Yeah, $1200 was my high limit, but I had a hard time bringing him down. We had a couple offers and counter offers, but ended up there.
The guy I bought it from was a friend of our family, and member of our church. All in all a guy I can trust (and still do), and I'm confident he wasn't trying to rip me off, nor did he.
I'm not sure about his sources for the $1600. I know there are several collectors in our area, so I'm sure he talked to them on it, and we may have talked to some of the same ones. And, I'm sure the price was a little inflated too to ensure he got what he wanted for it.
Not sure when I'll get one of my own...but I know I'll be looking! I figured I'd let the savings acct get a little more full again before making another purchase of this magnitude though.
So, for now, I'll just have to enjoy it with him. I thought in the mean time I might try to pick up a less expensive 9mm handgun (I have a CZ-52 in 7.62x25) so we can share ammo. Maybe a P38?
Looking forward to learning more about the P08 on the boards, and will recommend them to my dad once I present it to him.
Cheers!