WOW! Guys complaining about the low price of guns. I bought a 9mm shield some years back for more than they sell for now. Know how I soothed my hurt ego over the current rebate and prices? I bought a 45 shield! Look. I have been through this a hundred times. Smith has inventory to burn off, probably because Hillary lost and there was no mad buying frenzy. The shield is Smiths cash cow (about $100 profit per gun) and they aren't about to stop making them. In a few years a new shield will cost more than whatever you paid for yours. I have buying guns for many years and can't remember ever selling one for less than I paid for it. Of course, my guns look like new and are in the original box when I sell them. This also assumes you hold on to the gun for a number of years.