How Come SO MUCH?

[HEADKNOCKER]

I have been buying & selling guns for 35+ years & have never seen anything like what I see lately...
Every Pistol, Revolver, Rifle & Shotgun is marked way more than it should be able to buy NEW!
Have a look here in the classifieds & you will see what I mean...
Is it possible that all the sellers got hosed during the pandemic & now think their gear is somehow GOLD!

Noticed at a few Gun Shops & Pawn Brokers the prices on any descent AR-15 went up almost overnight about a week ago by $100-$200
I know gasoline is $5 a gallon but come on, How Come SO MUCH?

There isn't a deal one single thing out there now it seems
Guess I can be happy with what I have bought & have stashed away but come on...
Will it ever end or is it going to get worse?

I did find a Ruger SP101 at a local Pawn Shop & the price was right, so it came home on Friday

 

[Ingomike]

I have seen some good prices in classifieds, fair prices, and pie in the sky prices. Free markets are great.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Going to the classifieds now to look Mike...

 

[bwframe]

Just like always, you have to know what you are looking at and be ready to sift.

A lot of the reason you may not be seeing good buys in the classifieds is that good buys sell quick.

I'm not really in the market for anything, but have both bought and sold parts recently.

Also have come very close to buying some of the good buys on rifles and pistols. Fuel cost and time availability for longer distance to meet have also turned me away on some trades. It's not cause the deals aren't out there. They just aren't local enough to say yes to.

If I was in Indy, I might just be talking to this guy soon...

WTS: - WTS Glock 43 (Indy)

Sold GLOCK 43 w/ standard sights. Will include the original case, papers, lock, mag loader, 5 - 6 round mags in total, 1 w/ Pearce +1 extension, and 4 w/ EMP +2 extensions, have 1 flat mag floor plate. Was originally purchased in 2015. I'm second owner. I purchased from another INGOer and...

www.indianagunowners.com

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[marvin02]

I did find a Ruger SP101 at a local Pawn Shop & the price was right, so it came home on Friday

It's up to all of us to save reasonably priced guns from being sold to those who would gouge. Thanks for your efforts and have fun shooting that Ruger.

 

[Basher]

There are some high-priced offerings, sure. But I’ve seen a few good deals here (and elsewhere), and as noted above, they’re hard to find because they often move fast. Them’s the cards!

 

[mcapo]

It ain't 2018....

Local asking prices are often driven by Gunbroker sale which is a nationally competitive market. Seldom do our local markets bear what the national market does - but nothing wrong with a seller asking.

 

[88E30M50]

The dollar isn't worth what it once was. We'll see more of this going forward. It sucks but inflation affects everything, not just groceries.

 

[Expat]

If no one buys it, the price will come down. The point is, someone is paying it.

 

[Dean C.]

People are freaking out about the idea of a potential ban IMHO. That and as others mentioned people bought high and are trying to sell high probably.

That being said inflation is real and monsterous , guns that went for $1,100~ in 2016 are now $1,800~

 

[Squid556]

I hear ya! Why I try and keep my stuff fair.

 

[76Too]

Oh boy…another thread!

Same ****, bigger pile…smaller shovel.

Did we REALLY need another thread complaining about prices?

 

[Robert Richardson]

You also have to look at the cost to replace a gun if you are selling to purchase something different.

 

[Basher]

You also have to look at the cost to replace a gun if you are selling to purchase something different.

Yep, just like the housing market.

“Your house is worth so much, you could sell it and make a killing”

Yeah, but then you have to (wait for it) go buy someone else’s place so that THEY make a killing, LOL (unless you make a bigger move where prices are better). It’s a vicious circle.

 

[Leo]

Welcome to the new economy bouyed by a purposely shrunken dollar. It is not just guns, other things have similar price craziness.

For example entry level Squier electric guitars that were $159 and on sale for $139 before the election are solidly over $200 now, same with the entry level Epiphone special II's. Effects pedals that were on sale for $79 are now either $125 plus or out of stock. That also pushes the used gear up.

Try to buy a car, Many times a used two year old car or pickup is within a couple percent of what the price when delivered new.

Bad times.

 

[Leo]

Yep, just like the housing market.

“Your house is worth so much, you could sell it and make a killing”

Yeah, but then you have to (wait for it) go buy someone else’s place so that THEY make a killing, LOL (unless you make a bigger move where prices are better). It’s a vicious circle.

Due to job transfers, we had two couples move away in the last couple years. Not far, just a few hours away. Both owned their local homes outright, and sold for what seemed like huge money. Both now live in a lesser house and have mortgages. They could not help it, not wanting to loose their retirements, but neither really profited after all the expense. The realtors made money.

 

[two70]

IMO, if I really wanted something right now, I'd be searching very hard for the best deal possible and then make the purchase because the likelihood of the item becoming significantly cheaper is next to nil.

If prices still seem extremely high after dropping significantly from pandemic prices, then perhaps your expectations are simply not realistic. From what I've seen, the tanking economy has greatly reduced the prices on used guns on average and new guns have not risen as sharply as everything else with inflation.

 

[Leadeye]

I've been surprised how much old guns have gone up. Lots of new people on GB with money ready to spend. Like Expat said, somebody is paying it.

 

[700 LTR 223]

I have been buying & selling guns for 35+ years & have never seen anything like what I see lately...
Every Pistol, Revolver, Rifle & Shotgun is marked way more than it should be able to buy NEW!
Have a look here in the classifieds & you will see what I mean...
Is it possible that all the sellers got hosed during the pandemic & now think their gear is somehow GOLD!

That's why I had some of my guns listed on gunbroker last summer - some of the prices they sold for floored me! My bought new in 1997 Marlin 39AS for $350 brought me $1550 and that's after consignment fee. It's a seller's market for sure.

 

[Ingomike]

I've been surprised how much old guns have gone up. Lots of new people on GB with money ready to spend. Like Expat said, somebody is paying it.

Is that any farther out than a four year old truck with 100k+ miles going for $58k?