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CZ PISTOL CLUBS => CZ82 & CZ83 CLUB => Topic started by: il.bill on January 21, 2015, 09:48:14 AM

Title: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: il.bill on January 21, 2015, 09:48:14 AM
I received my 03FFL about two and a half years ago and the very first C&R eligible firearm that captured my imagination was the CZ82.  After buying the first one for $236 delivered to my front door, I was hooked.  I spent a year checking GunBroker and places like Classic, AIM, SOG, and Widener's several times every week, looking for 'good deals'.  Prices began to inch upward, but I worked hard to stay within my new C&R budget.

I began to bid on every decent looking CZ82 on GunBroker that I could buy for $225 or less delivered.  Most of the time I was not successful, but now and then I picked up what I considered a bargain.  My collection grew and finally got to the point where I could no longer rationally justify buying any more, especially since I could no longer find any within my $225 ceiling.  Over the past year or so I have seen prices for nice surplus CZ82 pistols, depending on condition, accessories, and number of magazines, routinely climb to the $275-$325 range, if you could find them. 

Fast forward to today and my bi-monthly CZ82 search on GunBroker.  With six hours remaining in the auction as I write this, a CZ82 in excellent condition with two magazines, cleaning rod, and a pristine holster has 17 bids and is at $555 dollars plus shipping!  http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=462316845 (http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=462316845)

The CZ82 is absolutely one of my favorite, best shooting pistols, but it looks like the market says it is even more valuable than I ever imagined.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: SMSgt on January 21, 2015, 02:29:53 PM
It's not. Fools bid that high.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: tenfourk on January 21, 2015, 09:54:11 PM
Regardless, that is one of the cleanest, mintiest looking 82 or 83 I can remember seeing.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: il.bill on January 21, 2015, 11:50:07 PM
It does look very, very nice.  For $593 plus shipping, I would certainly hope so.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: il.bill on January 21, 2015, 11:54:17 PM
Quote from: SMSgt on January 21, 2015, 02:29:53 PM
It's not hot. Fools Intelligent investors bid that high.

There - I fixed the wording in your post before I list one of my CZ82 pistols for auction.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: knoxy on January 22, 2015, 11:40:14 AM
Wow. I've got one as nice as that. I'll let it go for $500. Any takers? ;)

Also, strange that the listing says it was made in 1982 but the frame marking clearly says she89.
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: loyloyola on January 22, 2015, 06:48:46 PM
it does look nice but $593?
Title: Re: It Seems I Lost Touch - CZ 82 Getting Expensive
Post by: BrianK on January 23, 2015, 09:58:07 PM
Yeah, but it's a Sig Sauer CZ-82!