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Unread 04-17-2017, 10:29 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by alvin View Post
USD $5000 is a lot for a used car, but not a lot for a used gun. That's very weird. I have a used 1998 Camery LE, 70,000 miles on it, excellent condition, I will ask $4000. I also have a used 1898 pistol, excellent, I will ask $8000. How could a very useful 2000-pound complex object be much cheaper than a useless 2-pound simple object... that's the market.
Then how do you explain used cars with prices of $10k, or 20k, or even 40k?

$5k is not "a lot" for a used car; just a lot for some used cars!

$8k IS a lot for a pistol over 100 years old!
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