Hey Perf,

I am partially to blame, so let me tell you my side of it; the buyer side.
I bought my first smith auto sometime in the late 70's. Thats when my love affair began. In the last few years as my income has risen so has my standard of a used gun. A couple of years ago I bought a 1006 CHP commemorative for around $850. That was over market without a doubt. Why? It was mint. I had to have it. I really only buy the LNIB stuff nowadays and for me the condition is so important that paying 1, 2, or $300 more in the long run means nothing to me, because I will have those guns till I die.
So, I guess you could call this an apology, for I am feeding the high price fires.

Humbly, fuzzy.