What Am I Missing?

[Bailey Guns]

8000?

I'm not cutting you a deal because you are part of the forum, starting bid is 10K.

[birddog]

[SAnd]

Ok lets say someone has a complete AR with a 20 inch barrel upper with a A2 receiver and front sights. He finds a good deal on upper with a 16 inch barrel with a flat top receiver and no front sight, which is what he really wanted anyway. He gets it cheaper without the bolt/bolt carrier assembly which he already has.

So now he just wants to get rid of an upper he never really liked anyhow.

[Bailey Guns]

Ok lets say someone has a complete AR with a 20 inch barrel upper with a A2 receiver and front sights. He finds a good deal on upper with a 16 inch barrel with a flat top receiver and no front sight, which is what he really wanted anyway. He gets it cheaper without the bolt/bolt carrier assembly which he already has.

So now he just wants to get rid of an upper he never really liked anyhow.

Yeah, I get that. But there hasn't been a complete upper (that I've seen anyway) in the TP for a long time. It's not just the occasional upper that might fit into your scenario...it's every upper listed.

I'm guessing it's just the $$.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Amazingly still selling.

[DavieD55]

I wouldn't purchase an 80% more like a 65% upper.

[ben4372]

Ok lets say someone has a complete AR with a 20 inch barrel upper with a A2 receiver and front sights. He finds a good deal on upper with a 16 inch barrel with a flat top receiver and no front sight, which is what he really wanted anyway. He gets it cheaper without the bolt/bolt carrier assembly which he already has.

So now he just wants to get rid of an upper he never really liked anyhow.

I'm guilt of this. Did it a couple years ago. Same reason, bought an upper with no BCG. It was cheap. I sold the unused upper cheap. I should have sold it with the bolt, not everyone has the gauges to check head space.

[Great-Kazoo]

Look how you sell something is your business. HOWEVER when you try and sell me something for a CMV WITHOUT important parts then advertised it as
NEW UNFIRED xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FOR $3K and include this NO BCG after wading through a list of acc i could care less about. Hey your ad your price Please do not advertise it a COMPLETE IF IT ISN'T.
Like selling condoms without lube and a closed end. Yeah they're great for the price, but i still want something that works OFF the Shelf

[gnihcraes]

I heard recently that someone sold their AR in pieces for triple what it was "whole" (not on this forum)

So I'd say you are correct, they want to make more money.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm guilt of this. Did it a couple years ago. Same reason, bought an upper with no BCG. It was cheap. I sold the unused upper cheap. I should have sold it with the bolt, not everyone has the gauges to check head space.

I doubt headspacing would be an issue with quality US-made parts. Probably no need to worry about that.

I would worry about someone using cheap/imported parts from suspect sources just to make a quick $$. Too many AR-15 "armorers" out there these days.