don't want to sell so I put a "WILD UNBELIEVABLE " price just stop any further discussion. But I have had a few that actually paid the price I put on the item.

[MachIVshooter]

I feel the Remington 572 goes for way too much when compared to, say, a 10/22 or Marlin 795 for 200 dollars or less. It even costs more than many 'premium' .22 rifles

Are you thinking of the 552? The 572 is a pump-action. Regardless, both the 552 and 572 do something that the Ruger 10/22 and Marlin 795 can't-shoot Shorts, Longs and Long Rifles. And, IME, they are better built as well. They fall into the upper end of knock-around .22's, above the common $150-$200 rimfires but below the $500+ higher end stuff, like Marlin 39A or Kimber bolt actions.

If you want a Remmy that competes in the quality and price arena with the 10/22 and 795, that'd be the 597.

As well, there are standard and deluxe versions of the 552 and 572, with that standards being only slightly more expensive than the 10/22 is currently. I paid $125 for my excellent condition used 552 standard about 6 years ago, and it is a much better rifle than my 10/22.

[rcmodel]

That ain't ridiculous.

This is ridiculous!!
http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/firearms-all/breskigun.html

rc

[jad0110]

Auction fever is nothing new, and it happens quite regularly. Though I wonder if the numb skulls bidding on that 686 realized you could get a mint Colt Python for several hundred less. At a live auction, I saw a very crusty '76 Vette (the one with 180 whopping factory horsepower) with lots of missing parts and obvious, back yard bondo repairs go for $8,000. I looked at the guy standing next to my, eyebrow raised, and just put my hands in my pockets. Both of us knew you could get a running example of the same car in pretty decent shape for the same money.

At the same auction, a mint early 1941 manufacture Winchester M1 Garand went for $800 (I was $150 short on cash, nuts!) and a really cool Ruger Old Model Blackhawk in .44 Mag sold for $300. Go figure.

[jfrey]

I was at a LGS in Houston a while back and they had two Glock 17s with all the engraving and bling for over two thousand dollars, each. Only a pimp would even consider such a hideous gun.

[bullseye717]

I was at a LGS in Houston a while back and they had two Glock 17s with all the engraving and bling for over two thousand dollars, each. Only a pimp would even consider such a hideous gun.
You see a pimp's love is different from that of a square's.

[WardenWolf]

As I stated before, Blaser:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=296442506

That is *not* worth $5500. I've seen older rifles with equal wood and much nicer metal for much less.

[oneounceload]

While I do not consider a Peter Hofer custom gun for $600,000 overpriced, I DO consider most Rugers overpriced when it comes to quality for the money spent

[hogshead]

Rc if that bullet has diamonds on it to that might offset the price a little.lol Oneounce are you bashing Rugers?
I think its fine to ask whatever you want for your property. Buyer beware.

[thefamcnaj]

RC's link for the win.....
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

[lobo9er]

I DO consider most Rugers overpriced when it comes to quality for the money spent

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[gym]

What does a box of those 22's run, more than powerball? lol

[drsfmd]

I'd cast my "overpriced" vote for all of the "deals" on the American Guns show.

[drsfmd]

Oh, and you can certainly have an opinion that a $5000 Blaser is overpriced (and may be right), but why do you assume that a $5000 gun is a safe queen? I know plenty of guys shooting Blaser shotguns, and even more shooting Krieghoff, Perazzi, Kolar, etc. all of which are exponentially more expensive than the Blaser F3.

[LT.Diver]

I don't see the problem. Been doing it for years. I find a gun way below value and buy it. I keep it and shoot it for a while and then post it on gunbroker for way too much just to see if I get any bites. If I do, it gets sold. If I don't get any bites I drop the price a little.
I've been financing my gun hobby like this for many years.
Nobody is forced to buy, and if they're too lazy to research the proper value then that's their loss and my gain.
By the way, I have a generation one Glock 19 with two mags. I'll let you have it for $999.99 plus shipping. The mags are $125.00 each or two for $249.99

[.338-06]

Oh, and you can certainly have an opinion that a $5000 Blaser is overpriced (and may be right), but why do you assume that a $5000 gun is a safe queen? I know plenty of guys shooting Blaser shotguns, and even more shooting Krieghoff, Perazzi, Kolar, etc. all of which are exponentially more expensive than the Blaser F3.

I think that the guys that own Blasers do so for the same reasons some people own BMWs. Status. I mean really, you could get an amazing gun custom built for $5000.

I once made the owner of a LGS's day when I pointed out that the line continuing from the lock to the woodwork on a $13,000 Krieghoff he was selling was off by 1/8". Sometimes the QC fails when it shouldn't, not on a $13,000 rifle.

[Texan Scott]

Apparently, the city of Chicago pays a $100 Wally's giftcard for ANYTHING that used to go bang. :neener:

[Friendly, Don't Fire!]

During the time right after President Obama took office and the gun store shelves were nearly empty of all new guns, the Ruger LCP had a price tag of $470.

I asked it the guy could go lower.
"Nope, that is how much I have into it, with two magazines."
I suspect he might have, as it was one of the first-gen models that needed the return to factory to fix some danger then apply a little diamond-shaped imprint into the composite just behind the hammer.

So, if he went through all the hassle to send it back, track it, then receive it again a second time, I can understand he doesn't want to do all that for free.

[Bo]

Ridiculous? Anything sold on "American Guns"

[almostfree]

I like my Blaser R8 professional and I don't consider it a status symbol. It has seen plenty of hard use, and I had to make a concentrated effort to save money for 4 months before I could buy it. Mine has a .30-06 barrel and a 9.3x62 barrel, which I can change out in about 2 minutes. I like the fact that it came with good open sights. I like the fact that I can carry it with or without the scope and not worry about re-zeroing. I like the fact that it can be broken down and transported in a pelican case (which it came with) that won't incur excess baggage fees. I like the fact that I can cycle the action more quickly than a traditional bolt action. I like the fact that it is more accurate than I am by a lot.

I spend a lot of my summers and some of my winters working in remote parts of Alaska, and my Blaser goes with me. The synthetic stock is rugged and feels good. The black finish has held up to plenty of abuse. It fits my situation and I feel the cost was worth it. Would I buy a $5000 model with fancy wood and engraving? No, but I'm not going to fault someone that does.

[gym]

One of the gun shows we all laugh at, were re-doing an 870 shotgun, the guy had a "field grade" gun his dad left him, and he wanted it turned into a HD shotgun, This made no sense, I shut it off but waited for the owner to quote him $1,700, to turn it into a $350.00 dollar tactical model. Why the guy just didn't go out and buy a second one already made for HD is beyond me. Instead he ruined the gun his dad left him and urinated away 1,700 bucks in the process.

[mberoose]

Anything that's "pre-ban" in Connecticut, especially AR-15s.

[highlander 5]

I second Richard Wyatt.

[plord82]

Getting awfully sick of seeing local sellers in Michigan ask $900+ for Keltec pmr30s. Worst part is that idiots have been buying them at this prices.

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[oneounceload]

Quote:
I DO consider most Rugers overpriced when it comes to quality for the money spent
Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Yep, and compared to the quality of the two makers mentioned, it isn't even close

I think that the guys that own Blasers do so for the same reasons some people own BMWs. Status. I mean really, you could get an amazing gun custom built for $5000.

Not in the shotgun world you can't - you're off by one or two zeroes..........

Too many here think price is everything and anything proceed more than they can afford is "overpriced" - t'ain't the way things work - most high priced guns are that way for a reason - whether it is totally handbuilt, or built to someone's exact requirements or decorated in a one of a kind engraving by a world-renowned master, QUALITY is not something you put a price on, but there is a reason why something like a Purdey costs what it costs

[headoftheholler]

I think it is absurd what we, as Americans, are forced to pay for American surplus rifles.
The prices on Garands and M1 Carbines should be no where near what they are. It is a damn shame that I can buy surplus rifles from dozens of countries around the globe for a bargain compared to what I have to pay for a rifle made in my own country.

[B!ngo]

Is there something I'm missing here guys? SW fans; tell me why someone would buy that for $1,700.
The worst pile of ad rhetoric I've seen in a while. Funnier still, the last line reads:
Thanks for Viewing ! Jim Akers ("Weapons Specialist Retired US Army") !
somehow, I didn't expect to see:
Thanks for Viewing ! Jim Akers ("Apple Computer Marketing Department") !
B

[B!ngo]

That ain't ridiculous.

This is ridiculous!!
http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/firearms-all/breskigun.html

rc
I gotsta get myself one of them Liberace guns...

[Larry Ashcraft]

I think it is absurd what we, as Americans, are forced to pay for American surplus rifles.
Simple economics. Supply and demand. There are not enough M1s and Carbines to supply the people who want them, therefore, the price is high.

A lot of people, myself included, have no interest in foreign surplus firearms, and there are a lot of them. Hence, the price is low.

[lobo9er]

Yep, and compared to the quality of the two makers mentioned, it isn't even close
and neither is there price.

how many manufactures produce firearms that are as tough and dependable as ruger at a lower or equal price?

[oneounceload]

The thread is about ridiculous prices, and , IMO, Ruger has some guns that are absurdly priced for the (lack of) quality inherent - the 10/22 is a perfect example

I have had several Rugers that were neither "tough" nor "dependable" and their prices weren't that great either

I can get a Marlin 60 for a lot less than a 10/22
and on and on

Too many here think because a gun costs more than YOU want to spend then it MUST be overpriced - but then there are a lot of folks who also do not understand why a Ferrari costs what it does or a Jackson Pollock painting, etc.

And some will learn why, and some will never see it, and others already know

[lobo9er]

I can get a Marlin 60 for a lot less than a 10/22
and on and on


Model 60 low price with a quick search was $160-165, 10/22 $214. Ridiculous prices is an "IMO" topic, but IMO that's not that ridiculous.

[evan price]

The most overpriced "gun" possible is a registered drop-in auto sear. By weight the most expensive chunk of metal there is.

[TennJed]

The thread is about ridiculous prices, and , IMO, Ruger has some guns that are absurdly priced for the (lack of) quality inherent - the 10/22 is a perfect example

I have had several Rugers that were neither "tough" nor "dependable" and their prices weren't that great either

I can get a Marlin 60 for a lot less than a 10/22
and on and on

Too many here think because a gun costs more than YOU want to spend then it MUST be overpriced - but then there are a lot of folks who also do not understand why a Ferrari costs what it does or a Jackson Pollock painting, etc.

And some will learn why, and some will never see it, and others already know
You are right about the 10/22 but I think top to bottom Ruger's has the best price to quality ratio of any gun company. They produce many, many different guns and most are better quality than their price counter parts. ESPICALLY in handguns

[MachIVshooter]

but then there are a lot of folks who also do not understand why a Ferrari costs what it does or a Jackson Pollock painting, etc.

The Ferrari I get, but the splatter "art" by a hot headed alcoholic I don't. I wouldn't want that garbage hanging on my wall for free, yet people pay millions for his stuff. Whatever.

[Sheepdog1968]

I'm not a big fan of selling my firearms. For the ones that are self defense weapons (and not range toys) or hunting weapons, I've got a lot of time and energy and ammo invested in determining they are reliable and work flawlessly. I wouldn't want to sell it (i know itbworks well) and if I did I'd likely want what I paid if not more.

[dubbleA]

The most overpriced "gun" possible is a registered drop-in auto sear. By weight the most expensive chunk of metal there is.


True that!!!!

[gym]

There is so much garbage out there that people who are uninformed buy for 5 times what they are worth, that it makes me sick to look at some of these gun trading websites.
Novice shooters think the more it costs, the better and more accurate it is. One of the largest misconceptions in our sport.
The difference is like that of a one thousand dollar stereo system vs a $100,000 dollar one.
Unless you are a Bat, you aren't going to hear much of a difference if any. Same with guns, a 700 dollar 1911 and a 7000 dollar 1911 to the average person will yeild the same results. It's bragging rights for the most part, although we all like a few nice things, when something just gets so out of control that it makes no sense, it probablly is time to re evaluate the purchase. Unless money is no object. But when I see people selling $5000 dollar guns to pay rent, it kind of shows that they had their prioritys mixed up.
Everything should be in balance. if the kid has his or her college paid for, and the house is paid off the cars ar in good shape, and you still have extra money that you aren't going to need for an emergency, my philosophy is go spend it on a nice gun. But when you are living month to month and get a few bucks and go blow it on a gun that isn't a priority, and you don't have money to pay bills and put the kids through some kind of school. it becomes an addiction.

[TheCol.U.S.M.C.]

How about a 10-15k M16, only a few parts different from my AR-15 that only cost $700

[fatcat4620]

Here is another from good old east Tennessee. Makes me proud to call this area home.
http://www.armslist.com/posts/459043/knoxville-tennessee-rifles-for-sale--izshmas-saiga-7-62x39-tached-out

[kozak6]

I was at a swap-meet in the mid 2000's.

A gentleman had a Mosin Nagant M44 for sale. The stock was black and greasy looking, as though it had been refinished with used motor oil. The going price for an M44 at that time was what, $70 or so?

He wanted $300 for his "WWI Swiss Navy Nazi Mauser Enfield" or some such string of nonsense. I thought it was funny.

[threefortyduster]

My favorite recently was a guy at a tractor show wanting $250 for a Raven. He had no idea what the gun was.

[bullseye717]

Here is another from good old east Tennessee. Makes me proud to call this area home.
http://www.armslist.com/posts/459043/knoxville-tennessee-rifles-for-sale--izshmas-saiga-7-62x39-tached-out
Don't you know how exotic ncstar scopes are? I'd say that rifle is priceless.