The golden age of buying firearms to me was when the internet first became popular around 1990. Revolvers were out of style and about any Smith N frame was under $400. M-28s and L-frames $350, K frame magnums a little less. I remember being the opening bid on a mint M-10 with pinned pencil barrel for $160 shipped and not single person bid against me! Rifles with walnut stocks would barely sell because everyone wanted black plastic stocks, walnut stock guns were selling cheap even WITH nice scopes on them. Remington 870 pump Wingmasters were everywhere for $125.