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I just saw this on gunbroker. Already at $1500 and the reserve isn't met? Are these lowers that expensive or is it just supply and demand?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=200576672
lethal dose
11-17-10, 21:26
They are that expensive because of s&d. ;)
outrider627
11-17-10, 21:41
I just saw this on gunbroker. Already at $1500 and the reserve isn't met? Are these lowers that expensive or is it just supply and demand?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=200576672
There were only a few hundred made I believe. And don't you know that Magpul lowers were forged from unicorn bones alongside the legendary Mjolnir and Gungnir? :sarcastic:
D. Christopher
11-17-10, 21:44
This thing will go north of 2 grand.
jklaughrey
11-17-10, 21:57
My DD and BCM blem lowers work just as good I suspect. If someone has a Magpul lower they could sell it and fund a really nice build.
I just saw this on gunbroker. Already at $1500 and the reserve isn't met? Are these lowers that expensive or is it just supply and demand?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=200576672
Few Magpul lowers were released, and they were sold as complete weapons. There have been 3 series, each sold out the same night they were released.
Very lower numbers and Magpul clearly stating that they will not be doing these receivers again create a very collectible item.
My DD and BCM blem lowers work just as good I suspect. If someone has a Magpul lower they could sell it and fund a really nice build.
I have an Olympic Arms lower that works great as well.... its not very collectible, its worth less.
jklaughrey
11-17-10, 22:12
I feel I would much rather have a whole functioning rifle versus an unused "trophy" lower in my safe. If I did have one I would sell it or use the shit out of it like it was meant to be used. Anyways, you have any good "Magpul Lower Porn" to share?
I remember seeing those on Noveske's site when they were up for sale, I really wish I bought one back then, oh well.
Granted, the lines on the Magpul lower are awesome. But is this form factor patented? Why doesn't somebody just cut a block of 7075-T6 aluminum in the same pattern with different branding?
Its purple....:sarcastic:
But then they won't say Magpul on them...which is probably 90% the reason why people like them so much :D
m1a_scoutguy
11-17-10, 23:45
Good Lord,,,:rolleyes:,LOL,,build it and they will come,,especially if it has Magpul on it !!!! The lemmings will follow and run around like crazy people just to have it,,,LOL,,Pretty funny,,yet sad !!!! :D I'm sure it will have "Collector" Value,,,but 2 Grand worth is a bit much,,but hey,,lucky for the guy that has it and can get that !!! Its a free market,,get what ya can while ya can !!! :eek:
That auction gets me thinking of selling off a couple
Magpul lowers.
That lower is almost at the selling price that I payed for one of the
complete Noveske Magpul Spr rifles :blink:
I feel I would much rather have a whole functioning rifle versus an unused "trophy" lower in my safe.
It sounds like you are making the assumption that people don't use them.
Army Chief
11-18-10, 05:03
That auction gets me thinking of selling off a couple Magpul lowers.
No kidding.
I don't have a "a couple" to sell, but I do have one. Given this kind of return on investment, I think I could almost learn to deal with the loss, since I'm slowly migrating over to KAC IWS lowers, anyway.
AC
No kidding.
I don't have a "a couple" to sell, but I do have one. Given this kind of return on investment, I think I could almost learn to deal with the loss, since I'm slowly migrating over to KAC IWS lowers, anyway.
AC
I would keep it just to be able to say I got one without paying an arm and a leg :cool:
Collectable cool aid and there nothing wrong with that, to each there own. For guys into billet have at it.
Does anyone know how much they were selling for when they first came out?
Blindeye_03
11-18-10, 19:51
Does anyone know how much they were selling for when they first came out?
Not that expensive I am sure.
The other thread said they were $3k with the noveske.
jklaughrey
11-18-10, 20:00
Stick, I know guys that have them use them my friend. But I am sure there are some who only purchased for an investment. But to each their own. I just wouldn't pay that much for a part unless it shit gold.
There were only a few hundred made I believe. And don't you know that Magpul lowers were forged from unicorn bones alongside the legendary Mjolnir and Gungnir? :sarcastic:
You could add a few others made of unobtainium.
Army Chief
11-19-10, 05:57
The OP's linked auction is now at an even $2,000 -- and the reserve still has yet to be met.
I honestly had no idea that MPL A receivers were commanding these kinds of prices. It does strike me as a bit crazy, but market forces are what they are, I suppose. When the day comes that I can trade a Magpul lower for a nice SR25, it's all over. ;)
AC
The OP's linked auction is now at an even $2,000 -- and the reserve still has yet to be met.
I honestly had no idea that MPL A receivers were commanding these kinds of prices. It does strike me as a bit crazy, but market forces are what they are, I suppose. When the day comes that I can trade a Magpul lower for a nice SR25, it's all over. ;)
AC
Or a Noveske 10.5" Light Shorty (My purchase next month) :D
Army Chief
11-19-10, 18:05
Not an N4 Light, but close ...
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=66976
AC
Not an N4 Light, but close ...
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=66976
AC
Nice CQB but im gonna go thru Noveske, gotta take advantage of the military discount they offer.
22 bids drove the price nearly to 3K. Reserve still wasn't met!
Reserve doesn't need to be met in order to sell.
Set an insanely high price you know will never be met in the time frame allowed.
After auction end, go down the line of bidders starting from the last high bidder and see who wants to pony up the cash for your item.
This way you can let the masses make the price run away to sky high levels and sell to the first sucker that actually has the money to part with.
If you have the disposable income for it, more power to you.
For $3k I could outfit two rifles, buy several thousand rounds of ammo and have money left over for classes...
Eurodriver
11-28-10, 01:04
Thats ridiculous. Even if I collected ARs....and I love Magpul.
Whootsinator
11-28-10, 01:16
Reserve doesn't need to be met in order to sell.
Set an insanely high price you know will never be met in the time frame allowed.
After auction end, go down the line of bidders starting from the last high bidder and see who wants to pony up the cash for your item.
This way you can let the masses make the price run away to sky high levels and sell to the first sucker that actually has the money to part with.
If you have the disposable income for it, more power to you.
For $3k I could outfit two rifles, buy several thousand rounds of ammo and have money left over for classes...
Make that enough to outfit ONE great basic rifle, plus the rest of the stuff, and you sound about right.
hondakilla98
11-28-10, 10:56
Make that enough to outfit ONE great basic rifle, plus the rest of the stuff, and you sound about right.
I don't know where you're shopping, but I'm only going to be in my rifle about $1350. And it's all Daniel Defense and Magpul. I could've gone cheaper on some of the parts and built a basic rifle with iron sights for close to $1000. I just bought a 1000 round case of fiocchi brass cased 223 for under $300. Thats 2000 for rifles, 600 for 2 cases of ammo, and 400 for classes. Sounds doable to me.
The auction closed just under $3,000 with the reserve not met.
Army Chief
11-28-10, 12:08
That is ridiculous ... though it is also giving me quite a bit to think about.
AC
HERA Arms in Germany makes a billet lower which is remarkably like the Magpul one. Even their logo is sort of similar.
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1892.jpg
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1450.jpg
HERA Arms in Germany makes a billet lower which is remarkably like the Magpul one. Even their logo is sort of similar.
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1892.jpg
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1450.jpg
Is there any way to get one of those here in the U.S.?
HERA Arms in Germany makes a billet lower which is remarkably like the Magpul one. Even their logo is sort of similar.
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1892.jpg
http://www.hera-arms.com/images/articles/hls/IMG_1450.jpg
Auch du meine gutte!
Unfortunately the answer is no. I asked the US importer of HERA parts,
LAN World Inc (http://lanworlddefensegroup.com/Hera.htm) if they could get it and they said that the ATF had denied their import application.
Is there any way to get one of those here in the U.S.?
Militant83
11-28-10, 17:36
The auction closed just under $3,000 with the reserve not met.
Pure craziness
Army Chief
11-28-10, 18:11
Unfortunately the answer is no. I asked the US importer of HERA parts,
LAN World Inc (http://lanworlddefensegroup.com/Hera.htm) if they could get it and they said that the ATF had denied their import application.
Given what I recall about the way that Hera, Oberland and even HK GmbH worked while I was in Germany, I would be very surprised if those receivers had a MILSPEC-compatible takedown pin configuration. German ARs tend to be proprietary in this respect in order to comply with domestic legal requirements (i.e. semi-automatic rifles are permissible, but they cannot be readily backwards-compatible with any standardized military arm).
AC
variablebinary
11-28-10, 18:20
Not worth it in my opinion, but to each his own.
I have an Olympic Arms lower that works great as well.... its not very collectible, its worth less.
I like my old bushmaster. To me the lower is like a honda civic.... just get one that you like roll mark wise and put a good LPK and BCM upper on it.
Eurodriver
11-28-10, 21:20
I'd like to point out that you need to be careful with that statement if you want cool points from the internet commandos! I posted pics on here of my registered SBR with ACOG, Peq-15, and Surefire with a 14.5" BCM upper and G&R LPK from the selector switch side and everyone saw the Snake logo and said I was an idiot for putting a $3000 laser on a Bushmaster.
:rolleyes:
FromMyColdDeadHand
11-28-10, 21:48
I'd like to point out that you need to be careful with that statement if you want cool points from the internet commandos! I posted pics on here of my registered SBR with ACOG, Peq-15, and Surefire with a 14.5" BCM upper and G&R LPK from the selector switch side and everyone saw the Snake logo and said I was an idiot for putting a $3000 laser on a Bushmaster.
:rolleyes:
The firearms equivalent of the beater car with primer paint and a souped up engine.
Belmont31R
11-28-10, 22:10
The firearms equivalent of the beater car with primer paint and a souped up engine.
And 70's rust colored carpeting.
The only Magpul lower Im interested in is the C doll.
Great marketing for magpul, too. If these little beatnik companies can put out their own lowers magpul sure as **** can.
Not for commercial sale but seemingly were able to show up on noveske guns.
westford86
11-28-10, 22:37
I just saw this on gunbroker. Already at $1500 and the reserve isn't met? Are these lowers that expensive or is it just supply and demand?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=200576672
When these stupid lowers first showed up I made the obvious observation, see if you can come to the same logical conclusion...
http://www.ugimports.com/shop/images/products/POF_415_GEN_III_01.jpg
http://www.10-8forums.com/ubbthreads/postimages/59997-MagpulLowersLogo1.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4122103883_dea59c254f.jpg
http://www.pof-usa.com/lower_receiver/DSC0306758.JPG
Privat label deals are a fact of life and happen in every industry, the firearms industry is no exception. So to whoever buys this, congratulations for be the ultimate fan-boy. You paid way to much for something you can get for $300. I know it's heresy to illude that the magical magpul lowers are nothing more than a POF with some cosmetic tweaks, so lay on the hate. I bet the Magpul lowers are great, because the POF lowers are pretty good, that's why I've got four of them... I sure do find it amazing what a little marketing stunt will do to people.
Oh yea, this is my first post on M4carbine! Sorry it wan't friendlier, this was just the first topic that I stumbled across and felt compeled to comment on.
When these stupid lowers first showed up I made the obvious observation, see if you can come to the same logical conclusion...
Way to go on calling magul lowers "stupid lowers":confused:
Sorry you don't have a MPLA lower but your little POF lowers are no substitute no matter how much you try and spin it. Maybe someday you will get a MPLA until then keep your hateraid to yourself.
westford86
11-29-10, 00:05
Way to go on calling magul lowers "stupid lowers":confused:
Sorry you don't have a MPLA lower but your little POF lowers are no substitute no matter how much you try and spin it. Maybe someday you will get a MPLA until then keep your hateraid to yourself.
Maybe someday unicorns will crap marshmallows, and that will be the day the MPLA lower is worth what people are paying for it.
Seriously, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic? If you're not, could you please explain what makes the Magpul lower any better than the numerous other premium lowers on the market, besides the logo engraved on the side? What are it's distinguishing features, besides the ambi bolt release, which looks a hell of a lot like a POF kit. I can not prove it's a re-worked POF lower; though it's hard to ignore that the machining inside the cavity for the ambi bolt release is identical on both... Can you provide any quantifiable evidence that they're not related?
I'm not trying to argue with anyone, I just can't believe that no one else notices the blairingly obvious similarities? Magpul makes good stuff, I'm not questioning that; I actually like most of what they make. I've simply never been very good at following blindly, so I'll likely never understand the appeal to these lowers; someone please enlighten me. Lastly, what's wrong with a little hate, this is the internet, that's all it's good for! Or is it only ok to hate where fashionable, like hating piston AR's. Because if Magpul is off limits I need to know before I offend the fanboy gods.
Rattlehead
11-29-10, 00:23
I've simply never been very good at following blindly, so I'll likely never understand the appeal to these lowers; someone please enlighten me.
Simply collectors value.
While this one was not as valuable as a China doll, it still has collectors value to a lot of people. If you have money to burn and you want to get your hands on something rare, why not? It will also have great resale value down the road..
The only Magpul lower Im interested in is the C doll.
Every year one or two of these go up for auction as a complete rifle for charity benefit. The last one sold for around $5,000 with a KAC SR15 upper, UBR, full load out of PMAGs, Magpul Dynamics DVDs, and a few other items...I forget the details. Had that rifle been for sale on a forum such as this, I think the selling price would have been a bit more...if I can manage it, I'll see if I can make an advance posting about the next China Doll to go up for charity auction.
What, pray tell, is a China Doll?
Army Chief
11-29-10, 05:27
China Doll = MPL C lower, or the rarest of the lot. These are usually given only to close industry allies or those who have done something to rate special consideration from Magpul. So named because of the special engraving on every MPL C, which features a cartoon image of a Chinese girl flashing an offending digit alongside a dialogue box which contains the usual receiver/manufacturer/SN information. I presume there is a fairly colorful story that goes with this particular choice, but am not privy to the details.
AC
I'd like to point out that you need to be careful with that statement if you want cool points from the internet commandos! I posted pics on here of my registered SBR with ACOG, Peq-15, and Surefire with a 14.5" BCM upper and G&R LPK from the selector switch side and everyone saw the Snake logo and said I was an idiot for putting a $3000 laser on a Bushmaster.
:rolleyes:
and here you are STILL whining about it and STILL missing the actual point of the discussion.
:rolleyes:
Sorry you don't have a MPLA lower but your little POF lowers are no substitute no matter how much you try and spin it. Maybe someday you will get a MPLA until then keep your hateraid to yourself.
For those of us without either, can you compare the differences between your Magpul lower and your POF?
I don't have a "a couple" to sell, but I do have one. Given this kind of return on investment, I think I could almost learn to deal with the loss, since I'm slowly migrating over to KAC IWS lowers, anyway.
I strongly considered buying one of the Noveskes for no other reason. Even had it in my "shopping cart" on their site. I knew the prices would go nuts on the lowers later on.
Belmont31R
11-29-10, 06:32
Every year one or two of these go up for auction as a complete rifle for charity benefit. The last one sold for around $5,000 with a KAC SR15 upper, UBR, full load out of PMAGs, Magpul Dynamics DVDs, and a few other items...I forget the details. Had that rifle been for sale on a forum such as this, I think the selling price would have been a bit more...if I can manage it, I'll see if I can make an advance posting about the next China Doll to go up for charity auction.
Cool. Considering the KAC/Magpul SR15 coming out is a bit over 3k that wouldn't be too bad. I think Ive seen maybe 4 or so C-Dolls posted online ever.
Belmont31R
11-29-10, 06:32
China Doll = MPL C lower, or the rarest of the lot. These are usually given only to close industry allies or those who have done something to rate special consideration from Magpul. So named because of the special engraving on every MPL C, which features a cartoon image of a Chinese girl flashing an offending digit alongside a dialogue box which contains the usual receiver/manufacturer/SN information. I presume there is a fairly colorful story that goes with this particular choice, but am not privy to the details.
AC
Paging stick for the pics...:cool:
Eurodriver
11-29-10, 09:15
and here you are STILL whining about it and STILL missing the actual point of the discussion.
:rolleyes:
The point being that some fan boys offered $3,000 for a POF lower with different roll marks for "collector value"?? I thought this thread was pretty humerous until I saw that people were actually serious about buying one of these...
The point being that some fan boys offered $3,000 for a POF lower with different roll marks for "collector value"?? I thought this thread was pretty humerous until I saw that people were actually serious about buying one of these...
The fact that you paid 3000 dollars for a peq15 says more about your purchase then anything else. :rolleyes:
Eurodriver
11-29-10, 09:42
Next time I'll be sure to pay the same amount for an item with no more functional value than a $300 Noveske lower. But we are getting off topic. This thread is about collectors buying Magpul lowers.
Damn. I don't have that kind of cash, but do covet one of those lowers.
I wish I had gobs of unspent cash to get a collectors item like that.
SWATcop556
11-29-10, 10:02
Next time I'll be sure to pay the same amount for an item with no more functional value than a $300 Noveske lower. But we are getting off topic. This thread is about collectors buying Magpul lowers.
No the thread was about an auction that is now closed. Due to bitching the thread joins the auction.
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