Maggie’s Why Does This Cost So Much?

[168BTHPM]

Seriously, why does this muzzle brake cost so much, what am I missing? I see the seller has sold 29 of them at over $1K each. I emailed and asked but got an evasive answer, then they emailed again saying they were no longer available but they didn't pull the auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Krinkov-Sty...090?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23146c11aa

 

[aur0ra145]

What! Is the firearm that goes on made out of diamonds?

 

[oughtsix]

The short answer is: because someone will pay that much.

 

[ColonelKrink]

Seriously, why does this muzzle brake cost so much, what am I missing? I see the seller has sold 29 of them at over $1K each. I emailed and asked but got an evasive answer, then they emailed again saying they were no longer available but they didn't pull the auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Krinkov-Sty...090?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23146c11aa

The greater fool theory? Why not just get a real Bulgarian Krink muzzle break and modify it at that price. Anyway, they are really loud and piss off your neighbors at the range.

 

[okrebel92]

The same reason some "legit" companies ask $350 for a break.... because people are stupid enough to think they can tell a difference.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

I would just get one of these instead:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/24...kx3-pig-5-8-24-thread-ar-10-lr-308-parkerized

 

[seanh]

Copy the e-mail regarding "no longer available" then go to the listing. Just above the description- on the right of the page, there is a "Report Item"...click it and follow the process.

 

[tctlrld]

And I thought the KAC triple brake was crazy at $400-500.

 

[KYS]

Noveske Pig is less then that! And I bet they copied the design from Noveske.

 

[BIPMaster]

Bet the seller used shill accounts to "purchase" the breaks so it looked like people were buying them. No way anybody is stupid enough to drop a grand on a brake.

 

[High Binder]

I emailed and asked but got an evasive answe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzzle_booster

"A muzzle booster or recoil booster is a device affixed to the muzzle of a firearm, intended to harness the energy of the escaping propellant to augment the force of recoil on portions of the firearm. Muzzle boosters are usually used to improve the reliability of a recoil operated firearm. The muzzle booster is the antithesis of the muzzle brake, which is designed to use the propellant gases to reduce the recoil of the firearm."

 

[seanh]

if you go look at the sellers, they paid 45 bucks for the thing, not 1045.

 

[normbal]

Seriously, why does this muzzle brake cost so much, what am I missing? I see the seller has sold 29 of them at over $1K each. I emailed and asked but got an evasive answer, then they emailed again saying they were no longer available but they didn't pull the auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Krinkov-Sty...090?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23146c11aa

It's called free market economics. The value of a thing is how much someone is willing to pay for the thing.