Nalapombu
Member
Hey all,
Several years ago I bought a few Makarovs when they were plentiful and cheap, GREAT GUN and a GREAT BUY. After that I started looking at C&R handguns and rifles and keeping my eyes open for other nice weapons at good prices.
Some time after the Makarov purchase, I got a flier from the place I bought from and they had these French made Walther PP .32 pistols called the Manurhin PP. I looked at them and wanted one. No real reason, I like the Walther style handgun and thought it would go well with my Walther PPK/s. These Manurhins were in the box with all the goodies and in MINT condition. I think they were priced at about $229 or so, maybe a tad higher, but not much. I watched them for a long time and wanted to buy one. I would be ready to go but would end up talking myself out of it in the end. I never did stop wanting one, I just never committed to buying one.
Fast forward to present. I started thinking about what would be a good "fun" gun to pick up that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and that ammo MIGHT not be hard to find right now and I remembered the Manurhin PP pistol in .32. I thought if the price hadn't went up much I would pick one up to play around with. So I start checking Gunbroker and Gunsamerica and to my shock the prices had went up, WAY UP!!
These same Manurhin PP pistols that were in the box with manual and accessories that once sold for $229 are now selling for almost $600! Am I missing something? I know there is a frenzy on handguns right now, but I didn't know it would reach clear down to the Walther PP clone in 32 auto. These things were plentiful not that long ago. The ones listed for sale on GB are exactly what I remembered wanting a while back. There's nothing different about them.
I don't know what caused the doubling of the prices, but it looks pretty certain at this point that a Manurhin PP is NOT going to be joining my PPK/s anytime soon.
Too bad. I should've bought one when I had the chance....
Let this be a lesson to you out there.
BD
Several years ago I bought a few Makarovs when they were plentiful and cheap, GREAT GUN and a GREAT BUY. After that I started looking at C&R handguns and rifles and keeping my eyes open for other nice weapons at good prices.
Some time after the Makarov purchase, I got a flier from the place I bought from and they had these French made Walther PP .32 pistols called the Manurhin PP. I looked at them and wanted one. No real reason, I like the Walther style handgun and thought it would go well with my Walther PPK/s. These Manurhins were in the box with all the goodies and in MINT condition. I think they were priced at about $229 or so, maybe a tad higher, but not much. I watched them for a long time and wanted to buy one. I would be ready to go but would end up talking myself out of it in the end. I never did stop wanting one, I just never committed to buying one.
Fast forward to present. I started thinking about what would be a good "fun" gun to pick up that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and that ammo MIGHT not be hard to find right now and I remembered the Manurhin PP pistol in .32. I thought if the price hadn't went up much I would pick one up to play around with. So I start checking Gunbroker and Gunsamerica and to my shock the prices had went up, WAY UP!!
These same Manurhin PP pistols that were in the box with manual and accessories that once sold for $229 are now selling for almost $600! Am I missing something? I know there is a frenzy on handguns right now, but I didn't know it would reach clear down to the Walther PP clone in 32 auto. These things were plentiful not that long ago. The ones listed for sale on GB are exactly what I remembered wanting a while back. There's nothing different about them.
I don't know what caused the doubling of the prices, but it looks pretty certain at this point that a Manurhin PP is NOT going to be joining my PPK/s anytime soon.
Too bad. I should've bought one when I had the chance....
Let this be a lesson to you out there.
BD