Pretty sure the 2nd place guy bought a nice no dash 8 3/8 inch tonight for just over 2 grand, so he should be happy he didnt win that one...
29–2 …. $5k!!!!!
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Photog
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These type posts, saying a gun sold for way to high of a price, are interesting. So let me ask this...if you posted, say a 29-2 on an auction site, and the final bid was, say, 4000, would you tell the buyer they bid too much and refuse to sell? Or would you gladly pocket the money? Or third choice, would you have them only pay what the "fair market value" is thought to be?
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Anyone would sell and be very happy, of course.
I would just think to myself that it is true that a fool and his money are soon parted.
Is that Biden law still in effect where you can’t sell for more than you originally paid for it?
Ditto brother!
It is similarly true that a gullible fool and his collectible S&W's are soon parted...
...Ben
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I just feel it’s interesting when a prime example of a highly collectible item fetches over twice general market value. It just gives everyone an idea of what is out there, and what certain folks are willing to pay for it. It gives us an idea of value just so that the folks on this forum can see. At this point in my life I have no intention of selling anything I have, and I hope that I never have to. With that said, if things get bad, and I get sick, get in an accident I’ll have to stop working, the value of those things is going to matter. If they were 50 bucks a piece, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. Value is certainly part of the collector appeal. No one wants to pay way over the odds for anything, but this is a prime example with all the bells and whistles (shipping carton obviously made a difference I think) it’s just an interesting part of what makes a collectible a collectible, and the value associated.
It is not a diss of the buyer in any way. I was not meaning it to come off that way.
I’m sure the buyer is very happy with that beautiful item, in pristine original condition with the whole set up.
If you’ve got that kind of money to spend on something like that, you are not going to sell it unless you really have to.
Also, a price like this can set some kind of a precedent for future sales for those who do see these as an investment of sorts.
It is not a diss of the buyer in any way. I was not meaning it to come off that way.
I’m sure the buyer is very happy with that beautiful item, in pristine original condition with the whole set up.
If you’ve got that kind of money to spend on something like that, you are not going to sell it unless you really have to.
Also, a price like this can set some kind of a precedent for future sales for those who do see these as an investment of sorts.
Bo Rich
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A 29-2 blued 6 1/2 inch barrel is iconic! I am very proud of the two that I own. I will not be selling mine. Perhaps He over paid, but he has a very special revolver. That some day will most likely fetch the price he paid. Gun people understand this. Money people, not so much. If my guns go up in price. Well, that is nice. But it just means that they are disirable to other people. If they don't go up in price that is not bad. I still have what I want, and then I might be able to buy more.
