Model 28 Values Still On the Upswing
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Out of my league 
That seller gets big dollars for his items. Trouble is, most all of the stuff looks NIB. How do you say it's too much when you have product like that? If you want NIB your choices are limited and he seems to be selling all of it.
I would pay that for a few of his other listings [emoji4],but I suspect they'll go to the moon too [emoji1]
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Out of my league
Out of mine, too.
Although the 28-2 is one of my all time favorite revolvers, the bidding on that one would have left me in the dust.
I'm sure they're out there, but this is the first NIB 28-2 I can recall seeing go up for sale.
Rick_A
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No way. I'm a thrifty shopper and would wait for a used, not in box gun at an unusually low price.
WOW!!!!!!!!
And to think I grabbed a nice 4" 28 figuring I would never get a 31/2" 27.... too much Scottish blood...LOL OK..... I'm cheap!!!
Course the NIB really helps.....most of these were made and bought as heavy duty work guns...... maybe a few folks decided to save a few bucks ....and opted for a Model 28........which is how I think mine has spent most of it's 50 years.
Question..... how "rare" are 4" 28s?????
Fewer maybe; but rare as advertised????
And to think I grabbed a nice 4" 28 figuring I would never get a 31/2" 27.... too much Scottish blood...LOL OK..... I'm cheap!!!
Course the NIB really helps.....most of these were made and bought as heavy duty work guns...... maybe a few folks decided to save a few bucks ....and opted for a Model 28........which is how I think mine has spent most of it's 50 years.
Question..... how "rare" are 4" 28s?????
Fewer maybe; but rare as advertised????
Its a nice gun, but that is a whole lot of money for a 28!
Tom_R
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My LGS has, on consignment, a MINT 28-2. I don;t know if it is NIB, but it is as close to perfect as you can get. Not a mar, ding or scratch on it.
Asking price is $1,000.
I was like, it is a little high. They agreed it was high but thought they's get it.
Now, I am not so sure it is high.
I do not know if it has Box or papers.
I already have a 28-2 that I shoot, so I will not be buying another.
If anyone is interested in the name of the LGS, IM me. They'll send you pics in all probability.
Asking price is $1,000.
I was like, it is a little high. They agreed it was high but thought they's get it.
Now, I am not so sure it is high.
I do not know if it has Box or papers.
I already have a 28-2 that I shoot, so I will not be buying another.
If anyone is interested in the name of the LGS, IM me. They'll send you pics in all probability.
Crazy stuff. It makes me wonder what my Washington State Patrol Commemorative would go for these days......
TenTea
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Nice dingbats on that one.
Let us assume they are not making any more revolvers such as that.
Let us assume they are not making any more revolvers such as that.
diggler1833
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Wayyyy too high. Bet we see a price jump in 28-2s now.
RIDE-RED 350r
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Sure makes me feel good about paying $525 OTD for my 28-2 a year ago!!
But, mine being an N-prefix and a 6" does keep things a bit more real I suppose...
Not that the 28-2 in the auction wasn't nice or anything, but daggum!! For $1800, I can think of about a half dozen other old Smith's I would rather have that typically go for a similar price, if not less!
But, mine being an N-prefix and a 6" does keep things a bit more real I suppose...
Not that the 28-2 in the auction wasn't nice or anything, but daggum!! For $1800, I can think of about a half dozen other old Smith's I would rather have that typically go for a similar price, if not less!
This is the problem. As soon as one or two morons paid $3000 for a Python the sellers saw it, got greedy and set the price. Same happening with the Smiths from what I see. Just happy I have what I have.
mr-mom
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Not only is that outta my league, I'm not sure I even live in the same universe! WOW. Sure makes me enjoy the 28-2s I currently own. Think I'll go shoot a few hundred rounds from one of the 4"ers.
Dave
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Dave
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Bought two model 28s from a big gun store on RT 9 a lil after Y2K 01 or 02. Paid well under $300 each. Regretfully sold one to a boss. Wish I'd taken out a loan and bought all the budget revolvers there. Some real great deals never thought prices would go up like that back then. Had Dan Wesson 357 (model 15?) fixed sight guns sub $200 and High Standard Sentinels (Dan Wesson clone) .357s Barely over $100. Whodda thought you'd ever hear a 39 year talk about "the good ol days."
A LGS here had one, basically NIB for $950. They would not come off the price and it stayed there for close to a year. It finally was sold, but I am not sure whether or not the reduced it to sell it. This was about a year ago.
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