FYI Swiss 96/11 on gunbroker from a seller in the PNW

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/911453278

My pew pew funds are already spoken for otherwise I'd bid...

That would complete my s/r collection, but I'm in the same boat, money's tied up.

Central Loans in Seattle had racks of them for sale in the late 70's, $79.99.
Those were the days.

Good store, they let teenagers handle the firearms knowing there was no way we could buy them.

This wound up selling for $375. That seems like a good price is it?

Yeah, that's five years ago kind of pricing. This particular one has holes on the left side of the receiver like it's been drilled for a scope . . . that will hurt the value.

Yeah most definitely that makes it a shooter rather than collector. These old mil surps are my weak point in firearms. My grandpa was never really into them so I never got into them. Can not believe how much they've gone up in price. My grandfather owned a gun store in Lacey and he would sell them for crazy low prices. Dealers would buy them from him and yake them to the gun shows. Wish I had gotten into them than I find them very interesting now.
Day late and a dollar short.

Yes and no.

Twenty years from now, people will be saying, "holy crap, I wish I'd bought a Swiss 96/11 back in the day, they were selling them for only $700!" or "damn, I wish I'd bought one when they were still legal to buy."

I totally agree.