What 98Z said ....but in the 90's ..1992 to be exact....I was ahead of the curve on what Clintoris was gonna do <laughs> we didnt have the internet...so it was gun shows and the classified ads in the newspapaers <laughs> me and my best friend were in line at 8am most every Sat waiting for the show to open....no nic checks back then....just fill out the yellow sheet and move on to the next table that had lowers or mags.....back then the mac 90's were 169 bucks out the door...sks's 69 bucks...ar15 lowers 70 bucks or so....you could buy buy buy till your money ran out...we got in on it way before the vast majority of folks woke up <thumbsup> so I would say the internet changed it.....the supply finally dried up and prices went up but it took a while back in the 90's and we already had our stuff for a year and a half at least,so we never paid the high prices...... :) Wash