Will Buyers Ever Get Smarter?

[tenOC]

I can't remember the record for the highest price paid for a fake rear sight but it's well over 200 bucks. Seems like they've sold for $265 n ebay.
The perceived values aren't in sync across the spectrum. So a real sight with problems and a clean fake sight aren't necessarily worth what we think they are to someone who is ignorant of what they're looking at. But that ignorance in the hobby has allowed several of us to pluck a gem here and there while people get fleeced biting on fakes.
I know a real IP sight has sold on ebay for $400. I've paid 350 for a stellar one. And I've paid around $20 for an excellent one too. It was in a lot of 1903a3 sights that could've been sold to make it free instead of giving some away. Gave some away last year.

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[USGI]

I know a real IP sight has sold on ebay for $400

I hope I'm not breaking any rules - here's one from 8 years ago. I have the rest of the pictures from that auction. - Bob

[tenOC]

Yeah, that's the one. IIRC, I didn't even bother to bid on it since it had eclipsed my goal when it was time to bid.