Surprise JSAR prices

[Brian Alpert 0]

Boy, things sure fluctuate. What looks to me like a refinished, restocked JSAR with bayonet and sheath just went on Gunbroker for $6050. http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=138776598 A Winfield Deluxe Military reached $5000 on Gunbroker and did not make the reserve!

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=138399235

[diggerj 0]

As stated so often here - buy the gun and not the story!!!!! People are fascinated with a weapon from the Johnson story and probably think as the stock market goes in and out that they are "investment quality" at times no matter what condition.

As a side bar, though, it might be interesting for this board to have the ability to rank the value of parts for JSARs in respect to each other by virtue of their scarcity or availability, e.g. a prime receiver is 2000 points, a 7mm barrel is 600 points, a bayonet with scabbard is 400 points etc. Not sure how that would be arranged, but interesting data if it could be accumulated!

Rgds,

John D.