Does anyone else hate seeing these prices?

billyvan · Subject: Does anyone else hate seeing these prices? Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:58 am

It might be nice to get a big payout if you are the owner, but it makes it hard for the collector who wants to preserve history, rather than make an investment.

JMHO (just my humble opinion) pirat

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=112811469

Jester · Private Posts: 12 Join date: 2007-08-24

Yep, I hate going to auctions now, my heart sinks everytime the prices hype up. Bought my first M1 for $450, and the most recent for $950. My M1A1 was only $1350 3yrs ago, now they sell for over three grand!

Stolli · Subject: yup Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:03 pm

I dont have an E-cat so it doesnt bother me at all but I can agree on the whole bastard investors n dealers paying silly money. SLRs interest me a tad more and they dont seem to be getting any cheaper. Antique arms helps keep things real but Ted Rogers is not really helping those in the buying market. Good for sellers though. No point complaining for too long though or you miss out altogether.. kinda like waiting too long to buy a house - cant go sailing if ya miss the boat

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Sunray · Private Posts: 8 Join date: 2007-12-23

Does that auction site have anything to do with E-Bay? Just curious.
In NA, the owners of E-bay are rabidly anti-firearm ownership. They provide large financial support to the people, Stateside, who think you should not be allowed to own any firearm.

rockola · Private Posts: 7 Join date: 2007-09-02

Sunray wrote:

Does that auction site have anything to do with E-Bay? Just curious.
In NA, the owners of E-bay are rabidly anti-firearm ownership. They provide large financial support to the people, Stateside, who think you should not be allowed to own any firearm.

I would say there are certain individuals within Trademe (more likely to be woman, or limp wristed males who hug trees) who don't understand why anyone is interested in firearms, and has no idea exactly what each type is, only... they are BAD. They KILL. Must BAN THEM. Evil or Very Mad

Given the position of power they move themselves into in these places, they exert there self believing dominance, and ban all firearms. They probably confince themselves that doing this is making the world a better place! Waste of space people as far as I see them.

My .2 cents worth! Rolling Eyes