I want to buy 2-3 more rifles and be done with it. But in this case, it will definitely not be possible to make a good deal.
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Beeman How often do you pay an inflated price for a rifle or don't make such purchases at all, only buy good deals?
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You only go around once. Get what you want. That's as long as you're not jeopardizing financial obligations to do it.
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The problem with a good deal is sometimes you buy because it's a good deal and not because you really wanted the item. Afterwards you wish you hadn't bought it. I have a few of those.
I've also over paid a few times because I really wanted something and I never had buyer's remorse afterwards. I'll regret underpaying for something I didn't really want long before I regret over paying for something I really did want.
I do draw a line though and have passed up things I really wanted because the prices, usually on auction sites, just got ridiculous. I don't have bottomless pockets.
I've also over paid a few times because I really wanted something and I never had buyer's remorse afterwards. I'll regret underpaying for something I didn't really want long before I regret over paying for something I really did want.
I do draw a line though and have passed up things I really wanted because the prices, usually on auction sites, just got ridiculous. I don't have bottomless pockets.
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I feel the same…if I see something I like ( pretty much older stuff) I buy it. Too old to shop around for a deal on a rifle that hasn’t been made in 40 years…good luck with your mission. John
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No, you definitely don't have that. The first on the list is Haenel MLG 550, I don't think there's any point in continuing.I know where to buy it, but it's expensive.
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Paid big for M3 but Covid money covered big chunk so felt like a good deal. Saved enough purchasing three AGT airguns from Krale, compared to US importer's pricing, that essentially one gun and scope were free. Unfortunately, Krale prices have increased substantially so "bargain" days are over. Have a nice collection so difficult to justify another purchase, just as well since only deals left are nickels and dimes around Black Friday. WM
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You have good taste…I’ve only ever seen one..never shot one..but looked like a really unique, cool tool with that over lever mechanism…good luck with your mission. If you do get one, I would love to see some pictures and hear what you think of it. John
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You don’t know that I don’t have it.
Maybe I do, I have lots of stuff and spend way too much.
Glad you where rude about though, that was nice.
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Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend, I just know that no one needs this MLG 550 rifle, that’s why no one has it .Sorry againe! N2 what I need is Haenel 312...I'm sure you don't have it either.
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Don't hesitate to fork over the cash if it's exceptionally rare and seldom, if ever, comes up for sale.
Well..... as long as wifey doesn't find out.
Well..... as long as wifey doesn't find out.
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I had two pistols with similar mechanism, really rare IZH33 and IZH33M. Very inconvenient mechanism, very difficult to cock and really no safe. I didn't like them, sold them without regret, but very expensive. The rifle has a bigger lever, I think it's much nicer.
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^^^^This^^^^ I've got a number of guns that I really don't want that I bought primarily because they were a good deal. It's better to get ripped off on a nice Theoben than to get a killer deal on an AEA.
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I buy used,I find out about the seller and know about the product I am getting.I have trust in seller,air gun and what I am getting.I do not buy "blind".
Sometimes it may be better buying new.I will say I have bought over 3000 used items and properly only been disappointed a very few times.
oh yes,I have bought way too many things because they were good deals
Sometimes it may be better buying new.I will say I have bought over 3000 used items and properly only been disappointed a very few times.
oh yes,I have bought way too many things because they were good deals
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I agree with you 100%. I think the new Weihrauch is a better choice for me than the old minty Beeman. I've lived my whole life with the thought "Everything new is better than the old." I hate digging through old weapons and repairing them after someone, although I had to do it many times. Almost all of my rifles were bought new in the store, with the exception of 5-6, which are impossible to buy new.
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Those old Beemans did have nice looking stocks though. I love HW rifles, but I really don't like the looks of their current stocks.
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Unfortunately, this is true, the new stocks look like crap, they clearly saved on wood, but for me they are comfortable, I can live with that.
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Or as my mom so elegantly put it: "Even a bargain costs MONEY!"
I've been on both ends of it: bought cheapies I didn't need, but also spent silly amounts on ones I really wanted! The longer you hang around this hobby the better sense you get of such things though.
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I bought a couple of FWB 150 rifles over the last couple of months, inflated price, probably a lot, but they did not make that many, and they do not come up for sale very often. Will they hold their value, especially after the cost of resealing and respringing, plus all the shipping costs involved in that. I think the airgunsmiths price was just under $300, then shipping around $100 round trip
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There are really only a handful of airguns out there that will appreciate from their original sale price and predicting which ones those will be isn't possible, so it's a pretty safe bet that whenever you buy new you are paying an inflated price. I still do it though. I just picked up a new HW75 the other day. I probably could have saved $150 by buying used. I'm still happy with the purchase though.
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