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What happens if I put a mag in an auction for $1 and someone buys it for $100? Am I still ripping someone off?
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This is what happens government announces plans to ban a limited item with a high demand.
You think $1200 is nuts, wait a few years after the ban.
A fully automatic m16 was only a few hundred dollars in 1985. In 1986 they were thousands, today they are tens of thousands... and the prices are only going up.
Not to nit pick, but as a Class III owner myself, the market forces for full-auto weapons vs. semi-auto is apples and oranges. The Firearms Protection Act of 1986 (Firearm Owners Protection Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) outlawed full auto guns manufactured after 1986 from being transferred to civilians. What that did is create a limited market of guns made before 86 that could be bought or sold by civilians, with the proper tax paid and sign off by ATF. Because there was a limited supply of machine guns, market forces have pushed the values up over time.
With semi-auto rifles, manufacturers are still producing guns and expanding the supply. Prices of new guns from the distributor to the dealer have not gone up at all. Because of the panic and buying frenzy, prices from some dealers to the public have gone up because some dealers are taking advantage of the panicked buying. I work with an honest dealer, who has a fixed and predictable mark-up over cost. He has assured me that he will never ask his customers to pay a high mark up. He wants to keep customers long term, instead of taking advantage of a brief blip on the radar.
Just bought one. I hope they follow threw
Not at all in an auction scenario. I have three 'very desirable' mags I have no need for and just for the fun of it I am going to list them on Ebay to see what happens.Am I still ripping someone off?
That's pretty good! From a business perspective, pretty smart, too. The quick buck will be gone tomorrow, but long time customers will remember.Magpul PMAG Gen M3 30 rnd AR/M4
That's pretty good! From a business perspective, pretty smart, too. The quick buck will be gone tomorrow, but long time customers will remember.
One question I've wondered about for a long time, though: why would one really want more than a couple magazines anyway?
Yes, I understand because you can. I'm not disputing that or saying you shouldn't. If you want a crate of them in your garage that's fine with me unless you have nefarious intent, but what's the practical value? From a strictly practical perspective I don't understand needing more than one to use, and a spare in case the first one gets lost or damaged. Please don't take offense; I have probably a dozen 1911 .45 mags myself, and only ever use one or two. Just wondering.Some of you must shoot a LOT more than I do.
I don't have a lot to contribute to this discussion, but I would tend to agree with the above, unless you're selling it to a friend, or someone you know isn't just going to take advantage of your generosity to turn a quick buck.If the market is $40 and you paid ten and you sell it for ten then your not a good guy, your a moron....
Point taken.Some people believe that they are more than range toys.