Gunflation
As a child I was taught the concept of inflation with this analogy:
If Joe has 1000 oranges and you really really want one how much would you pay? If Joe has 1 orange and you really really want it how much would you be willing to pay?
I never forgot the story of the guy with oranges that “I really really wanted”. Anyway, here is a modified version of the story:
If Joe has 1000 SCAR 16s rifles and you really really want one how much would you pay? If Joe has 1 SCAR 16s rifle and you really really want it how much would you be willing to pay? Answer: $9500
Checkout this gunbroker auction
Michael Bane commented that while the SCAR is cool, 10 AR-15s are a much better!
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We have gone mad on the prices of "black" rifles in this nation....
To jdun1911, I paid $2895.00 before tax. I think that is still too much money for the rifle however. I paid less than $1500.00 for my sig 5.56 used. It is crazy what people are trying to sell scars for on gun broker. I will not be shooting mine anytime soon just in case I did get some kind of rare special edition model. On the flip side I would NOT sell mine for $9500.00. I really lucked out getting one for a fair price.