686 Price question

[meanoldman]

I can't get the search function to work. What is a decent price to offer on a six inch, no lock model 686 with box and paperwork. Pistol has had 50 rounds through it and looks pristine.

Thanks,
David

 

[Westo501]

In Germany roughly 500€

 

[murphydog]

I would guess $500, perhaps a little more since the box and contents are part of the deal. Given current retail prices, others may differ to a higher figure.

By the way, 500 euros is $669.25 . Hope this is helpful.

 

[scooter123]

In the US I would say around 450-500 dollars is a fair offer in a private sale. In my area this would be a 600 dollar gun at full retail and most shops will dicker on that price. As for box and papers, the 686 is of recent enough production that I really don't consider this of much importance, the plain truth is that these guns won't be collectable for another 50 or 100 years.

 

[AveragEd]

Some of us internal lock haters might disagree with that. I see really nice 686s selling for over $500 on auction sites all the time and have paid between $450 and $650 for the six I bought in 2010. Yes, I see rougher ones selling for less but those aren't the kind of guns that appeal to me.

You're right about 686s not being overnight collector items but nice no-lock S&Ws will steadily decline in number as time moves along.

Ed