Pricy Enforcer sight

[PrinzEugen]

Spinecracker might be right that it's partly down to him - posting requests on a few forums leads to something's allure/worth becoming greater, prices go up etc.
We're talking items which are of practical use, and if you've got an enforcer without one (not at all uncommon), or just want to make a lookalike, you 'need' for it to be correct. Trouble is with ebay you can't guarantee selling something for a certain price, at least in auction format. I'd sell one of mine if I was going to get £350, but if it went for £100 - £150 I'd rather keep it.
One thing I've seen it a lot on that auction site, especially with desirable enfield items, is that one goes for a bundle, often after a long period without a similar item appearing. Then a host of others appear from sellers wanting to cash in (recently 3-4 auctions for 5e4s after none for ages) and the price correspondingly drops.
I saw it a few years ago when I sold a no53 mk1 scope for no32 spares and it went for £200 + - a host then appeared even some quoting my auction result, but the prices inevitably were quite a bit less. (And after a prominent forum member's recent successes with similar items I expect to see a few more of them on ebay! [must be a few Churchill Mk7 or 8s missing their besa sighting systems])

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