I was cruising through GB today to see if I could post an item of interest for someone on this site, but was astounded instead by the ridiculously high asking prices for common Russian SKSs. :o Is this what happened prior to the '94 ban? If so, I am glad I'm not going to be buying again until 2017!! thumb1
Here is an example of a current offering: "Russian SKS 1954 Tula All Original Norinco Izhmash" (whatever that is) and the link: http://www.gunbroker.com/item/587852443
Can you imagine; $1,499.00 BIN??????? What's going on here??
Newbie sucker fishin thumb1
Could be some election panic starting again.
I'd only be worried if someone, anyone, actually put a bid on that. Description and opening bid reads like a joke.
can ask whatever. :o ......... seems to be plenty of ammo and guns available, don't think there is a panic "yet". geezer1
This is nothing new. Lots of people out there have no clue what the current market value is on these guns. I watch the GB listings daily. There's always someone asking $1000+ for a heavy refurb Tula, or $700 for a 70s Chinese spiker.
This gun has been on GunBroker rolling over and over ad nauseum for well over 10 months now...
585103448 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=585103448)
Nice enough gun. Worth a $700 BIN? Appears not. I've seen it pull $450-$475 bids and still not sell.
From the GB listings, I think there's a slump in prices right now aside from VN bringbacks, Albanians, or the big three. Everything I see is selling for just a little bit less than it did earlier in the year. Not a ton, but a noticeable trend when plotted from January.
Quote from: running-man on October 03, 2016, 02:18:29 PM
From the GB listings, I think there's a slump in prices right now aside from VN bringbacks, Albanians, or the big three. Everything I see is selling for just a little bit less than it did earlier in the year. Not a ton, but a noticeable trend when plotted from January.
That's a very good point, there is a huge difference between listing and selling price and I was just focusing on the up surge in listing prices without factoring in what these guys were actually selling for as the election year draws to a close. My bad.... wink1 I suppose things also taper off and prices sag a little due to the end of year holidays.
I figured everyone would be going ape-shiz by now with our new Hitlery about to be throned.
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 03, 2016, 09:38:06 PM
I figured everyone would be going ape-shiz by now with our new Hitlery about to be throned.
Since I live in a very Commie state, that has been the impetus behind my purchasing what I could over the past few months. I wish I could have picked up my long distance beast, but gun/ammo money ran out and I will have to wait until next year for that one...
Whats that? :)
I'm torn between 2: Either a Desert Tech SRS-A1 (my current 1st choice) or a GA Precision GAP-10 gen 2 both chambered in 6.5 Creedmore sporting a Vortex Razor HD 5-20x50 scope. :)