Luger Prices

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by 4 Scale

I enjoy looking for deals and shooters, and 100% agree with Kyrie - functioning shooters typically sell in the $1,000-$1,300 range. As in that is what most shooters are actually selling for. I am certain some experienced collectors feel that is 'too much', but it is a fact that market prices are set by actual sales. The only reason I can imagine that some collectors say shooters "are worth" $500-$600 is that they haven't been in the market in the last few years.

That said, if you spend lots of time and have lots of patience occasionally you can find surprisingly nice pistols $700- $900 but I consider those exceptions. Exceptions get figured into the average but do not set market.

That's about right - If you can get a great deal from another collector, that's one thing. But the FACTS are that the prices I see bandied about on this, and other collector's boards have virtually nothing to do with reality. This has been a pet irritation of mine for some time, so pardon my steam!
Luger sold for $750 on GB? Fantastic! Did it function correctly? Maybe, probably not. Easy fix? Hopefully.
I've bought my share of guns on GB, but I tend to shy away from "too good to be true 'deals'", because they probably are. I'd rather pay the real world market price, be it from GB, or one of the collector's sites such as Legacy or Simpsons, than try chasing what amounts to a pipe dream IMNSHO. That way I'll most likely get a gun that is what it says it is...


End rant!