Hi! I'm quite new to this forum, so please bare with me if this post is in the wrong forum!
Also, my native language is Norwegian, so my english is far from flawless.
First, let me say that this is a nice forum you've got! I read a lot and learn a lot here. We have one similar forum in Norway, but of corse, not nearly as many writers, and not nearly the same amount of knowledge gathered in one place...
Now for the question in topic:
I live and hunt in Norway. Here, one of the main benefits of forums like these, is the opportunity to aqquire quality second hand gear from forum members or through tips about interesting ads. It's allso common to shop through ebay, since prices tend to be a bit lower in the States than in Norway.
Even so, I have not been able to find a lot of used optics. There are some at ebay, but not nearly as many as I would expect, given the vast number of shooters and hunters in America! It's actually as easy to find what I'm looking for in the leading Norwegian "ebay-clone" as it is in ebay. Sure, if you're looking for new stuff, ebay is king, but when it comes to used optics there really isn't that much to find. And very often the prices seem to be...not that much lower than the price of new stuff. This doesn't ad up, given that Norway has a population of about 5 million people, of which 500 000 is registered hunters, whereas America has what...300 million(?) and how many hunters..? There should be enormous amonts of used gear going around, but I can't seem to find it!
I assume that buying used optics are as common with you as it is with us, since quality optics are expensive...
But where do you buy your used scopes??
Also, my native language is Norwegian, so my english is far from flawless.
First, let me say that this is a nice forum you've got! I read a lot and learn a lot here. We have one similar forum in Norway, but of corse, not nearly as many writers, and not nearly the same amount of knowledge gathered in one place...
Now for the question in topic:
I live and hunt in Norway. Here, one of the main benefits of forums like these, is the opportunity to aqquire quality second hand gear from forum members or through tips about interesting ads. It's allso common to shop through ebay, since prices tend to be a bit lower in the States than in Norway.
Even so, I have not been able to find a lot of used optics. There are some at ebay, but not nearly as many as I would expect, given the vast number of shooters and hunters in America! It's actually as easy to find what I'm looking for in the leading Norwegian "ebay-clone" as it is in ebay. Sure, if you're looking for new stuff, ebay is king, but when it comes to used optics there really isn't that much to find. And very often the prices seem to be...not that much lower than the price of new stuff. This doesn't ad up, given that Norway has a population of about 5 million people, of which 500 000 is registered hunters, whereas America has what...300 million(?) and how many hunters..? There should be enormous amonts of used gear going around, but I can't seem to find it!
I assume that buying used optics are as common with you as it is with us, since quality optics are expensive...
But where do you buy your used scopes??
Vortex, nightforce, Ior... That's the price segment I'm currently comfortable with...
