Someone wanted a 39 REALLY BADLY!!!It also depends on what you want..........my first one was my first C&R purchase......I bought it because I liked the way it looked, and I read they were good weapons. The second was one of the "nearly new" arsenal rebuilt ones......real clean.....top shape.......its my keeper/"investment" so to speak........haven't even shot it yet My last one I bought for the unique receiver markings......its about a 25-30 percent finish/combat beatup stocked/tired looking warhorse, but I jumped on it because it still had the Imperial Eagle on the receiver, overstamped with a Hungarian arsenal rebuild stamp from the Budapest arsenal.....and it looked cool. That framed my search mode from then on........items that are pretty one of a kind. Besides...............it shoots great!
Find one you like.......pay what you are willing to pay...........worry about the value in five or ten years when the supply has dried up..........you'll be ahead all the way around.