What a difference 10 years makes :( Warning: Depressing picture for milsurp fans)

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So I was going through some files from '98, and found this:

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This gun was still in the grease, mint, and I wasn't even sure I wanted it at the time but bought it anyway....I wonder where it is now :)
 
LOL...and for the under 30 crowd, the sale went something like this:

Me: I'll take it.
Them: FAC ?
Me: #####
Them: Cash or Credit Card?
Me: Cash.
Them: Heres your rifle sir, Have a nice day.

Funny....Any good liberal knows that I should have gone on a killing spree with it as soon as I left, after all...guns were just too easy to get......
 
For the under 30 crowd... How true. The old man likes to tell those stories of being able to buy his toys like that. Also moans about the changes too :p
 
Wrong Way said:
LOL...I'm only in my mid 30's, so I was at the tail end...but yeah, amazing there was no blood running in the streets.....
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As most of us know, there are more gun problems now than there were then...although much of that is due to Liberal immigration policies...

In 77 I lived in Calgary, I could buy an AR15 with $400 and a smile. I didn't but I could...:cool:
 
Andy said:
Didn't Lever have a three-fer for $400 about 10 years ago?
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At the time I bought mine, they had a 4 for $500 deal.
I didn't "need" 4, so I bought mine and one for a friend only.
Had I known, I would have bought a dozen for $1500.:dancingbanana:
Oh well.
Of course, I'll be saying the same thing in 15 years, looking back on the Russian SKS's for $170
 
It's simply the law of supply and demand over time. In my opinion, the pricing is accelerating even faster for the high end pieces that had short or limited production runs, which is leading to some creative gunsmith work in the basement by less than scrupulous folks. ;)

For Enfield collectors, we started a thread in the Commercial Auctions & Gossip Forum (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38, on a few of the more expensive items that were sold at the recent Australian Arms Auction (click here) http://www.australianarmsauctions.com/index.htm, which took place on May 4th, 2008.

We also posted in the same thread, the winning bid results, which is formatted into PDF file format for future referencing.

Reference Thread - Australian Arms Auctions (May 4th, 2008) http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=3304

Prices just keep rising and you'll notice in this thread, it's even for the fakes and garage builds. :D

Regards,
Badger
 
Ten or fifteen years ago, looking to price and buy a gun was done mostly locally, or by phone, word of mouth, print media, gun shows and a very small proportion by various internet channels. The total number of potential buyers was fewer for any given sale and thus less pressure up on the prices.

Now, with everyone having quick and easy access to the internet, anyone selling a gun knows they can price it not just for their locals reading the paper or seeing it at the shooting range or on consignment, but for anyone in the country with a license. With so many more potential buyers, the prices and rise fast and STILL people will buy, giving incentive for sellers to raise the prices even more.

Adjust for inflation and increased value due to fewer good examples available and the prices of milsurp stuff today is still artificially high. You can blame the internet for this. Anyone noticed the same thing in second hand/consignment stores or used book stores? Those little gems that nobody knows the true price of are very very rare to find now. Every little shop owner has eBay handy to check and they ask the same or higher than others are selling for. Same thing is happening with milsurp. I'm sure someone could do a research paper on the weird economics caused by the internet on niche markets.
 
not really weird, just that that the problem of imperfect information had been greatly reduced, so that there will be fewer people selling far under value, and fewer people paying far over value because well... now they know better.

And being able to mail firearms around in Canada means that people in more out of the way areas aren't cut out of the firearms market, so they can find the best prices to buy/sell for as opposed to before.
 
Acording to the sticker on the forestock, under the barrel, mine came from Denmark. I got it from SIR for $200. A few years after that, I got serious about .22 competition and, in desperation for something accurate, traded it for a CIL Anschutz .22. I had a lot of fun with it while I had it. It's not the only rifle I regret selling and won't be the last.
 
Well I going to make your day....:)

A five digit serial number Springfield or Winchester is worth a ####load of money in the US, (too bad you can't sell it there). Now oddy enough the low digit serial numbers also are starting to demand a good price in Canada so...

I'd say your gun would be a $1,000 plus firearm now. Glad you sold it? :)

That serial number makes it prewar. Of course condition, matching manufacturer name and year parts, (all springfield) make a huge difference in price.

If it is any consolation, I paid $220 for my six digit Winchester in 2002. :)
 
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