AR 15's Dump...?
- Thread starter garbal
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canucklehead
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
No. People just need money.
Just remember to vote Conservative, or your fears WILL become reality!
Just remember to vote Conservative, or your fears WILL become reality!
mebiuspower
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Morontario
[sarcasm] That's because gas piston AR is soooo much better. [sarcasm]
It is like the stock market - the 9mm AR was overpriced in the first place and the bubble bursts......Kinda like the G36 bubble that topped at 8000 bucks at one point and now it drops to almost half of what it was.
The prices still seem on the high side, almost same as new.
Supply and demand... simple as that. Not just applicable to firearms but to everything else that's bought and sold in a "free market" economy.
I want an original 1968 or 1969 Camaro Z-28. Always regretted selling my 1968 Z-28 back in the day... but went off to play in the Army and had to get rid of it... bought it for @ $3k and sold it for $1,500
Today if I want one in good condition it's going to cost me well over $50,000
I don't wine about it... I simply have to decide if it's worth it to me. I don't fault the guy who has one and asks that price... what it originally sold for is not the issue... what I originally paid for mine when it was new is not the issue... it's worth whatever the current owners can get for them... that's the reality.
Are they overpriced? No... since they are finding buyers willing to pay that price. The market determines the value of something... asking price is not the point... average selling price indicates the true value as it represents what buyers are willing to pay and that will change all the time.
Mark
I want an original 1968 or 1969 Camaro Z-28. Always regretted selling my 1968 Z-28 back in the day... but went off to play in the Army and had to get rid of it... bought it for @ $3k and sold it for $1,500
Today if I want one in good condition it's going to cost me well over $50,000
I don't wine about it... I simply have to decide if it's worth it to me. I don't fault the guy who has one and asks that price... what it originally sold for is not the issue... what I originally paid for mine when it was new is not the issue... it's worth whatever the current owners can get for them... that's the reality.
Are they overpriced? No... since they are finding buyers willing to pay that price. The market determines the value of something... asking price is not the point... average selling price indicates the true value as it represents what buyers are willing to pay and that will change all the time.
Mark
This argument has been had here many times. I agree with you. If they can find a buyer - then great.
I just think that it may be difficut to find one willing to dish out cash for a used rifle, when a brand new one from a reputable dealer, say Questar.ca, will cost say $50-$100 more.
What you're seeing is the effect of a higher dollar. The new guns coming in from the major dealers are cheaper, but the old guns people are selling cost a pretty penny more. If someone tries to sell their old gun at 2/3 the cost of what it was when it was new, they're going to have a real tough time competing with new guns bought with the high loonie. So, since the used guns are frankly quite overpriced, they sit in the forum longer with other over priced guns, collecting competition and losing value...
- Location
- big sky country
I haven't noticed any increase in AR sales here. There always seems to be a few on the selling block.
Great rifles by the way. Worth every penny.
Great rifles by the way. Worth every penny.
i think alot of people are getting sick of the restricted ar15 platform and are going new age with the nr versions on the market and nr bullpups. even myself i am sick of restricted rifles that you can only use at the range. i would greatly like to use all my rifles on private property to hunt and so forth without worrying about the dnr causing me problems.
