$2100.00 sks WTF?

[welder01]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=331148642 Am I missing something?

 

[beergut]

yes, you are missing somthing. how many stamped sks receivers have you spied with your little eyes?

 

[Dyspnea]

Plus Chinese firearms are banned from any importation into the US.

 

[Harry Potter]

It is still a lot of money for a SKS. Rare or not.

 

[welder01]

stamped receiver? big deal! I have a stamp set out in the garage

 

[Dyspnea]

stamped receiver? big deal! I have a stamp set out in the garage

The whole receiver is stamped metal vs a milled receiver, not stamped numbers/symbols

 

[bellero]

stamped receiver? big deal! I have a stamp set out in the garage

 

[fenceline]

yes, you are missing somthing. how many stamped sks receivers have you spied with your little eyes?

1. Today. When I checked to make sure they weren't fighting in the safe. See the sticky updates for an example of a stamped receiver.

Paid no where near $2100 for it, but then again the US market is different when it comes to Chicom guns.

 

[welder01]

Ok, noob mistake. But would a milled receiver not be better than a stamped one? Why is a stamped receiver desirable?

 

[AK]

Ok, noob mistake. But would a milled receiver not be better than a stamped one? Why is a stamped receiver desirable?

Rarity.

 

[welder01]

Rarity.

I guess rarity is not very important to me. I dont understand why anyone would shell out 10x the asking price of a product to get one that is inferior.

 

[a0jc]

The thing about collecting is it's a game for people who care for it. If it's not your thing then you'll never understand. Whether it be stamps, cards, guns or cars.

 

[Mr.4x4]

Was it only norinco that made these?
Never seen one

 

[Woodbeef]

yes, you are missing somthing. how many stamped sks receivers have you spied with your little eyes?

I've owned three since 09. All were from [0138]

 

[Woodbeef]

1. Today. When I checked to make sure they weren't fighting in the safe. See the sticky updates for an example of a stamped receiver.

Paid no where near $2100 for it, but then again the US market is different when it comes to Chicom guns.

Guess I should have held out for more $$$$ on that one............

 

[fenceline]

Guess I should have held out for more $$$$ on that one............

No no. I'm good with what I paid you. Haha.

 

[paintgunner]

Apart from rarity, are the any better?

 

[fenceline]

Apart from rarity, are the any better?

I think its the rare factor. The receivers do look very different side by side. Shooting wise I wouldn't think they are better, but then again I haven't shot it.

 

[dealwithit]

huh, so if a 90 honda civic came factory with a cast iron engine block (they are all aluminum) it would be worth 25k? (a typical one goes around 2500$) thats kinda how i see this sks add.....

 

[Harry Potter]

huh, so if a 90 honda civic came factory with a cast iron engine block (they are all aluminum) it would be worth 25k? (a typical one goes around 2500$) thats kinda how i see this sks add.....

It wouldn't be worth $25k to me, and not to you either obviously, but if there is a Civic collector out there with the cash who thinks he ABSOLUTELY has to have it, then he may shell out the $25k. On the other hand, the seller may hold on to it forever, thinking he has his retirement money sitting in his garage only to find out when the time comes that no one is interested in it after all at that price. Its hard to say what collectors will pay when they want something, but it is usually more than it is worth.