There have always been lots of Sakos on sites like Gunbroker and Guns International that are priced above market and simply don't sell. I've seen some on the Gunbroker merry-go-round that show up week after week for months without a single bid. Almost the only ones to actually sell are those that start with a penny opening bid and no reserve. They sell, almost by definition, at market.
But it seems that in the last few months it's gotten even worse. The "real" market for Sakos has probably inched up a little, but would-be sellers are pricing used Sakos at multiples of the actual market. Why? What are they thinking? Does this practice just feed on itself and when someone sees an A-III standard 7mm Rem priced at $1,750 do they just assume that theirs should bring this much and price it similarly?
New cars are scarce on dealer lots because the solid-state chips for their various control systems are in short supply, thus used cars have gone up commensurately. But there aren't any chips in a Sako (even the new ones) and the supply isn't in any way short. So what justifies absurd asking prices at which no item moves?
I'll admit that I'm a grumpy old man who shouts at the kids to get off his lawn and thinks that a cup of coffee should cost coins and not bills, but still, when an item doesn't sell at auction because the starting price is too high, then something is out of whack.
But it seems that in the last few months it's gotten even worse. The "real" market for Sakos has probably inched up a little, but would-be sellers are pricing used Sakos at multiples of the actual market. Why? What are they thinking? Does this practice just feed on itself and when someone sees an A-III standard 7mm Rem priced at $1,750 do they just assume that theirs should bring this much and price it similarly?
New cars are scarce on dealer lots because the solid-state chips for their various control systems are in short supply, thus used cars have gone up commensurately. But there aren't any chips in a Sako (even the new ones) and the supply isn't in any way short. So what justifies absurd asking prices at which no item moves?
I'll admit that I'm a grumpy old man who shouts at the kids to get off his lawn and thinks that a cup of coffee should cost coins and not bills, but still, when an item doesn't sell at auction because the starting price is too high, then something is out of whack.