Prices on Gun Broker

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goldie said:
There is a gun shop by me that has the following prices on two guns; scar 223,$6500 , & sig 556scm $3100-i couldnt see the price on the galil arm but can only imagine. that is so insane & at that point its just not worth putting that kind of money into.The shop is in NY & can only sell them out of state;good luck !..
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All it takes is one....

On Gun Broker, I've been seeing particular NIB rifles going for say $2,000 all day, every day... someone sticks an identical NIB rifle up with a BIN price of twice that and someone buys it right up.

I guess some folks hear about the panic, do a search on Gun Broker and see this gun for sale that is purportedly "impossible to get", so they think they just struck gold, throw caution to the wind and click BIN without doing any more research.
 
The thing is, the new buyers do their research and check to see what a particular gun has sold for in the last month and base the value on that. So, they think they are getting a deal at current market value, which they are, but they have no idea how inflated the prices are and how they should drop back to a normalcy in a few months. They'll choke on their wine when they see the real prices when the dust settles.
 
I bought a gun just yesterday on gunbroker. The "buy now" price was only slightly above pre-panic and the auction had been up only a few minutes. Easy.
 
Bovice said:
I bought a gun just yesterday on gunbroker. The "buy now" price was only slightly above pre-panic and the auction had been up only a few minutes. Easy.
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I recently ran an auction like this. Had a very fair buy it now price. Bidding war ensued and drove the prices up several hundred over the buy it now.

So even when sellers are trying to be reasonable with prices...market forces or desperate buyers may still drive up the prices.
 
I decided the PS90 funds will go towards a new bolt action. I always wanted an Accuracy International 338. :)

I have 8 more of them (PS90's), been sitting on them for years. I actually tried to trade them in to Knesek last year on the AW338, but he only offered 1K each. (!!!)

I'll put a couple on consignment at local shops. I should only need to sell half of what I have left, now, to get the Accuracy International... whereas a year ago I would have had to part with ALL of them, plus cash. Looks like an AI338 is in my future.. finally. :)
 
Decided to check on prices again (been a few weeks since last check)

Max bid prices are still substantially over pre SH levels.

But ... people are getting more desperate to stand out and sell at high prices, throwing in 5-10 magazines, Eotechs, etc.

FS2000 - 2400 peak bid

SCAR17S - 3400 peak bid (without any add-on's, just the gun & 1 mag; others are higher with mags or accessories)

Rock River AR-15 stripped lower - $225

Smith & Wesson M&P Tactical (highest price for bare boxed gun w/ no throw-ins) - $1,425.00

People are asking crazy stupid prices on 100 round AR drums, and even crazier people are bidding them upwards of $700. When some are buy-now at 1/3 that???? Duh. People really are herd animals.

One FNAR is bid up to $1500.. wish that guy would come on THR I have one for sale here in the classifieds for a lot less.. :)

WASR 10/63 hitting the $800 mark

Federal XM193 ammo at 730/1k

Wolf 7.62x39 at 400/1k (WOW... that's a lot higher than last time I posted)

Out of time, will check again on stuff in a couple weeks to continue the trending thread.
 
jimmyraythomason said:
Actually,that's a pretty fair price. They were selling in my area before Sandy Hook for about $1300.
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There were several on Gunbroker in November with buy nows at $999 before SH, back in November. When they were released they had a wholesale price of 1400ish. Prices had dropped on them steadily over the last couple of years, though, partly due to the Euro changing value, partly due to low demand.

This, combined with the inherent accuracy of the rifle, has made it one of the best semi-auto 308 platforms for the money for several years running. It'll shoot sub 1 MOA groups all day long, accepts 20 round magazines, and has decent ergonomics. It will out-shoot any 308 semi-auto on the market, period, even holding it's own against the venerable and (much more expensive) H&K PSG-1.

Even at $1300 it's still a heck of a good buy, for what you get. $1500 is a bit excessive, though.

I own a lot of rifles, and it remains one of my favorites to take out to the range. The only issue I have with it, is it is a little too light. When shooting off a bipod it can get somewhat squirrly. One of these days I need to track down a proper stock, but aftermarket pickings are somewhat slim for the FNAR. I use a stock similar to this on my Savage bolt guns, much more stable, and better ergonomics:

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...ong-short-action-sku159220601-4208-10110.aspx
 
Trent said:
Decided to check on prices again (been a few weeks since last check)

Max bid prices are still substantially over pre SH levels.

But ... people are getting more desperate to stand out and sell at high prices, throwing in 5-10 magazines, Eotechs, etc.

FS2000 - 2400 peak bid

SCAR17S - 3400 peak bid (without any add-on's, just the gun & 1 mag; others are higher with mags or accessories)

Rock River AR-15 stripped lower - $225

Smith & Wesson M&P Tactical (highest price for bare boxed gun w/ no throw-ins) - $1,425.00

People are asking crazy stupid prices on 100 round AR drums, and even crazier people are bidding them upwards of $700. When some are buy-now at 1/3 that???? Duh. People really are herd animals.

One FNAR is bid up to $1500.. wish that guy would come on THR I have one for sale here in the classifieds for a lot less.. :)

WASR 10/63 hitting the $800 mark

Federal XM193 ammo at 730/1k

Wolf 7.62x39 at 400/1k (WOW... that's a lot higher than last time I posted)

Out of time, will check again on stuff in a couple weeks to continue the trending thread.
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That was the RRA complete lower price at our local shows pre-crazy times.
 
seems the wasr cooled off a bit from the 1300.00 mark, they are at about 800,still twice what they were,give or take a hundred dollars...
 
The only issue I have with it, is it is a little too light
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With a 20" heavy barrel,mine was anything BUT light(including bipod and loaded mag). The only drawback I saw other than weight was the cost of magazines @$60 per. My L1A1 isn't as heavy or as accurate at any range but mags are < $20.
 
jimmyraythomason said:
With a 20" heavy barrel,mine was anything BUT light(including bipod and loaded mag). The only drawback I saw other than weight was the cost of magazines @$60 per. My L1A1 isn't as heavy or as accurate at any range but mags are < $20.
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I didn't mean light overall, I meant light handling. I should have been a little more specific. The stock is not heavy enough to give rear-end stability when shooting prone; the rifle is very "front heavy". I tried shooting it offhand, that's a real treat (sarcasm intended). I have to bag the back of mine in order to keep it still when shooting prone or off a bench. But, when I do my part (both on the press and on the range), that rifle can sure SHOOT!

Magazine cost is a definite turn off. I waited two years after buying mine before I could even FIND any. Then I picked up two spares when they were $50 each. Now? Ugh. I only picked them up as spares, in case they became scarce. (My crystal ball was working properly, it seems).

I can't envision a need for extra mags, other than as spares in case of a damaged one. My view is this; as accurate as the rifle is, if I need more than 20 rounds, I brought the wrong ordnance, and needed artillery instead of a rifle. :)

Unlike the SCAR 17, there's no easy conversion that I've found off any other magazine. (SCAR can take converted L1A1 metric mags; I have collected 7 of those this winter, and I'm waiting for spring thaw to get out to the garage and convert them over).
 
Weren't those going for about $79.00 each, two months ago.

I stopped by my local gun shop today thinking that they might have some interesting trade ins, but that store was mostly emptied out.

My dealer told me that people are scared, and just holding onto anything gun related.
 
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