I think you are right that the guns are overpriced at Beretta's full retail level. Buying the guns at half of that on the secondary market, which is what I think you were referring to, presents a much more attractive purchase. That's what I did with mine. The gun which I referenced on GunsAmerica is identical to the gun that you saw last year at SCI, was offered to me for about half the price that Beretta store in NYC (which is also a second hand gun) was asking for theirs. At under $50M, the Beretta 455 EELL could be a great addition to a collection, and certainly a gun that could not be replaced new at that price. Even at that discounted price, the 455 EELL is a much finer gun that I would want to carry into the briars of Africa. My more modest 455, however, will surely get to go....