Delusional Sellers (CA Guns Classifieds)

[five.five-six]

What’s the alternative? Price fixing? Then the gray/black market scalpers will dominate the market a you’ll really see the prices skyrocket.

 

[nakatomi]

At the end of the day no one is forced to buy anything. If a listing does not reflect your perceived value you can ignore it. If enough buyers do the same, prices will adjust. If they do not, then the market has spoken.

This is ultimately about individual choice and a free market operating within regulatory constraints.

Despite being in CA are we really wanting to impose MORE regulations on a "firearm" classifieds when that behavior is BANNED everywhere else?

We need to have more perspective.

 

[cali_jazz]

That’s purdy! God, I hate this state. I’ve been on the hunt for a TRP AOS 5” in 9mm FDE. So far, nothing.

Try posting a WTB, I have obtained several off-rosters this way. People DO browse through them when they have a gun for sale or considering selling. Often they will contact you first vs posting a public ad.

 

[weaverftw]

Try posting a WTB, I have obtained several off-rosters this way. People DO browse through them when they have a gun for sale or considering selling. Often they will contact you first vs posting a public ad.

This! I didn’t find my off roster grail gun while browsing or with a search as it was buried in an ad for multiple firearms and wasn’t in the title. Posted a WTB and got a PM a couple days later from the seller. Picking up tomorrow and couldn’t be more excited

 

[brianostio]

True. Most sellers would let this one go for about $3500-4000

You can get it SSE for 2800

 

[SDDAVE56]

The classified sections have gotten out of control. Its turning into CALGUNS with every "I know what I got" post. Newsflash your beat to death hand me down isn't worth that much, even if it is "off roster". The mods you put into that gun aren't raising the value because for all i know they were installed with a sledgehammer and JB Weld.

The other half seem to be cops trying to fund thier families disneyland trip/wife's anniversary jewelry with selling $6000 staccatos. Hoping a techbro with more money than sense will buy it.

Honestly at this point it seems like sellers are praying for the next panic buy event and just jacking up prices ahead of it.

TLDR: when looking for secondhand guns use the awesome filters that Ikeo and the rest of developers have set up. Other wise you're gonna slog through a ton of BS to find what you're looking for.

Feel free to tell me i'm wrong below.... If you're brave... /sarc

Update: Honestly i'm impressed this got traction i was expecting a couple thumbs up/down.

The other half seem to be cops trying to fund thier families disneyland trip/wife's anniversary jewelry with selling $6000 staccatos. Hoping a techbro with more money than sense will buy it.

If you can't beat them, join them.

Update: Honestly i'm impressed this got traction i was expecting a couple thumbs up/down.

And lastly, it's called group therapy.

 

[Plenty_Pack_556]

Only way to fix these is to allow threadcrapping in the classifieds.

 

[jayson_b24]

Try posting a WTB, I have obtained several off-rosters this way. People DO browse through them when they have a gun for sale or considering selling. Often they will contact you first vs posting a public ad.

This is good info; thanks!

 

[21SF 2.0]

Let people post it for whatever they want, if it sells, it sells, if not, whatever. I think the problem is you’re mad because they have something you want lol.

The cop thing is true that one is annoying because while I support the boys in blue you have to be special kind of scumbag to milk the staccatos

 

[Jimi Jah]

People need to know when to walk away from a bad deal.

In "The Art of the Deal" it is explained.

 

[Deleted member 11316]

What does this have to do about the price of tea in China?

 

[five.five-six]

Let’s say I have a glock that I don’t really use but I’m not really motivated to get rid of. Let’s just say that it’s not worth my time to deal with the flakes and lowballers for the going price. Is there any harm in listing it for a ridiculous price? I’m having a tough time understanding the sand infiltrated vagina.

 

[Plenty_Pack_556]

Is that like, oooh he talked crap on his listing and now yous got sand in your vajayjay? Getting butthurt over threadcrapping?

 

[Plenty_Pack_556]

Many of yous missing deals on gafs, but yea, classifieds here might be just the Safe Space some of yall need.

 

[Wolkenflieger]

Let’s say I have a glock that I don’t really use but I’m not really motivated to get rid of. Let’s just say that it’s not worth my time to deal with the flakes and lowballers for the going price. Is there any harm in listing it for a ridiculous price? I’m having a tough time understanding the sand infiltrated vagina.

Nope. If nobody bites we can always reduce the price. Easy enough.

 

[HarleyLowRiderST]

I might be a bit older than some of you "Youts" (look it up), but there are no prizes or awards given when you die for "Getting the best deal on everything I buy".
You can wait weeks, months, years, for something to come along that you want AND is what you want to pay, or you can buy it now and enjoy it for much longer.

I know some pride themselves on getting (and posting) the best deal on everything they buy. Then there are others who just buy what they want, when they want, and make no fuss or posts about it.

Just saying . . .

 

[Wolkenflieger]

I might be a bit older than some of you "Youts" (look it up), but there are no prizes or awards given when you die for "Getting the best deal on everything I buy".
You can wait weeks, months, years, for something to come along that you want AND is what you want to pay, or you can buy it now and enjoy it for much longer.

I know some pride themselves on getting (and posting) the best deal on everything they buy. Then there are others who just buy what they want, when they want, and make no fuss or posts about it.

Just saying . . .

Who is "My Cousin Vinny" for $300? This movie starred Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. Classic.

 

[loganhunter0815]

I might be a bit older than some of you "Youts" (look it up), but there are no prizes or awards given when you die for "Getting the best deal on everything I buy".
You can wait weeks, months, years, for something to come along that you want AND is what you want to pay, or you can buy it now and enjoy it for much longer.

I know some pride themselves on getting (and posting) the best deal on everything they buy. Then there are others who just buy what they want, when they want, and make no fuss or posts about it.

Just saying . . .

Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Enjoy what you can, if you can.

 

[KingRansom]

The classified sections have gotten out of control. Its turning into CALGUNS with every "I know what I got" post. Newsflash your beat to death hand me down isn't worth that much, even if it is "off roster". The mods you put into that gun aren't raising the value because for all i know they were installed with a sledgehammer and JB Weld.

The other half seem to be cops trying to fund thier families disneyland trip/wife's anniversary jewelry with selling $6000 staccatos. Hoping a techbro with more money than sense will buy it.

Honestly at this point it seems like sellers are praying for the next panic buy event and just jacking up prices ahead of it.

TLDR: when looking for secondhand guns use the awesome filters that Ikeo and the rest of developers have set up. Other wise you're gonna slog through a ton of BS to find what you're looking for.

Feel free to tell me i'm wrong below.... If you're brave... /sarc

Update: Honestly i'm impressed this got traction, i was expecting a couple thumbs up/down.

Just my opinion and this goes back to the days of calgun, but a seller should only be able to list one BRAND NEW off roster firearm at a time for sale. When I scroll through these classifieds and I see one guy with seven different pistols for sale all for $4,000 it actually pisses me off and I'm shocked that the mods allow this. Don't ruin this website like Calguns ruined theirs

 

[Deleted member 16735]

Just my opinion and this goes back to the days of calgun, but a seller should only be able to list one BRAND NEW off roster firearm at a time for sale. When I scroll through these classifieds and I see one guy with seven different pistols for sale all for $4,000 it actually pisses me off and I'm shocked that the mods allow this. Don't ruin this website like Calguns ruined theirs

How does that ruin anything? What if someone wants those?