Newbie needs price advice â?? here's exactly what I want

[gunsrfun1]

Hello â?? Jim beat me to it with his question below, but my question is a bit more specific for my purposes. I am relatively new to Lugers, and have been following this forum and reading as much as I can. I'm going to be looking for one 9 mm Luger to add to my firearms collection. (I tend to collect one of each, rather than many of the same.) I've decided that I want a Luger with: a) all matching numbers, b) nice bore, c) nice grips (no chips or major wear). The gun will be shot occasionally, so it has to be functional. These are the "must haves." I don't care if it's been refinished; in fact, all things being equal, I would rather have a nicely refinished gun than something with hardly any original finish left. (I know that refinishing devalues the gun somewhat, but looks are important to me when it comes to women and guns.) Having laid out my requirements, whatâ??s a fair price to pay for something like this? I really want to keep it under $1,000, and wonder if this is realistic if buying off something like this forum (vs. paying the internet and dealer markups). thanks