Claycrusher, looking back over the years I can think of few times I've regretted paying above "market" for a gun I really wanted. Seems the desirable ones are few and far between. My biggest regrets are those I passed on due to a few dollars difference in opinion. And sometimes I've let others opinions influence me too much. If you like it go for it. Write any overage from "market" off to your fun account.
I agree if it is something truly special to you it may be worth paying above market value. That said be careful about letting emotion take you too far down the road. Be a hard judge of unique and don't go much ( say 10 or 15%) above actual value. I hate to admit it that in all my gun purchases (more than 50) i can only say i have made money on a gun on a few. Look upon what you pay versus what you sell it for as gun rental.
