Last night an early Glock P80/G17 seventeen-round MAGAZINE sold for $609. It was Item #1036096707. It was sold by The-Shootin-Shop of Abilene,TX. I was watching another of their auctions when my eye happened to catch it down on Seller's Other Items. I like Glocks and have/had a bunch in various sizes and calibers, but it's sure hard for me to wrap my head around that selling price. That amount could just about buy you two used Glocks plus mags.

GULP......!

I've seen very few "Gen 1" Glocks anywhere. My 1 Glock is a "factory refurb, MPDC gen 2" that I bought maybe 25 years ago for $399 during the "10 year for the chillun ban." I thought that was way high then.
Joe

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Pretty crazy. Someone told me that the early Gen 1 17's in new condition were selling at a big premium. What's up with that?

For the same reason an older S&W dash that's no longer made will bring a premium new in box. It's most likely no better than a newer version, but it's no longer made so collectible, at least to some people.

Early Glocks with all correct parts paper and box have sold for much much more than that. Unfired,with original box and papers, sound familiar. Just another thing to collect. I realized collecting was collecting years ago when I discovered people collect barbed wire.

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My Gen. 1 Glock 17 has a DOB of 11/87. It is not pristine, I do not have the box. The magazine must be a second or third version. Parts are different from my Gen. 2/3 Glocks. I turned down $1,500.00 for it shortly after I bought it because I do not like the person who made the offer.

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Then you should have told him 2200.00-

Probably same reason that one of my Model 29s that left the factory for 86.06 cents will bring 7500.00 now.

Just wanted to point out in case you missed it, that was just for a magazine.

Locally,I saw an as new in box Gen 1 Glock 17 sell for $1500 with the correct "Tupperware" and all accessories,which included 2 mags. I was standing there when the guy bought it. Amazing..but not totally out of line considering what some will pay for things.I guess a "bargain" considering 1 magazine sold for $600!

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Yes I did miss that,sorry bout that. But still not surprised, collectors being what they are like to find the very little things and go made for them. Glock collectors even use the term “pencil barrel”

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I don't get it I guess. That is crazy.
If some collector is willing to pay that. Go for it.

people who collect and see something that fits in their collection will pay more than its worth to fill the gap..
sold a fountain pen once a long to ago for 5 grand because it filled the gap in his collection

Early Gen1 Glocks are few and far between. 1981, 82, 83, 84, etc. Most that you see are 1986 and later. This really early stuff has a huge following because most of it stayed in Europe and never came to the states.

The reason that magazine sold for so much is because it is a very early first Gen mag from a P80, most likely one that was never intended to come to the states or if it did could probably be counted on two hands.

Wow, and I thought Steyr GB mags brought stupid money.

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There are people that come to my table that I won't sell to.

I've been offered a NIB Gen 1 Glock, SN: AAD xxx US. I believe it is a fairly early one. I guess I should go ahead with the deal. The price is right.

My brother bought a very early Gen 1 G17 new in the mid-80's. It still had the storage box with the auto-firing feature. Our family's experiences with that gun drive why amongst three generations of firearms enthusists, not a SINGLE Glock product is currently owned.

Gen 1 Glocks bring much more than they used to, because of demand by collectors. However, $600 for a Glock is middle of the road these days.

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ERICPOLCRACK wrote the JUST the MAGAZINE traded for $609

Repeat , JUST the MAGAZINE

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Hahaha, again, for the cheap seats, the OP started this thread to say that the auction final of $609 was not for a pistol. It was for a single magazine.

Serious Glock collectors don’t play around. Gen1 19s will sell in excess of $10k easily.

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A Gen. 1 Glock 19 is a rare bird indeed. This is one.

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Gen I Glocks have been bring BIG money for some time. I seem to remember an early ANIB model selling a few years ago for somewhere around $10K.

This Longslide certainly attracted attention!

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Who said plastic was worthless?

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For all those talking about how crazy it is, there are lots of folks out there that think S&W collectors are crazy for the prices they pay on their favorite S&W guns and accessories.

The funny thing is that early Glock tupperware boxes will sell for big bucks too. The first 3 iterations of tupperware boxes usually command upwards of $600-700 easy. This is for an empty box!

I shot a Gen 1 G17 to the point that the slide started shaving polymer off the frame. It was used when I got it so I have no idea of the round count. I put probably 15 K through it before it went down.

I sent it back to the womb. They replaced every part that was out of spec and charged me nothing. When I got it back it had morphed into a Gen 3.

OK Glockers - how do you identify the early Glock Mags?

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The person who wants my gun asked me to mail some boxes for him a few years ago. No big deal, right? He told me 1/2 dozen, there were seven total. His buyer paid for nine, IIRC, and was pretty perturbed. The missing boxes had slid under the front seats. I never saw them.

My former friend gave the buyer my contact info and blamed the mess on me. He eventually found the missing boxes, but had issued the buyer a refund. The buyer returned the seven boxes, but to me. I no longer lived at the address my former friend had given his buyer, and that package went to “Dead Letter” or whatever it is called now. He never recovered the vintage boxes. He lost hundreds of dollars, if he can be believed.

I run across him a few times a month but I will not deal with him again.

My Gen. 1 is CR2XXUS.

Had a 17 I bought in TX in the early 90's. Gave it to my son. When he and his A-10 buddies go to the range he shames them with it.

This is just about everything you need to know

Glock Magazine Project | Glock Talk

Now I get it

I am blaming my ADD

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I clearly remember when Glocks first came on the market - $400+ for a gun that looked as though it cost about $25 to make, at or above the price of a 3rd generation S & W pistol and a bunch of other guns.

I've shot a few, still don't see the attraction. But good on the seller of the $609 magazine.

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But your average 29-2 still only goes for around $1,000. A new model 29 goes for more or a gen 1 Glock will go for more.

I got this gen1 17 when they first became available. It has what is called the weekend sight (a flimsy adjustable sight) so it would have enough points so it could be imported. This tupperware box will allow the pistol to be placed in it in the ready to fire position. Glock modified the boxes pretty quickly so this could not be done. I fired it a few times after getting it and it has been in the safe ever since. I have been amazed at the prices these sell for now.

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I think that the new Glocks look exactly like the old ones. How do you tell them apart?

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I would imagine this has been well documented by the Glock fans. Just like we debate the difference between a "no-dash" and "dash-1" by the little groove on the extractor rod.

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Serious gun collectors don't play around, has nothing to do with Glocks.

Seems a lot of folks are paying a lot of money for what are little more than parts guns from the CMP for war weary M1911's. I don't get that.

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Those Boxes Like that are commonly Called "Bullet Boxes" The empty boxes like that bring Big Money on Auction Sites

I think that we're starting to see some vintage polymer pistols following suite with vintage revolvers, 1911s, etc. Remember that Glocks were introduced to the USA market in the mid-80s...so early models are now 40 years old! That puts them into "collector" range for serious Glock aficionados. It may not be too long before we see other early polymer pistols (Springfield, S&W, SIG, Walther, HK, etc.) garnering surprising sales prices.

Undisputed military contract guns, sold at a fair market price, and they aren't making any more. Someone here even got a nice Service Grade from the CMP.

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My Gen 1 17, bought new in the 1980's with the intent that it'd serve as my duty sidearm, was a poor piece of work on several counts. The final straw was when the magazines' catch slots started peening. I dumped it, returning to my trusty S&W 39-2 and never looked back.

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Makes me sad that I sold my Glock 17 for $400 in the 80s.

Beware of shills on gunbroker.

Have any other Pistol Magazines sold for $609?

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This is the important part of your post. They saw time in at least one war and they have provenance. The fact that so many are turning them over for a profit, which irks me some, shows that the prices from the CMP are quite fair. I have no problem at all with my rack grade and it will sit nicely next to my Marine Raider Colt M45A1.

I cannot really be surprised. Collectors are strange birds indeed as I’ve witnessed on this forum! You can have two identical vintage S&W revolvers save for a different dash number or some unique stamping which can cause a flurry of lengthy responses, in-depth conversations, pages upon pages of discussions, sharing of information and a ridiculous monumental increase in value!!!

Many collectors on this forum enjoy the detective work or should I say comprehensive in depth forensic examination on every minute detail of the gun in question! To some, this causes a thrill up their leg like a former CNN host! To others, it’s similar to watching grass grow!

An original Glock 17 and all its accouterments is somewhat of a rare bird these days, greatly desired by Glock collectors including the magazine which as mentioned here, was different than later Glock 17 mags.

Of course this Glock thread wouldn’t be complete without the usual Glock bashing, and sure as the sun rises and sets, the detractors cannot resist and must offer their two cents! I then think about Chuck Taylor's G17 Gen 2 torture test was up to 365,000 rounds in an article dated 14 September 2017, and I believe it went well past 500,000. Many of the detractors favored handgun would be in the scrap heap long before this!

Anyhow, I find it surprising that forum members are surprised by an expensive rare Glock 17 Gen 1 magazine? Have “you people” looked at yourselves lately!?

GB and sellers seem to not care to address this issue