The sadness thread - what great auto deals have you walked away from lately?

On GB, a gun I really want just went for $1500. One of the Colt 1918 carbonia blue reproductions that came out 10 years ago. Unfired. I could have bought it, I have a credit card saved for a few models on my list that are so rare that if they come up it will be years waiting for another one. This one's just not that rare, but I ish I could have had it.

A semi local gun shop says he knows a guy who has a S&W pre-27 he might be selling for a good price. I'm hesitant about passing that one up if it comes into play
 
I'll add one to my own thread. Lionheart Industries has their LH9 model, usually about $600-650, for $399. I can't afford to jump right now. Bummed.
 
By no means "lately", but I'm still sick about walking away from a flawless, LNIB Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless for $250.00 in 1983.:(
 
While browsing the lgs, one of the clerks showed me a tan Kel Tec PMR30. It was a special order for a customer who repeatedly failed to pick it up. If the Buyer didn't show by 5:00 pm, it was going in the case at the regular msrp of $415.00. It wasn't something that I had been looking for, so I passed. Later that day, I reconsidered. I called the shop, but it was already sold. I don't know if msrp constitutes a great deal, but those guns were hard to find and selling for a considerable premium at the time.
 
I don't know if msrp constitutes a great deal, but those guns were hard to find and selling for a considerable premium at the time.
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Yup, you are in the correct thread. :o They are as low right now as I've yet seen them, around $500 new --IF-- you can spot one. That certainly has dropped from their peak which was probably the day after Sandy Hook.

As a handloader (that cannot load his own .22WMR) it is caliber that I struggle with. .22 Magnum ammo is pricey and I'm just accustomed to making my own ammo. But a friend of mine picked one up and I got to do a session with one and send a whole box down range and I came away simply impressed. It feels like a Nerf gun, no way around that, the build/looks/weight/feel doesn't impress, but the gun runs, no failures in well over a hundred rounds that we put through it and it's accurate. The trigger is odd - it's spongy and not typical, but it is not heavy and it's easy to deal with. Even fully loaded with a colossal payload of ammunition on board, the pistol doesn't feel heavy.

At $415, there's no way I could say no. Could NOT do it.
 
About four and a half years ago I had to walk away from a beautiful 1949 Colt 1911 in .38 Super. There were two Colt 1911s at the store at the time and I bought the other one, a 1974 Series 70 in .45 acp for $679. It has a nice glossy blue slide and I just couldn't pass it up. The .38 Super was $829, which I feel was a low price for the gun but I just didn't have the money. I still regret not finding a way to get it though.
 
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