The proper pricing of older guns is mostly about education/experience.
Most people here are highly experienced and have been around guns for a long time, that is simply not true of most of the rest out there.
Our culture is changing, sure guns sale like hot cakes as is ammunition and many many people own newer guns. That does not make them experienced buyers of older guns.
Case to point: ever see a gun price go out the roof at an auction for no reason, boy I sure have!
What does a new Colt 45 ACP cost now days?
That $799 Luger most likely looked pretty reasonable to the buyer among all that high priced stuff.
It's an old trick, want to sale some old junk for a high price, stick it with some new expensive stuff.
Buyer Beware
Vern