Stuck in the Sixties
Some of my indeterminate rambling again, but I'm noticing a rather large effect on the appraisal of value on lugers by what they were when they could have been /were purchased whenever versus what they are today. I repeatedly see folks here, when asked for an appraisal on the value of a luger by some well intended however inexperienced novice to lugers, and invariably its a shooter, but sometimes a decent overall gun with a flaw such as nonmatching magazine, presenting a value of much lower than what a similar gun is being advertised on auction forums or gunshows. Maybe its a classic case of "I remember when I could have got that same gun for $______ " or "I bought one just like it for $_______ " or I'd never pay more than $_______ " or "I sold one just like that for $_______." But when they decide to part with one in similar condition the price is inflated far beyond that which they were previously criticising. I'm sure part of it is human nature in that we hold that which we own dearer than that of someone else, or maybe there are folks stuck in the 60s regarding prices. This criticality tends to be more dominate in those who have been at it the longest.
rk
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