$ 150K HK Luger...???

Pete Ebbink · 05-17-2004, 12:00 AM

Okay...this one I really do not get...

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=5746079

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Russ · 05-17-2004, 12:24 AM

Pete
I have a bridge I would like to sell.

It must be picked up at my lawyers office

Russ

Big Norm · 05-17-2004, 03:17 AM

It kinda makes that $65,000 HK look like a bargain. <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> Big Norm

Ron Smith · 05-17-2004, 10:46 AM

I'll take it! Who do I make the check out to?

Thanks! Bill Clinton

John D. · 05-17-2004, 10:59 AM

Ok......

For the FIRST TIME - I am SPEECHLESS!!!!

Like the Army issue holster in this description is completely overlooked: and this may be the only complete existing Eagle 2 rig in existance.... About the second "matched" MAG. Like the... Nevermind... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

If anyone wants to buy the only "other" complete 1937 HK RIG "in existance" - let me know - I'll even knock 50% off his asking price!!!

<img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />

lugerholsterrepair · 05-17-2004, 12:58 PM

Wouldn't it be interesting to know where these people come up with the justification for the asking price? Just who are they getting advice from? I mean seriously, There are two recent examples of Krieghoffs priced in the upper Stratosphere. Why? Jerry Burney

champ7fc · 05-17-2004, 07:37 PM

I am new to this scene, about a year I guess and I really do not know what to think. I have aquired several Lugers but at these prices I'm afraid it is time to quit. If people think that this is what these weapons are really worth I will sit on what I have for a few years and cash in and retire to TAHITI.
Craig

John D. · 05-17-2004, 10:01 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by champ7fc:
I am new to this scene, about a year I guess and I really do not know what to think. I have aquired several Lugers but at these prices I'm afraid it is time to quit.....and cash in and retire to TAHITI....<hr /></blockquote>Hey Craig..!

At the prices you see in the Auction sites - you don't have to retire to Tahiti. Rather - you can BUY Tahiti..

Seriously - don't let a few "numbnuts" who post stupid auctions discourage you from collecting. They are not what it's about.

Just my $0.0001

John

Ron Smith · 05-18-2004, 09:49 AM

My God John! You did'nt but it, did you? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

tudorbug · 05-18-2004, 06:44 PM

One of the interesting aspects of auctions is that you never know when someone will push the "buy" button, or raise their hand.

It could happen with this one. Unlikely, ........ but the odds are not zero.

Navy · 05-18-2004, 09:07 PM

This is the "Bigger Fool" theory to the 4th power.

Tom A.

champ7fc · 05-18-2004, 09:54 PM

Seriously folks, I've been cruising the gun auction sites for some time and I cannot believe what I am seeing. I have done business with a few of the independent owners and some of the forum people and several of the bigger guns( no pun intended ) , I have found honesty and integrity in many but outright nastiness from some. I am picking and choosing carefully, however, the prices I am seeing are doing nothing to encourage what I believe to be a worthwhile hobby. Everyone likes an investment to increase, but this seems to me to have exceeded the the bounds of reason. Just my two cents worth as a newby in this hobby.
Craig

Big Norm · 05-23-2004, 10:09 PM

Craig,
don't take the investment angle too seriously. There is a price to pay for entertainment too. If you are a collector, then enjoying the history of the gun and just having it has certain rewards. Then there are doubts about buying and selling Lugers too. I recently found a beautiful 1914 Erfurt with a matching mag. I passed on it. But I am still wondering if I did the right thing by passing. I'll probably wonder about it for a long time. Rarely do I sell a Luger and I usually kick myself for doing it.

But if you are into it just to make a quick buck then the Luger is a pricey way to do it.
Big Norm

champ7fc · 05-23-2004, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the good advice Norm, I don't think that I will go overboard on the investment issue. I enjoy collecting these weapons, actually, alot more than I thought I would. Like many of the forum members it is taking time for me to find what classification of Luger that I want to concentrate on. I have taken a few lumps, for me expensive ones in my enthusiasm for the hobby. I am starting to learn who I can trust and who I won't. My last post expressed my frustration in seeing the pricing of the Luger going to a point where my limited financial means will exclude me from this hobby.

blayne · 05-24-2004, 12:11 AM

cfm, I also think it depends on how excited we get in the hobby? If you are willing to wait and take your time, deals come along. Either a collector "has" to sell their collection, someone "needs" money, a deal comes along, etc.

Just take your time, keeo your ears open and deals will come along...

Blayne

05-17-2004, 12:00 AM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	$ 150K HK Luger...??? Okay...this one I really do not get... http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=5746079 Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

05-17-2004, 12:24 AM	#2
Russ User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Reading, PA. Posts: 628 Thanks: 2 Thanked 38 Times in 10 Posts	Pete I have a bridge I would like to sell. It must be picked up at my lawyers office Russ __________________ Livin the dream!!!!!!!!!!!

05-17-2004, 10:46 AM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I'll take it! Who do I make the check out to? Thanks! Bill Clinton __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-17-2004, 12:58 PM	#6
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Wouldn't it be interesting to know where these people come up with the justification for the asking price? Just who are they getting advice from? I mean seriously, There are two recent examples of Krieghoffs priced in the upper Stratosphere. Why? Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

05-17-2004, 07:37 PM	#7
champ7fc User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	I am new to this scene, about a year I guess and I really do not know what to think. I have aquired several Lugers but at these prices I'm afraid it is time to quit. If people think that this is what these weapons are really worth I will sit on what I have for a few years and cash in and retire to TAHITI. Craig __________________ cfm

05-17-2004, 03:17 AM	#3
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	It kinda makes that $65,000 HK look like a bargain. <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> Big Norm

05-17-2004, 10:59 AM	#5
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Ok...... For the FIRST TIME - I am SPEECHLESS!!!! Like the Army issue holster in this description is completely overlooked: and this may be the only complete existing Eagle 2 rig in existance.... About the second "matched" MAG. Like the... Nevermind... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> If anyone wants to buy the only "other" complete 1937 HK RIG "in existance" - let me know - I'll even knock 50% off his asking price!!! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />

05-17-2004, 10:01 PM	#8
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by champ7fc: <strong>I am new to this scene, about a year I guess and I really do not know what to think. I have aquired several Lugers but at these prices I'm afraid it is time to quit.....and cash in and retire to TAHITI....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hey Craig..! At the prices you see in the Auction sites - you don't have to retire to Tahiti. Rather - you can BUY Tahiti.. Seriously - don't let a few "numbnuts" who post stupid auctions discourage you from collecting. They are not what it's about. Just my $0.0001 John

05-18-2004, 09:49 AM	#9
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	My God John! You did'nt but it, did you? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

05-18-2004, 06:44 PM	#10
tudorbug Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	One of the interesting aspects of auctions is that you never know when someone will push the "buy" button, or raise their hand. It could happen with this one. Unlikely, ........ but the odds are not zero.

05-18-2004, 09:07 PM	#11
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	This is the "Bigger Fool" theory to the 4th power. Tom A.

05-18-2004, 09:54 PM	#12
champ7fc User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Seriously folks, I've been cruising the gun auction sites for some time and I cannot believe what I am seeing. I have done business with a few of the independent owners and some of the forum people and several of the bigger guns( no pun intended ) , I have found honesty and integrity in many but outright nastiness from some. I am picking and choosing carefully, however, the prices I am seeing are doing nothing to encourage what I believe to be a worthwhile hobby. Everyone likes an investment to increase, but this seems to me to have exceeded the the bounds of reason. Just my two cents worth as a newby in this hobby. Craig __________________ cfm

05-23-2004, 10:09 PM	#13
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Craig, don't take the investment angle too seriously. There is a price to pay for entertainment too. If you are a collector, then enjoying the history of the gun and just having it has certain rewards. Then there are doubts about buying and selling Lugers too. I recently found a beautiful 1914 Erfurt with a matching mag. I passed on it. But I am still wondering if I did the right thing by passing. I'll probably wonder about it for a long time. Rarely do I sell a Luger and I usually kick myself for doing it. But if you are into it just to make a quick buck then the Luger is a pricey way to do it. Big Norm

05-23-2004, 10:43 PM	#14
champ7fc User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Thanks for the good advice Norm, I don't think that I will go overboard on the investment issue. I enjoy collecting these weapons, actually, alot more than I thought I would. Like many of the forum members it is taking time for me to find what classification of Luger that I want to concentrate on. I have taken a few lumps, for me expensive ones in my enthusiasm for the hobby. I am starting to learn who I can trust and who I won't. My last post expressed my frustration in seeing the pricing of the Luger going to a point where my limited financial means will exclude me from this hobby. __________________ cfm

05-24-2004, 12:11 AM	#15
blayne User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cfm, I also think it depends on how excited we get in the hobby? If you are willing to wait and take your time, deals come along. Either a collector "has" to sell their collection, someone "needs" money, a deal comes along, etc. Just take your time, keeo your ears open and deals will come along... Blayne