I am told that the import tax on a Glock is over $100. So you are paying that on top of markup.
As a rabid Glock fan from way back, I don't think Glocks are a very good value any more, to be honest. Back when I bought a G17 for $389
with two full capacity 17 round mags it was a great deal on a great gun. These days you are lucky to get a Glock out of the store for under $500. That is WAY more than what it is really worth. (Then you have to add night sights and maybe a pre ban mag or two....that is easily $300 more!).
After I buy a Glock .45 with night sights and a couple preban mags....lets see I could buy a Wilson TCP KZ-45!!! Or a Kimber Custom!!! (Both of which come with night sights etc). How can one even compare the value of a Wilson with a Glock?
Glocks took a hold of the market mainly because you could buy one cheap and it worked. It was a compromise from the more expensive finer gun. Now you can get the finer more expensive gun, and it works, for the same amount of money. As a Glock fan, I must admit that I wonder why Glocks even keep selling at this point (please don't tell anyone over at Glocktalk I said that, okay?
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This was illustrated to me when I was looking at a Glock 30 for $589 and right next to it was a Kimber Pro Carry for a little over $600. The Glock is a great gun, but in terms of real value, and what it cost to produce, the Kimber is a hell of a lot more gun than a Glock. The Kimber is actually WORTH $600 whereas the Glock is actually worth....$300?....and the rest is taxes and high markup.
Glocks are in demand, whether people like them or not, they sell like hotcakes and that means that they can mark them up more than they are worth and they still sell.