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Rost Martin R1MF comes to Califnoria

Are Yall actually paying 1500 for a 43x?

If people weren't asking for $1500, mine wouldn't have sold for $1200. It's like Black Friday. No one pulls the trigger on a purchase unless they think they're getting a deal.
 
pancakes said:
I was starting to look for one then seen the prices. Cant stop laughing
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Also paying 1500-1800 for a g45 cuz it’s the “tacticool” model, but those same people say the g17 is too large and would spit on your for carrying it, and also say the g19 obsolete and too common. Theyre favorite influencer said they need a g45 but they’ll put a ramjet on it and make it as big as a 17 anyway.
 
Anyone paying over 600 for a glock is smoking piss. At that point really ask yourself if a bone stock glock is worth the same price as a full metal frame competitor with spare mags and a sight for that same price
 
Colt Collector said:
If people weren't asking for $1500, mine wouldn't have sold for $1200. It's like Black Friday. No one pulls the trigger on a purchase unless they think they're getting a deal.
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Genuinely happy for your come up, but you said it yourself. They "think" they're getting a deal. Hell its a free country nobody's stopping them but you're not going to convince anyone with even half a brain that paying 3x msrp for a glock is a deal brother.
 
If my S&Ws (BG 2.0, Shield X) don’t give me reliability like my Glocks do, I’ll start watching for a 48 or 43x again. But not at current prices. I really like the simplicity and reliability of a Glock, but not at $1500+.

I could see 800-900, just because of the trust and familiarity, maybe more if the condition and accessories were right. But I recognize that it’s a politically inflated price that’s nothing more than 🐚 politicians pulling strings for progressive credentials..

California absolutely sucks..
 
The roster just creates a black market for guns just like there’s a black market for flavored zyns. People who take advantage of that aren’t invited to the carne asada. There’s some dude selling a 43x for $1700 and it looks like he’s sold multiple in the past. Crazy.
 
The 43X is an awesome firearm.

And I paid the California premium for all my Shadow 2s

Sometimes the upcharge is worth it tbh
 
Dang. I do my SSE models for like 1385 with a COA optic on it.


Got one available right now since a dude filed a chargeback as it was arriving to his dealer.
 
Blade said:
The roster just creates a black market for guns just like there’s a black market for flavored zyns. People who take advantage of that aren’t invited to the carne asada. There’s some dude selling a 43x for $1700 and it looks like he’s sold multiple in the past. Crazy.
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I went to my first GA (Glocks Anonymous) meeting last night and opened with . . . "Hi, my name is John . . . .And I just bought a G19 Gen 6 MOS and I paid to much". My new sponsor told me "Dude don't worry about what other guys on the internet say you should spend. You have the kwon, you wanted it, and you got it. Life is too short to wait for anything if you really want it"

I'm going back tonight to talk about my G43X MOS and P365XL. ;)
 
FriedChickies said:
The 43X is an awesome firearm.

And I paid the California premium for all my Shadow 2s
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I, too, have paid a premium to purchase firearms in California. I'm not complaining. The alternative would be to move to one of those flyover states where people make half as much, have limited cuisine, marry their cousins, have horrible weather, no shopping, and no cultural activities. But they can buy guns cheaper. If we stay in California we have two choices: pay a premium to get what we want, or go online and gnash our teeth about how stupid the other people are.
 
RustyIron said:
I, too, have paid a premium to purchase firearms in California. I'm not complaining. The alternative would be to move to one of those flyover states where people make half as much, have limited cuisine, marry their cousins, have horrible weather, no shopping, and no cultural activities. But they can buy guns cheaper. If we stay in California we have two choices: pay a premium to get what we want, or go online and gnash our teeth about how stupid the other people are.
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This sounds almost like satire, or someone that has traveled very little in life
 
RustyIron said:
If we stay in California we have two choices: pay a premium to get what we want, or go online and gnash our teeth about how stupid the other people are.
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This is my take on it as well. Every single hobby goes through this cycle of calling people stupid for paying premiums on items that are in short supply. The same thing happened in the video card market during the COVID crypto boom when gamers were competing with ETH miners and scalpers were taking advantage of arbitrage opportunities. The gaming communities were calling people stupid for paying those premiums as it incentivized scalpers to keep scalping.

In this case, while there are viable rostered alternatives, if someone specifically wants a Glock 43x for whatever reason and they are willing to pay the premium, it isn't anyone's business what they do with their money. Also, the premiums incentivize people to bring off roster guns into our market that otherwise would not be imported.
 
point me to where i can find a 43x mos fde and 19x mos at a reasonable price!😭🤣
 
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