Whatever you pay for something that was a great and popular product but is no longer made will seem cheap in a short time. Each day, there are fewer really nice examples of those items left to buy.

Two years ago, I bought a like-new 2-1/2" Model 66-4 for $416. How cheap does that sound today? Four years ago, I paid $540 for a like-new 4" 66-2 with its box, paper and tools plus target trigger, hammer and trigger stop. About the same time, I paid $436 for a near-new 6" 66-2. All three were auction buys so I paid what the market demanded then. One thing I knew for sure - none of them will ever be worth less.

Ed