1) How do you know what I can afford? And why would I want to buy another one and especially @ $1000.00?
2) Since you want "a bunch of green" and you obviously believe $1000.00 is a fair price, why don't you bid on it and sell it? Let's see what you get for it. You won't buy it because your just blabbing and you know you won't get a profit (and at this point that's what everyone is selling this for). Put up your money & prove me wrong.
3) Never did I say "just hand over a stock for $400.00 when you can get $900.00 on eBay for it" What I said was that $400.00 could be your opening bid (to draw interest) and because the item is wanted, the price will rise (let the market determine what the price will be since we're talking auction sites). I've sold lots of things and that is the tactic a smart seller will often use (enough for a profit, yet not too high where the bidder feels like they're legally getting ripped off).
It's plain & simple...at $1000.00 there is no room for placing a "market value" bid and people are turned off by having to shell out a grand off the top if they can take a chance on getting one for less (once again we're talking auction sites and there is one up now THAT IS SELLING & THIS ONE). The seller's obvious greed (since one has not sold for his price), is working against him (that auction already ended at least once without a buyer and the demand is HIGH). If he got $700.00 - 800.00 for it, would he be losing $$ (not likely as evident that he has already sold a bunch of them from the boxes in the background)? Plus he is also selling a standard Benelli M4 w/pistol grip stock for $2100.00...and I dare you to say that that is "market value" and not gouging.