I got a Sport II last week from Whittakers on the $499 thing. $520 after shipping/insurance and $5 transfer from the local pawn shop. Totally on a whim. Don't expect these things to go up in price/value anytime soon. After the Sandy Hook 2012 ordeal, everyone and their grandma went out and bought an AR-15, just because it was the thing to do. Hell, I did and I had just sold my 2003 Bushmaster a couple years prior because I never shot it. The market is flooded. The days of locals buying up DPMS Sporticals from Wal Mart and turning them for $1200 to preppers is over. Ammo will come back again. I don't expect bulk 22lr at $7.95/500 again, but it will become more affordable to shoot again. Everything has a cycle. Remember $4 gas not too far back?