$800 for an M&P Shield?!?! Sucker every minute...

[Miles42]

PT Barnum was right. Holds true after all these years.

 

[csmith]

I don't mind posting that I picked it up at Pearson's Sports in Marshall Indiana. He is normally more than fair on his prices and has a good variety of stuff. Next time you get this way I recommend stopping in there and also M&S Armament in Clinton. Both of these are my go-to stores for all my firearm needs.

 

[drysdaleg]

My mother in law bought a body guard from there for $675.

You should of seen her face when i told her she got ripped off!

 

[Tdcompton]

I'm half tempted to go to don's just to laugh at the prices... I've never stepped foot in there.

 

[Hkfiend]

That's a little ridiculous. I didn't even pay that much for my P229 and I bought it brand new. Next time I'm up that way, I'm totally going into Don's, laughing, and walking out.

 

[Tsigos]

Some people are buying the Shield with the sole intention of selling it for a profit. Sounds like the pre-2008 Florida condo market. How long before the bubble bursts? Maybe when it does, the oversupply of used Shields will allow people that actually want to own one a chance to buy cheap.

 

[thumperdogg]

There was a guy on armslist late last year, before the panic, trying to sell his Shield. I wanted to buy it, but he was firm at $600. I offered a polite, I will give you MSPR for it, but that is about it. His reply was I can't, I way overpaid for the gun and I spent a 6 hour round trip +gas to get it. He then offered to sell it to me for MSRP +$100 that he spent in gas to get it. My reply, why would I pay for the gas that you spent to get a gun for yourself?

Morale of the story, if you way over pay and spend a lot of money on gas to get what you want, don't be surprised that you will lose your a$$ on it if you want to resell it. Sure there are a few people with a few less brain cells out there, hence the title of this thread, but most people will laugh at you!!

Oh yeah, the guy offered it to me for MSRP a month later (since it didn't sell) had a polite no thanks, already got one under MSRP.

 

[mwsoccer]

If anyone wants to bid on a shield that is local, Beech Grove Firearms appears to have one up for auction on gun broker. I have sent a message about availability but have not heard anything back. Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm Pistol NEW S&W : Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com