When did the Vz. 82 get so expensive?

[lance vahari]

So I've been browsing around on Gunbroker and various other websites looking at firearms, I looked up the Vz. 82 and all of the firearms listed are $250+. I remember seeing some go for $120 a year ago.

So, any explanition for the sudden price increase? Was I just looking at drastically cheap firearms?  

[Floyd]

All the usual reasons why all gun prices escalate.

The profits go to offset any price increases the dealer faces. And dealers have to jump through a lot more hoops these days.

I'm sure the wholesale prices have creeped up as well. Add a shrinking inventory to select from, and there you have the basic reasons.

Add a variable such as high demand for a given model of gun and the price increases explode.