Trading Post? Is that like the nickel classifieds? Do they have cars and furniture along with firearms in the same booklet? I've never seen a Trading Post before.
In my part of Texas, they can't keep them on the shelves. I bought my XD45 Service a couple of years ago and I have yet to see any of them on the shelves of the 4 gun stores in my area. I really like mine and never plan to let it get away.
I know one fellow that loved his but was just too much of a traditionalist and traded it for another 1911, after he had competed and won in several competitions. I think the 1911 he traded it for makes his 22nd.
+1 Smaug-In my area (Northeastern Iowa) there is a ton for sale in my local used case. You are right they are really ugly, I like the looks of the new XDm; my buddy has the .40 S&W version, and I'm concidering adding the new 9mm to my collection to keep my Glock 17 company
I traded one in recently. Nothing wrong with it, and I really liked the gun, but I found something I wanted more. I had other guns that would do the job, so the XD was expendable.