Guns You Over Paid For

DCWilson said:
I think the "too much" question only comes into play if you are a dealer or trader. People who move guns certainly never want to pay more for one than they can sell it for pretty soon...
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That is exactly what I think when I read of others complaining about paying a bit too much for a gun. Since I always buy every gun assuming I will be keeping it, I have never been overly concerned about the price of a gun that is "a little" more than I want to spend. After all, it is a hobby and no one is forcing me to buy anything, at any price.

When the cost exceeds a certain number, the matter takes care of itself. I seem to have a built-in barometer for that. If the price is "too high" - I don't want it any more. :)
 
AveragEd said:
I don't think I overpaid for any gun I own or formerly owned. What you have to give for a nice example of a quality gun might seem excessive today but in a few years, you'll be patting yourself on the back for making such a wise investment.

Ed
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That is a rough definition of overpaid. One paying 2015 prices for a buy in 2012 is just that.
 
Well, I did it again. I just received my M58, nickel. I overpaid by at least $100, in my opinion, but I am glad to have it.
 
Hold on just a minute. I've bought guns that I fully plan on keeping. But 10 or 15 years later, I'd be hard pressed to recover my initial investment. You can slice that one up any way you want, but when you buy a gun and decades later you can't get back the same amount, much less a tiny profit, you've probably overpaid.

Maybe not if the market has shifted a whole bunch. But I have some experience in this stuff!
 
Being in CA I overpay for just about everything. I don't really mind, my guns are not for sale so I do not worry about getting any of my money back. Also it doesn't take very long to spend more in ammo than I did on the gun so whats $75-$100 really matter.
 
I swapped some cash and a rifle for an 1899 250-3000 Sav takedown with extra factory 410 barrel. Even though I dickered hard and got the best deal I could (He wanted my trade real bad) I still broke out in a sweat over it. Now many years later and not having seen another set like it, I'm starting to sleep at night.
 
Here's my simple rationalization/justification when I over pay for a gun...or guitar, fiddle, banjo. I'm not buying it unless I really want it and if I overpay by $200, but keep it for 5 years then I'm paying approx. .11 cents a day to rent it. Yes, it does add up but then what price do you put on the joy it brings?

Just my, er, .11 cents worth.
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over paid?

How about $4K for a gun nearly a year ago that I don't think I will ever see?
 
Overpaying is all so relative. If some people got a mint Registered Magnum for $100 they would say it cost too much.........

If I were able to add up how much I "overpaid" for my guns it would give me a headache.......I would rather just go shooting. Life is too short to stress over it, so you paid $30 too much, if you can afford to buy multiple guns a year as well as ammo and targets, etc. a few extra bucks on a gun isn't going to kill you:D
 
Considering it has only been 3 years of handgun ownership for me. I would believe probably all but one, a 686 no dash that I stole for $375. High prices for me are also dictated by my state of residence.
 
A 4 inch blue steel Colt Python that was engraved and given to Sheriff JD Sharp. I wanted a Python so bad and my LGS had this one in stock. I think I paied $1500.00 and then I got hard up for money and sold it for $1000.00. I still feel sick about that and I still want another Python. Oh Well. Maybe one day when i win the lottery.
 
Threads with almost no pictures suck!!!

I gave $600 for my M28 and while I know I paid too much for a gun with some minor holster wear, no box or junk, and it came wearing a Pachmayr, I could have really cared less. It was there in front of me in all its pinned barrel, recessed or counter bored cylinder, blued steel and badass glory, and I bought it and you can't have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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None. I carefully select my purchases. Now... if an 1895STP ever pops up again on the GB, or GA, I'm getting it period.
 
stantheman86 said:
Overpaying is all so relative. If some people got a mint Registered Magnum for $100 they would say it cost too much.........
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Very true. Also what weighs heavily in my equation of relativity is how long I have been looking for that particular gun or how often i see it in that particular condition. TIME IS MONEY, and when you factor in time spent going to various gunshows, etc in order to find EXACTLY what you're looking for, I raise my allowance for that. My guns fall into 2 categories. Those that are super deals, too good to walk past and guns I have been specifically searching for, which I'm willing to pay a slight premium for. I chalk up some of those premiums as a convenience fee, because I'd like to have something right now as opposed to 5 years from now when I MAY find a better deal or realize that prices have escalated such that they are beyond what i would have paid initially. You have to walk past things ridiculously overpriced no matter what the circumstance, of course.

The previous statement does not acknowledge that attending gunshows is enjoyable, however it is a time investment.

IC
 
SWBigBang said:
Paid too much for my Ruger LCP .380.
It was one the only time I didn't wait.
Now if I really liked it then it would have softened the blow, but to add that I hate the damn thing is like salt in the wound.
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Couldn't agree more with the Ruger LCP .380. Got rid of mine in a real hurry. Replaced it with a Walther PPK/S.
 
I over paid for a C&R MP44 back in the mid 80s, cost $900 probably should have gone for around $800. Having held on to it a little over 25 years I expect I can get my money out of it if I decided to sell it. :)
 
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