Some please explain the gun craze to me

[Codie]

interesting - sounds like I just don't have enough experience in the gun game to make money on them. Guess I SHOULD have kept them all until NOW and then I could have made some money on them!!!!

[Tuffbroadhead]

interesting - sounds like I just don't have enough experience in the gun game to make money on them. Guess I SHOULD have kept them all until NOW and then I could have made some money on them!!!!

Codie, let me simplify it for you..

NEVER sell a weapon because you want to sell it...sell it when SOMEONE wants to buy it....if they want it, they will pay the asking price.

[Texastaxi]

In layman's terms, most of the prices you see, on HERE, are CRAZY!

I don't blame a man for wanting to make a buck, I just didn't expect to see that kind of gouging on "our" site.

[1troubleshooter]

guns, in general, dont depreciate, esp ARs. the problem is that there are vultures willing to prey on their fellow man for lewd profit even on sites like this that is supposed to be a "family" site with "tight knit"group of guys.

The main reason is AWB/mag ban/bullet ban worries.

Very well said Tommy

[tvc184]

Because in a panic some people are afraid that they can't be had at any price. It is the same reason that Hostess said they were going to quit making Twinkies and some people were willing to pay $20 for a ten cent snack.

[TheCracker]

In layman's terms, most of the prices you see, on HERE, are CRAZY!

I don't blame a man for wanting to make a buck, I just didn't expect to see that kind of gouging on "our" site.

I get what you are saying and certainly agree that selling a 500 polymer AR for 1500-2000 is absurd. But there is no one making these guys buy it.

In a way I feel sorry for some of these guys buying bottom barrel ARs for 3x of what they could likely buy one for in 4-6 months.

I have sold 300 rounds of bull federal on here recently. I really didn't need them as I'm supples well with my reloads now. I made $45 profit in them after taking IMO account what I had into them. I sold them for .58 a round. Then the next day someone is selling steel case garbage for .50 a round and I see luckygunner.com selling for .90 a round.

I was just glad to get my money back on what I really had no use for. Guess I could have been greedy but it was nice to help out a fellow TBH'er without gouging him.

[Chunky]

There are people who believe that some sort of disaster will come to pass...be it economic colapse or something else. These people believe that guns will always have value and that you will need them, or can use them as barter in times of super inflation. If paper money is worthless, guns and ammo will be as good (or better than gold)....at least that is the theory.

Some believe that ARs and Mags for them may become illeagal to sell, so if you don't have one, it will be very difficult or impossible to get one in a legal way...and even more expensive than the current craze.

Lastly, people do dumb things.

[TX_Kevin]

There are people who believe that some sort of disaster will come to pass...be it economic colapse or something else. These people believe that guns will always have value and that you will need them, or can use them as barter in times of super inflation. If paper money is worthless, guns and ammo will be as good (or better than gold)....at least that is the theory.

Some believe that ARs and Mags for them may become illeagal to sell, so if you don't have one, it will be very difficult or impossible to get one in a legal way...and even more expensive than the current craze.

Lastly, people do dumb things.

The truly sad thing is that we all know what should happen, but with the current administration, it's getting harder and harder to tell how it's going to end up. A few years ago many of the conspiracy theorists were looking absolutely retarded, but today, a few of them are starting to make a little sense. At least enough that they can't totally be discounted.

[bm22]

I think the term gouging is WAY overused. Guns are not a comoddity that you have to have to live, its not like someone is selling water to starving people in the desert at $1,000 a gallon. I think people should charge whatever they want to and if someone wants to buy it then good if not they will lower the price.

also i own several guns and every one could be sold for more then the new price was at the time of purchase. I don't think plastic guns appreciate but a good quality firearm is worth more 6 months ago then it costs new 10 years ago and worth WAY more today then it was worth 6 months ago.

This will most likely pass, and at the right time when everyone does realize it is over i think AR's will flood the market and will be had for cheap. There are going to be a lot of people that have an AR that dont want them or need them and only bought because they thought there were going to be banned.

[Txarrowhunter]

Explain the craze......

Heck Son that easy as pie to do..

You were CRAZY if you did not already own what you wanted , being everyone was fairly warned..

You are CRAZY if you are now paying CRAZY prices..

And the FACT is , most of the people out there paying inflated prices are failing to educate themselves on the current legislation process and panic buying falls into place..or they just plain want it badly...


I have NEVER LOST MONEY selling a weapon.....EVER..

This is accurate. The way I look at it, guns are a super investment money will be there 10yrs from now. Can't say the same about your car.

[CaptainDave]

Make no mistake about it. Over the last couple of months, there have been a significant number of people making their first firearm purchases ever; i.e. first time gun owners.

I think some of it comes from people getting a glimpse of the potential for certain items to become illegal to purchase in the future, which makes you want to have one. I know at least 3 people that purchased pistols in the last month; none of which, ever owned a firearm before. A lot of these folks are very uneducated about firearms and always took the right to own one for granted along with many other things in everyday life.

I would also say that there are also a lot of people out there just trying to make a buck and flip items. These people definitely add to the mess.

[In-Yo-Grill]

As I said before...sometimes the BUYER sets the market. Maybe I should start complaining that Magpul is gouging me eyes out for selling me a piece of plastic for so much. But I still buy them. Maybe I should complain about how much money athlete's get paid. I know that $70 jersey was made by some kid in Malaysia for $2 bucks but I still bought it.

I sold a gun yesterday on an auction site. I paid $250 for it three years ago and it sold for $670. I didn't set the price. They did. Should I feel sorry for him because we are all Americans and give him a "good deal".

[Evolver]

Wish everybody would get over slamming guys for selling ARs at the current market value. You don't see guys selling diamonds or gold for last year's asking price either. It is not immoral...it is free market common sense. It's not like the guys making money off of ARs are taking food from the mouths of babies or putting families on the street. For the record, I am not / have not sold any firearms lately. Just making the point. I wish somebody would sell me a ming condition '66 Mustang for what it cost in '66, but that ain't happening either. Get over it.

As for the investment value, it is definitely there if you bought last year and can sell now or in the future. Even at today's prices it will still be profitable if they ever get another weapons ban pushed through. As for me, I'm more worried about food and gas prices. I don't have much choice about whether or not to purchase those items.