Prices are just through the roof, and I predict it's about to get worse...I've wanted a Colt Diamondback of my own for a long time but with prices skyrocketing on all things Colt, there is no way I could make myself plunk down the $2500-$3500 some people are demanding...But diligence pays off; I took one of my Kimbers that I've been using as a carry gun the last ten years to a show today, and nobody was very interested in what I asked for it...However one guy with several guns on his table liked it and wanted it for a carry gun...As luck would have it, he had an absolutely pristine Diamondback at $400 less than some of the well worn ones elsewhere, blued finish the way I like them, and was ready to deal...I had to pay out some cash, but the Diamondback is in my safe now where it belongs, and he has a damn fine carry gun...Essentially I carried the Kimber ten years, and got all my money back plus the Colt......Ben