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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4093631" data-attributes="member: 45773">Prices on this forum are a terrible place to judge gun values!I found what works best for me when I&#039;m looking for something is to just look at prices from as many sources as I can.&nbsp; Then I go with the one I feel most comfortable with...and that&#039;s not necessarily the place with the cheapest price.&nbsp; If I see something I really want I buy it...especially for hard to get stuff.&nbsp; Too many times I&#039;ve farted around trying to find a cheaper price on a hard to get/high demand item and have missed out because I wanted to save a few dollars.The market sets the price.&nbsp; It&#039;s not simply people ripping people off.&nbsp; If someone asks X amount for an item it will either sell or it won&#039;t.&nbsp; If it does, then that&#039;s the value the buyer has put on that item.&nbsp; If it doesn&#039;t then the seller either lowers the price or sits on it until someone else comes along who wants to buy it at the listed price (or a negotiated price).&nbsp; That&#039;s a good way to look at it.&nbsp; Price is important but it might not be the most important thing to me when I&#039;m thinking of buying something.&nbsp; Generally, if I see a price on something I want and it&#039;s in the ballpark I buy it.Gun shows and GunBroker have their place.&nbsp; Maybe not for you but they&#039;re obviously doing something right because both are popular with a LOT of people despite what you or I think of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4093631, member: 45773"] Prices on this forum are a terrible place to judge gun values! I found what works best for me when I'm looking for something is to just look at prices from as many sources as I can. Then I go with the one I feel most comfortable with...and that's not necessarily the place with the cheapest price. If I see something I really want I buy it...especially for hard to get stuff. Too many times I've farted around trying to find a cheaper price on a hard to get/high demand item and have missed out because I wanted to save a few dollars. The market sets the price. It's not simply people ripping people off. If someone asks X amount for an item it will either sell or it won't. If it does, then that's the value the buyer has put on that item. If it doesn't then the seller either lowers the price or sits on it until someone else comes along who wants to buy it at the listed price (or a negotiated price). That's a good way to look at it. Price is important but it might not be the most important thing to me when I'm thinking of buying something. Generally, if I see a price on something I want and it's in the ballpark I buy it. Gun shows and GunBroker have their place. Maybe not for you but they're obviously doing something right because both are popular with a LOT of people despite what you or I think of them. [/QUOTE]

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