Seems to me everyone keep bringing up the jeep stuff since obviously I own a couple.. But trying to compare the resale value of a jeep vs. percentage resale value of a glock is night and day difference. I see jeeps all day long on craigslist for a couple hundred bucks, I've YET to see a used glock go for a fraction of the cost new and I'm talking less than 10% like jeeps. Insinuating that I don't like them and that they shouldn't hold their value because I don't like them is not where my conclusions are coming from. I like the glocks so the resale value is an issue for me lol. I'm stating I don't see why used glocks hold there value more than any other firearm because they don't take anything to manufacture. When you see a product such as a 1911 that can sell for $350-$400 new with everything it takes to machine/manufacture there is no reason that a glock new or used should go for more than that because of how little machining/manufacturing it takes to make one unit compared to the other. Ya I get market demand and all that jazz now something I didn't take into consideration at first. But to be quite honest people are paying for the name at this point and that's just my opinion. I just simply have a different mindset from working in a manufacturing environment day in and day out. Spending 95% of of that time in a tool room on the granite. Basically a mind set of, if people actually knew and understood what it took/cost to make one they wouldn't be spending the money but ignorance is bliss. A square slide made from a square piece of stock reduces machining time and scrap load which is a win win for them, then add in what they charge per unit. They're taking people to the cleaners! Good for glock but damn people wake up! haha (Not saying you're ignorant.) If I really don't like a gun I wont own it period. I like the glocks but the only reason I have them is because I bought them for a steal (gen 4s $350 with factory grease in it) and I'll make my own before I go spend that kind of money on one.
There is also overhead to be dealt with and added into Cost of Goods sold... ask anyone who is in business for themselves. Even small business have an amazing amount of overhead, even if they are trying to run lean, but larger ones have even more. And this is not just administrative staff, etc but govt involvement adds a ton (taxes, licenses, insurance requirements, etc).
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