New guy so go easy on me for not doing a search on this. But what's average market on a pre-10 these days?
My first ever gun was an old Military & Police .38 Special. I bought it back in 1992 for $110. There was no shine to the blue left at all but the bore was good and it shot accurately enough for a beginner. I can't remember for certain but I think the gun dated from around 1948 or so.
I traded it later on toward a 686 and I wish I'd never done so as it would be nice to still have my "first one" 18 years later.
I look for good deals on them every so often. There's a gun & pawn near the office who gets them from time to time. He usually prices them around $199. The last one I looked over had a big pit in the barrel so I passed.
I was in there Tuesday and he had 3 at that price. Two with dull and fading nickel and one with blue in almost the same hue as what I traded off. I almost asked to look at it but he had the cylinder zip tied and I didn't want to bother him to cut it since I'm not going to be ready to buy any time soon (other projects ongoing).
Call me cheap but I'd really like to be a bit closer to my orginal $110 for a replacement of my "first one". If I could do $150 or better for one with good bore and lockwork then I'd have to jump on it. Am I dreaming or is that possible in these days where S&W revolvers seem to be going up like gold.