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WTH is with these scope prices??
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 613343" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>No, in recessionary times, prices of hard goods goes up, not down. Bottom line is all this stuff from rifles to scopes to range finders are all luxury hard goods. None of it is necessity and it's all discretionary purchases. Consequently, prices will continue to rise on quality goods. My take is buy it soon because it will assuredly go up in price....</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, if you can buy a new car for 8 grand let me know where it is and I'll buy one too.</p><p> </p><p>Even an econobox Ford Focus is 15 grand.</p><p> </p><p>The economy will support 4 grand and more scopes. 20 years from now, barring total economic collapse, that 4 grand scope will be an el-cheapo.</p><p> </p><p>Back when I was a kid, my dad was an analytical chemist, considered a very skilled job with college prerequisutes. He grossed around 40 grand a year and brought home about 30. He was considered ahighly paid professional. Today, an unskilled factory rat makes 40 grand.</p><p> </p><p>Of course back then cars were 3 grand and a nice home was 20-30 grand. Gas was 20 cents a gallon for premium and you could do a weeks worth of groceries for a hundred bucks and eat steak every night....we did.</p><p> </p><p>It's all about economy of scale.</p><p> </p><p>Go buy one 'cause they ain't coming down in price....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 613343, member: 39764"] No, in recessionary times, prices of hard goods goes up, not down. Bottom line is all this stuff from rifles to scopes to range finders are all luxury hard goods. None of it is necessity and it's all discretionary purchases. Consequently, prices will continue to rise on quality goods. My take is buy it soon because it will assuredly go up in price.... Additionally, if you can buy a new car for 8 grand let me know where it is and I'll buy one too. Even an econobox Ford Focus is 15 grand. The economy will support 4 grand and more scopes. 20 years from now, barring total economic collapse, that 4 grand scope will be an el-cheapo. Back when I was a kid, my dad was an analytical chemist, considered a very skilled job with college prerequisutes. He grossed around 40 grand a year and brought home about 30. He was considered ahighly paid professional. Today, an unskilled factory rat makes 40 grand. Of course back then cars were 3 grand and a nice home was 20-30 grand. Gas was 20 cents a gallon for premium and you could do a weeks worth of groceries for a hundred bucks and eat steak every night....we did. It's all about economy of scale. Go buy one 'cause they ain't coming down in price.... [/QUOTE]
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