Please Come Forward If You Paid $700+ for Shield

[handejector]

1.....no
2.....cash
3.....yes
4.....yes, my momma did make me wear a dress on Sunday after church.
5.....3 of those 4 answers are correct....

What color was the dress?

 

[N4KVE]

I think if anyone paid $700 plus for a Shield, they'd want to remain in the "closet" & never admit they paid that price. It's a great gun, but should not sell for more than MSRP. Remember, the LGS cost on these is $325. GARY

 

[32_d3gr33s]

local gun store got over 20 of these in stock a few days ago for $420. all were gone within 3 hours. within a few more hours, there were a couple BNIB on armslist for $650+ They disappeared within a couple hours so i can only guess how much they sold for...

 

[Arik]

Gosh you'd think this guy was asking for social security numbers and bank account information by the way some people are responding to this.

I'm going to to out on limb here and say the people that are getting so defensive about a light hearted post are the ones that paid that much. Otherwise they wouldn't be getting their panties all in a wad.

Im not getting my "panties in a wad". I dont even own a Shield and like all pocket guns i think they are more of an accessory or fad then anything else. However i dont go telling people they must make a lot of money or how they paid for their $400+ waiste of money.....cause thats what i see it as

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[jimjc]

I think it`s ignorant to ask and stupid to reply to...what peoples income is...

Oh Since we`re on dumb stuff....I`ve got a good one it`s a yes or no ONLY answer... O.P. Have you stopped beating your significant other?

 

[Alnamvet68]

Gosh you'd think this guy was asking for social security numbers and bank account information by the way some people are responding to this.

I'm going to to out on limb here and say the people that are getting so defensive about a light hearted post are the ones that paid that much. Otherwise they wouldn't be getting their panties all in a wad.

Hit the nail on the proverbial head shipmate; and I would hazard a guess that quite a few here have paid significantly more the MSRP and won't admit it, and anyone who claims to have bought one new for less then $400.00 is, well, I'll leave that to your collective imaginations.

 

[RussC]

Gosh you'd think this guy was asking for social security numbers and bank account information by the way some people are responding to this.

I'm going to to out on limb here and say the people that are getting so defensive about a light hearted post are the ones that paid that much. Otherwise they wouldn't be getting their panties all in a wad.

Stock45

I must agree with your post. I believe I have just been introduced to those who paid nearly double retail for their Shield and they are not happy.

I believe I can answer my first question on buyers remorse.

Russ

 

[2tango2]

anyone who claims to have bought one new for less then $400.00 is, well, I'll leave that to your collective imaginations.

Shooters Outpost in Hooksett NH is selling them for 399.99 right now. I paid 409.95 for my .40 Shield at the same place in January. Paid MSRP for my 9 Shield in February at a different LGS. Wish I had of waited and saved 50 bucks. Oh well.


So yeah they can be had for less than 400. Yep a penny less...but still less

 

[RussC]

What did you pay for yours?

Or, do you have a major issue with the Shield or owners?

I paid retail $449 at Cabela's. However I traded straight across for my Beretta Nano after 5 months of ownership and 1, 300 rounds.

I was not pleased with the Nano and Cabela's was great to help me out.

I really enjoy my Shield and have shot about 1, 000 flawless rounds of mostly Federal Champion 115 fmj from Walmart.

I pocket pack daily for 10 hours in a Desantis. I also changed out the sights for XS Big Dot night sights ($130 installed).

My Shield is a keeper.

Russ

 

[colt_saa]

1.....no
2.....cash
3.....yes
4.....yes, my momma did make me wear a dress on Sunday after church.
5.....3 of those 4 answers are correct....

Where is the Church Photo

We all know you need pictures after a statement like that.

 

[Alnamvet68]

Shooters Outpost in Hooksett NH is selling them for 399.99 right now. I paid 409.95 for my .40 Shield at the same place in January. Paid MSRP for my 9 Shield in February at a different LGS. Wish I had of waited and saved 50 bucks. Oh well.


So yeah they can be had for less than 400. Yep a penny less...but still less

That may or may not be the case; it's not an internet store, so prices cannot be verified. I left an email with the shop asking specifics for prices on certain guns to include the Shield, and what, if anything that I've inquired about, is in stock.

I have found atleast 7 large and well known internet web sites that offer the Shield at less the $400, but none are in stock, as well as everything else. It's one thing to "advertise" low prices, it's another to actually deliver; Bud's Guns is a case in point. While they show ridiculously low prices on guns not in stock, I do get e-mails (preferred customer) of firearms that I'm looking for as available, but at $100 or more then their posted internet price...Bud's never used to be that way.

 

[Arik]

I SAVED anywhere between $400-$1000 buy not being interested in one at all! In my opinion pocket guns are a comprise by pansies who complain about an extra few oz of weight. I also think its crazy to pay a almost a thousand dollars for some old revolver but you dont see me running around calling people that.

And i understand that you wernt actually looking for personal info but at the same time its like "lets point and laugh" at the guy who paid too much. If you like psychology so much.... Why do you point out other peoples bad luck? Does it make you feel better?



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[Alnamvet68]

I SAVED anywhere between $400-$1000 buy not being interested in one at all! In my opinion pocket guns are a comprise by pansies who complain about an extra few oz of weight. I also think its crazy to pay a almost a thousand dollars for some old revolver but you dont see me running around calling people that.

And i understand that you wernt actually looking for personal info but at the same time its like "lets point and laugh" at the guy who paid too much. If you like psychology so much.... Why do you point out other peoples bad luck? Does it make you feel better?



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I really haven't a clue what you just posted or what you're trying to say, but I'm sure the OP is not deserving of all the negative presumptions some have posted.

 

[RussC]

I SAVED anywhere between $400-$1000 buy not being interested in one at all! In my opinion pocket guns are a comprise by pansies who complain about an extra few oz of weight. I also think its crazy to pay a almost a thousand dollars for some old revolver but you dont see me running around calling people that.

And i understand that you wernt actually looking for personal info but at the same time its like "lets point and laugh" at the guy who paid too much. If you like psychology so much.... Why do you point out other peoples bad luck? Does it make you feel better?


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Arik:

I will be honest with you I was concerned that some would think I was setting people up to make fun and I can understand if a person that paid $700 for their Shield would be reluctant to admit it in fear some would poke fun. If you knew me personally that is the furthest thing from the truth.

I come from a background where my grandpa would reuse nails and my father in-law darns his socks and my wife of 9 siblings shared fries and drinks at the hamburger joint growing up.

It is not in my DNA to pay above retail and most of the time I dicker to buy below retail even after I have been blessed to earn an income well above national average.

I once had a teacher tell me self made millionaires more often than not made it by pinching pennies.

Honestly, my 100 k household question was intended to confirm or dismiss my teachers statement. (Assuming self made millionaires pinch pennies it would be more likely a person earning less than 100 k per year to pay nearly twice retail vs a person making more than 100 k)

Credit Question:

I have read that people who use credit cards spend more vs cash because cash according to Dave Ramsey is an emotional connection and departing with the green backs is painful vs credit which is delayed pain.

Sorry if I upset some folks over this post I started but at least we are all free to speak our mind. In China we would not be enjoying this moment in time expressing our inner feelings.

We can thank our inspired framers for this opportunity to vent.

Russ

 

[2tango2]

That may or may not be the case; it's not an internet store, so prices cannot be verified. I left an email with the shop asking specifics for prices on certain guns to include the Shield, and what, if anything that I've inquired about, is in stock.

I have found atleast 7 large and well known internet web sites that offer the Shield at less the $400, but none are in stock, as well as everything else. It's one thing to "advertise" low prices, it's another to actually deliver; Bud's Guns is a case in point. While they show ridiculously low prices on guns not in stock, I do get e-mails (preferred customer) of firearms that I'm looking for as available, but at $100 or more then their posted internet price...Bud's never used to be that way.

Nope they are not an internet store. they are about 20 minutes from my home and I can assure you without a doubt that they are selling the Shield in either 9 or 40 for 399.99.

And my guess is that they had well over a hundred of each as of last week. Whether they are in stock as I'm typing this post I have no idea. I know my co-worker purchased a 9 on Thursday of last week for 399.99.

They also had a pallet of M&P 15 Sports (at least 40 or 50) that were selling for 789.99. Also a pallet of M&P 15-22's in different configs as well.

Now my point isn't to compare them to an internet store. It was stated that finding Shield's for under 400 wasn't happening. There are probably a couple hundred NH residents in the last 2 weeks that will dispute that.

Oh and just follow up....I called Shooters Outpost just now...603-232-6125. They still have the .40 Shields in stock for 399.99


Verified

Of course if you are not a NH resident you are probably SOL but yes....you CAN buy a Shield for under 400 dollars

 

[N4KVE]

Why do you point out other peoples bad luck? Does it make you feel better?

If someone chooses to pay $700 for a Shield, it's not his bad luck. No one held a gun to his head. He could have said "no" & choose to look for a better deal, or just wait until supply catches up with demand. To some people, a walk in the LGS is like putting a kid in a candy store. At the LGS where I used to work, we had a few customers who had absolutely no will power. They'd buy a gun on Friday, & on Monday they'd be back, see a new gun we didn't have on Friday, & trade in the gun they just bought a few days before, losing 50% of it's value on the trade in. One day, we got in a nice sniper rifle, & this guy traded in his last 3 purchases losing over $1000, & his guns were unfired, & less than 2 weeks old. But he went home happy. 2 weeks later, that same unfired sniper rifle is back to be traded in for something that caught his attention. Sadly, some people can't help themselves, & are their own worst enemy. If everyone decides to not pay more than MSRP on these guns, then the gougers [sellers] will get the hint. GARY

 

[taiguy]

Gosh you'd think this guy was asking for social security numbers and bank account information by the way some people are responding to this.

I'm going to to out on limb here and say the people that are getting so defensive about a light hearted post are the ones that paid that much. Otherwise they wouldn't be getting their panties all in a wad.

Agreed. I see nothing wrong with OP's questions. If you don't like them, you don't have to answer them. I don't see how being a gun owner is linked to personal privacy.

 

[M29since14]

Consider this post a study in psychology... I am sincerely interested in what motivates a person to pay nearly double retail.

Back in the days when this foolishness was going on with Model 29s I remember a classroom discussion led by a college professor who taught business law. (Model 29s were not mentioned.) This was one of those proverbial "ethics" discussions that are the stock-and-trade of that venue. Of course a whole flood of related but distinct sub-topics inevitably flowed from the original one and it ends up the discussion really accomplished little, but one thing I remember the professor saying - and which I have since noted over the years is indisputable - is (1) "that for any product the price is infinitely variable" and (2) "that at any given price - no matter how ridiculous it may seem to some of us - someone will buy it." This statement really got the group going and many students disputed it. At the time I was not entirely sure of it myself, but over the years...

 

[RussC]

Back in the days when this foolishness was going on with Model 29s I remember a classroom discussion led by a college professor who taught business law. (Model 29s were not mentioned.) This was one of those proverbial "ethics" discussions that are the stock-and-trade of that venue. Of course a whole flood of related but distinct sub-topics inevitably flowed from the original one and it ends up the discussion really accomplished little, but one thing I remember the professor saying - and which I have since noted over the years is indisputable - is (1) "that for any product the price is infinitely variable" and (2) "that at any given price - no matter how ridiculous it may seem to some of us - someone will buy it." This statement really got the group going and many students disputed it. At the time I was not entirely sure of it myself, but over the years...

M29

Good points.

I believe the value of this forum is greatly enhanced when it educates us.

Thank you to everyone on this forum during the year I have participated. I have learned more than just guns. I have learned valuable real life experiences and I am better for it.

Russ

 

[SpinControl]

Back in the days when this foolishness was going on with Model 29s I remember a classroom discussion led by a college professor who taught business law. (Model 29s were not mentioned.) This was one of those proverbial "ethics" discussions that are the stock-and-trade of that venue. Of course a whole flood of related but distinct sub-topics inevitably flowed from the original one and it ends up the discussion really accomplished little, but one thing I remember the professor saying - and which I have since noted over the years is indisputable - is (1) "that for any product the price is infinitely variable" and (2) "that at any given price - no matter how ridiculous it may seem to some of us - someone will buy it." This statement really got the group going and many students disputed it. At the time I was not entirely sure of it myself, but over the years...

The proof is in the pudding.
1. Housing crash (how many people rushed out to buy a house that is now worth 1/2?)
2. Christmas rush (Wii, Playstation3, XBOX, etc.) - I sold a Wii for $400. Bought it for $200.
3. Gold. It will go boom with some people holding the bag. Intrinsic worth is what people are willing to pay for it. Worthless during the zombie apocalypse.

I don't see the point of this thread though. A person who needs something for protection, believes that this is THE ONE, and is in the position financially to afford it - great for them.