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Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!
24/02/09 10:02 PM

I think Vette447's comments are well stated.

While Cal. Rigby cannot be compared to the Rigby of old, their product certainly cannot be classified as worthless. The .500NE he displayed elsewhere on the forums does exhibit a build quality above the Merkels, Heyms, Krieghoffs, Chapuis, etc. As he says, it doesn't rise to the level of a London best, nor does it demand the price of one.

I suspect the reaction, which borders on repulsion, is a result of seeing that great London name "misused" in this manner. The current product clearly is not "Rigby", but it parades around as such. A pretender, one might say. In the same vein, look at what has been done with the Abercrombie & Fitch mark.

But still, one must accept it for what it is: a factory made double with some hand fitting and finish, and wearing the name of a former great maker. There is value there; and as said, capitalism will set the market price.

I would rather own his Cal. Rigby .500NE than my plain Merkel. I'm just not sure how much more I would want to pay for it.

There's my $0.02 worth. Aside from the discussion I want to welcome Vette447 to the forums. We need a few good double gun fans! Finally I wish I could fly to London and get in on Peter's fleecing. You guys give a separate report of the auction, please.

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Curl

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Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	15/02/09 01:37 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Anonymous	21/02/09 04:30 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	rigbymauser	21/02/09 05:16 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:41 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	empirevr	20/02/09 07:21 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:43 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	21/02/09 02:14 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	21/02/09 02:36 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	23/02/09 10:30 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	24/02/09 12:29 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 01:24 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	24/02/09 11:33 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	24/02/09 11:51 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Vette447	24/02/09 02:04 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	24/02/09 05:26 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	DUGABOY1	24/02/09 11:12 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 06:49 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	24/02/09 09:41 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 09:30 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	CptCurl	24/02/09 10:02 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 10:08 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	24/02/09 11:50 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	24/02/09 11:57 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	25/02/09 12:11 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	26/02/09 06:55 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	26/02/09 07:31 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	peter	26/02/09 07:59 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	27/02/09 06:58 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	27/02/09 11:24 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Mike_Bailey	27/02/09 07:28 PM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Morten	10/03/09 06:15 AM
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Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	Bramble	24/02/09 05:09 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	doubleriflenut	23/02/09 09:47 AM
Re: Outlandish Prices!!!!	500Nitro	21/02/09 02:41 AM

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