Gunbroker Python for $75k

[Sevens]

1. I didn't know stainless steel was a "finish". I thought it was a material.

Snark is welcome, accepted and the norm in discussion forums.

Common nomenclature says that stainless as a finish is as accepted as nearly ANY of the terms we typically use. Stainless being a finish is more accepted in our hobby than ".45 Long Colt" or "clip of ammo for my pistol." We could easily list a dozen more that are specific to our hobby and stainless as a finish wouldn't crack the top ten.

 

[kschmider]

I'm not much for conspiracy theories but I will give you one. Is it possible that the buyer, other bidder and seller involved in this $75,000 deal were in cahoots with Colt themselves in order to drum up excitement for the rumored reentry of the "New Python" next month?

Karl

 

[Sevens]

That is a wild conspiracy theory right there!

I'll say creative... but no.

 

[Sevens]

I once bid 12.5% over current bid to take down a Buy-It-Now. Maybe that doesn't sound like much but it was an extra $300 out of my pocket.

It was a little shy of the THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS that this guy went over current bid to claim his Buy-It-Now!

 

[Onomea]

Probably just some seriously rich guy who likes nice guns and can afford what he wants.

Hit the buy it now button because he wanted to go to bed or had something else to do rather than watch it for hours and maybe get in a bidding war over list anyway.

 

[Chino74]

I'd say for someone with deep pockets maybe 75K is chump change. If they really wanted it then buy it now for that person is no big deal.

I do wonder though about shill bidders in some cases, not saying this is the situation but at times I notice on some items I am interested in be if GB or Ebay I see no bidders at all until I come along & then someone bumps it up.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

If it is not fake then some people have that kind of disposable income. That one gun is triple the cost of my entire collection. Maybe if the lottery tickets in my wallet are any good....

 

[mauser9]

Can't wait til my CS-9 sells for half that amount! Think I will sell

 

[JayFramer]

It could well have been a celebrity or other extremely rich individual.

$75K, to them, might be literally trivial.

 

[gregintenn]

I do expect a very happy seller.

 

[rwsmith]

Some people.....

Some people have a LOT of money. I'm not one of them. I just try to keep on shootin'.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Wow! What else does the gun do? Rub the barrel, a genie comes out? Wow! Speechless!

 

[BC38]

If it is not fake then some people have that kind of disposable income. That one gun is triple the cost of my entire collection. Maybe if the lottery tickets in my wallet are any good....

My thought exactly. I can't imagine paying 3x the value of ALL my guns for just ONE gun, but apparently some people can.

 

[Bill Raby]

I have no interest in collecting and I just plain old don't get it. If I had the money I would happily pay far more than this price for a Holland & Holland or Purdey double rifle with 1000+ hours of engraving. That is paying for a massive amount of work by extremely skilled people. This Python is nothing more than a production gun. Certainly a very rare one, but still just a production gun. To me it is not worth any more than any other Python in the same condition. I am sure the buyer and the seller are both very happy with this.

 

[OLDSTER]

If I had that kind of disposable cash to spend on a revolver; I'd buy a 1/2 dozen original Korths or Manurhins.

 

[BAM-BAM]

A good chunk of my S&W gun value is tied up in one gun.... a 99% Registered Magnum...... estimating 30+ times what I paid for my last 6904 find.

In 40 years of gun buying Pythons have always looked cooool in the case..... but I've never had the urge to buy one...............................

There are also a lot of paintings out there valued in the tens of millions that I wouldn't buy at a garage sale........... be thankful we don't all have the same tastes................. or the price of 3rd Gen Smiths and Model 19s would be unattainable for most of us.

 

[steelslaver]

If you were a billionaire and making just 1% on your money, 75K is about 40 minutes of interest. Even if you had a measly 10 million invested and getting 3% your money, you make that in about 9 days

Point is, that kind of money don't mean as much to some people

 

[bushmaster1313]

From an economics perspective, the $75K Python purchase could make sense.

Assume a person who really likes Pythons who has $5 million in the bank and no major debts or responsibilities. It is easy to see how this person would be happier with $4.925 million in the bank and one perfect Python compared to
$5 million in the bank without the gun.

 

[ben_g1]

Could have just waited as I'm sure Colt will get around to making their NEW Colt python in the 3" version.

 

[BAM-BAM]

New $1500 Python vs $75,000 one.........

No brainer for me!!!