The anaconda's and python's are becoming collector items and the price has skyrocketed in the last year or so. I've seen used ones at gun shows selling for new prices; they weren't antiques or customs either. They're sturdy and fine shooters, with a nice out of box trigger pull, at least they were 10 years ago when I had shot some at the gun club I used to belong to. I felt the price was a little steep at the time, now I see used selling for much more that they did new 10 years ago.