First, demand is strong for hunting equipment. Personally, I'm very sorry about this and the argument that we humans are ''saving'' the deer by killing them has always seemed absurd to me. But nevertheless, there are a lot of avid hunters and they will spend Big Bucks on their hobby.

Secondly, there are a lot of regulations about selling guns on the Net. Rifles scopes don't fall under those rules so it's a much easier market.

As often on eBay and other Internet stores, there is more money in accessories than the actual equipment itself.