Beeman How often do you pay an inflated price for a rifle or don't make such purchases at all, only buy good deals?

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.
 
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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.
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
 
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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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.
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
 
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.
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.
 
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.
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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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
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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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.
^^^^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.
 
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:confused:
 
Sometimes those good deals are an illusion, and you're better off buying new.
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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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.
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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