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[Fackler Rebel]

Why did the majority of responses on the pawn shop trying to shaft me the other day, disrespect my S&W model 57-3? Ok it has Hogue grips, and only 60 rounds or so run thru her, but looks BRAND NEW and it's only worth 350 dollars? Just wondering. I thought from reading this forum that the 57-3 is a desirable model.

Reb

 

[jessegpresley]

Why would you sell anything to a pawn shop? You're gonna get low balled, as the pawn shop is the last stop of the desperate and they know that.

 

[gr7070]

I thought from reading this forum that the 57-3 is a desirable model.

Reb

While this is a great forum, filled with knowledgable members, I do not believe the audience here is indicative of the general gun buying population, at all.

I read that other thread and their comments about the lack of desirability of your gun, IIRC, were based on the what the general gun buying population thinks of a S&W Mod 57.

It's a decades old *revolver*, in an expensive caliber that no one shoots or sells. That is the last gun average Joe would buy. Average Joe buys cheap autos - not expensive to buy, expensive to shoot, old revolvers. And, really, there's nothing wrong with that.

I have more S&W revolvers than all other guns combined, and I'd have zero interest in your gun. Not that that matters any, but it's just not a popular model in general.

Post it for sale here. Someone would likely buy it from you.

 

[Fackler Rebel]

How do you post things to sell here. I got turned on the the 41 years ago in El Paso, back when my eyes were still good. Loved how accurate it was, and how flat it shot, compared to the 44. Used to and still have the little Lee Loader where I sat in the living room at night, hand loading for the 41. It is superior to the 44, most people just don't know that.

 

[stlr_dude]

How do you post things to sell here?

GUNS - For Sale or Trade

 

[snowman]

Sir,

Click on the "Smith & Wesson Forum" link at the top which lists all the different sections of the forum, scroll down to a section labeled "Classifieds", and click on the "Guns for sale" link. You'll be able to list your revolver for sale there.

Best wishes,
Andy

 

[tbury]

Pawn shops and Gun shops are not going to give you anywhere near retail value of a gun to buy or trade in. The need 30-50% profit on each transaction to cover overhead and the cost of doing business. They also base the price they will pay on how fast the item will sell. Model 57 values have been up and down the last several years. When I first started looking (2007-8) for mine Model 57s (no dash) were bringing over $1000, when I bought one in 2009 I paid $775 for an 8 3/8" with box. Dash 3s and 657s would bring less, so at $600 or so I would expect a PS or GS to offer $350 or less. People (like me) who reload and shoot .41 mag love them; but are not as common at fans of models 29 and 27. JMHO

 

[pharmer]

How do you post things to sell here. .

Go to the guns for sale section. Post new thread. Enter text. If you have a pic, upload it to photobucket or one of the other free hosting sites. Post the Img code into your ad and voila, an ad with a pic. if you don't want the hassle of shipping make it "FTF" or add for the shipping. I'd list that 57 here for $600 and see what happens. You can come down you can't go up (although I have had people do just that when I have agreed to their price.) Good luck. Joe

 

[sarge1967]

Reb,

I sent you a PM

 

[Rogue686]

Why did the majority of responses on the pawn shop trying to shaft me the other day, disrespect my S&W model 57-3? Ok it has Hogue grips, and only 60 rounds or so run thru her, but looks BRAND NEW and it's only worth 350 dollars? Just wondering. I thought from reading this forum that the 57-3 is a desirable model.

Reb

If I didn't have my money tied up in another S&W purchase I am doing now, I would have offered you a fair price on the 57 when you brought it up in the other thread.

Some of us (a small percentage compared to the general gun population) value those pieces for what they are. I have a 657 that is great, and I love the caliber.

I guarantee you will find someone on this forum to sell it to for much closer to the retail value than what you will find in your LGS or pawn store. That's just how it goes with private sales vs. dealer buying.

 

[AUTigerBlender]

In Alabama you can do cash face to face trades legally. Armslist is a good way to sell a gun local.

 

[Fat Old Guy]

Yo, yo, yo! I don' think that nobody dissed yo gun, man.

The discussion was about the realities of retail and current fashion trends in guns.

Look around on this forum and others, most people are buying tactical Tupperware. Why? Becuz it iz kool. Consequently, not many people are going to jump on a 57 at Joe's Gun Shack.

but looks BRAND NEW and it's only worth 350 dollars?

Anyone who has studied Econ or Accounting to any degree will tell you that things are only worth what people are willing to pay for it. The Blue Book doesn't set values, it simply reports average RETAIL prices for different items. Which gets us back to the $350 offer for your gun.

As was explained in the other thread, in the retail world their are basically two prices for any product: wholesale price and retail price. There's also MSRP but that is just a reference.

The merchant needs to mark things up in order to make a profit. The longer that he believes that is money is going to be tied up in a product, the less he wants to pay for it.

Look in the Kelly Blue Book for cars. The price that at dealer will pay for a car is much less than the price than the ultimate buyer will pay. Sure that Honda is worth $5,000 but that's a retail value of five grand.

 

[Hapworth]

Yo, yo, yo! I don' think that nobody dissed yo gun, man.

The discussion was about the realities of retail and current fashion trends in guns.

Bullseye. Nobody was putting down the 57 -- at most debating its current value.

(Ducks under table in case food fight begins again... )

 

[kudzu3]

57-3 is a fine gun but there is a big difference in wholesale and retail.

 

[BBQLS1]

A pawn shop just ain't going to give you much money for a gun. $350 from a pawn shop was a good pawn shop offer.

Selling here or gun broker would probably get you a much better deal.

 

[youngda9]

Why still (*)...this was all explained to you in the other thread.

 

[AveragEd]

It is unfortunate that the .41 Magnum will never hold the shooting enthusiasts' interest like the .44 Magnum does. But when you examine both cartridges, the difference is smaller than most think.

The bore on a .41 is .410", making it a true 41-caliber cartridge while the .44's bore is only .019" larger at .429". The .41's 210-grain bullets fly flatter than the .44's 240-grain slugs do, if the velocities are equal. And without looking it up, I don't think the downrange energies of the two are different enough for a deer to know it. But Dirty Harry didn't use a Model 57, so...

But having said all that, I'm really no different than the rest. I owned a new 6" Model 57 back in the mid-80s but sold it and now own three 629s.

Ed

 

[jrhoney]

Hey don't feel bad, I went to have my Model 19-5 have the cylinder-barrel gap and chamber throats measured (my caliper batteries have died and I keep forgetting to buy new ones) buy a friend who works at a gunshop and the owner was interested in it but would only offer me a lousy $100. I asked if he was joking and he gave me a deadpan stare. I asked him not to insult me with any more unsolicited offers on my guns that I bring in which will insult me. I only go to that shop now when the owner is out, he is unpleasant to deal with. Bit of a jerk but my friend is pleasant enough.

 

[M3Stuart]

Any offer from a pawn shop over $100 - on anything - is a great offer.

That pawn shop guy should be reported for misleading the public. I mean really, making people think that a pawn shop would offer more than $100 on a gun worth 5 or 10 times as much is just unthinkable!

 

[Fat Old Guy]

But Dirty Harry didn't use a Model 57, so...

". .. being as this is a .41 Magnum, the second most powerful handgun in the world . . . ."

Not quite the same ring to it