gewehrfreund
Buckeye
I've been suggesting in passing to people that the gun market (maybe just the used market?) seems pretty soft to me recently.
Here is a prime example for the No. 1 aficionados: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/578393058
This probably represents close to the bottom end for a nice No.1 on a major internet auction site that did not somehow escape "under the radar". This one had 11 bids from 9 bidders, but still sold for only $680. I'll bet the seller wishes he had started the bidding higher, or lowered his BuyNow price (which was $950).
The winner is getting a 1V 220 Swift for about half of what the newer run of these are/were selling for last year.
It appears to me that guns in forum classified sections are also moving slowly, if at all.
I follow other things on the auction sites too, and it's the same for most guns, other than the ongoing feeding frenzy for Colt snake guns, and a few other "it" models. Things that do sell, often get only one bid.
Is it the economy, uncertainty about the future, or just nearing saturation level for some corners of the gun market?
Here is a prime example for the No. 1 aficionados: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/578393058
This probably represents close to the bottom end for a nice No.1 on a major internet auction site that did not somehow escape "under the radar". This one had 11 bids from 9 bidders, but still sold for only $680. I'll bet the seller wishes he had started the bidding higher, or lowered his BuyNow price (which was $950).
The winner is getting a 1V 220 Swift for about half of what the newer run of these are/were selling for last year.
It appears to me that guns in forum classified sections are also moving slowly, if at all.
I follow other things on the auction sites too, and it's the same for most guns, other than the ongoing feeding frenzy for Colt snake guns, and a few other "it" models. Things that do sell, often get only one bid.
Is it the economy, uncertainty about the future, or just nearing saturation level for some corners of the gun market?