Originally Posted by Jackie_Treehorn
Originally Posted by Lawdwaz
Originally Posted by Jackie_Treehorn
Originally Posted by Lawdwaz
Originally Posted by Jackie_Treehorn
Originally Posted by Lawdwaz
Since nobody else answered, I'll say $250-$300 for the glass.
That's pretty generous. A comparable VX-3i can be had for around $375 new with the various sales and discounts floating around, a good used VX-3 will go for roughly $325, and a VX-III will fetch just under $300. A specialty reticle (target dot, CPC, B&C, mildot, etc.) will push the price up a little. This scope with its obvious wear and Leupold's attitude towards obsolescence and refusal to upgrade them I would only value at $200. Even then I wouldn't be particularly interested in that as part of the package.
I guess you should have answered prior to me? smile


Show me some $200 2.5x8 Leupold glass..........
In a Vari-XIII? Look around. Auction site jackasses don't count. If you think a 17+ year-old-obviously-worn-scope-that-is-easily-OUTCLASSED-and-Leupold-says-they-won't-upgrade is "worth" $300, then get off your ass any pony up some cash, because talk is cheap. I just recently -- as in LESS THAN A MONTH AGO -- bought a new VX-3i 2.5x8 from Cameraland for the princely sum of $369.99 on sale and I've also bought a few VX-3 and VX-III 2.5x8s over the past 18 months for $250 to $300 that didn't look as tired as that dog, so why in the hell would I assign a value of $300 on that heap? The whole damned package is overdescribed and overpriced. As Big Stick would say, "congratulations?"
I must have missed the second coming of Bricktop.....I'll watch for your posts, they are quite entertaining.
What makes you think a Vari-XIII is worth 80% of a new VX-3i or nearly the same as a VX-III or VX-3? The scope has obvious wear (just like the rifle), has lower quality glass and components compared to the scopes that superseded it, and Leupold now says they'll no longer upgrade them to accept Alumina accessories. Its real value is around $200 by itself.


You put a lot of effort into a $50 (low end of course) difference in opinions. LOL

It'll be interesting to see what the package sells for. A rifle and glass of that vintage should show some use, better to be used than a safe queen in my opinion.