It matters how much I pay if I have to recover the funds at some point in the future. I have a good steady income now but who knows what the future will bring, especially in this economy.

I'm not looking to resell this for profit, if I were, I wouldn't be going to an auction to do so. In my area, you rarely get bargains at auctions, you often get shafted if you are not careful because there are a lot of people with disposable income around here. I'm not one of them.

I also don't follow gun values much because I'm not in the business of buying and selling, thus my question.