It sounds like you want that gun. Just buy it. Yes, the price seems a bit high to me, but where/when will you find another one that appeals to you like that one does, and how much will you have to pay? No one knows if you will even find another one. If you really want it, and can afford it without undue hardship, spend the money and forget it. Life is short.
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I would put down on his table a $100 bill, then nine of his friends. See if that moves the needle. Have two or three more of his friends in your shirt pocket to ease out if necessary.
You will at least know in your mind you did all you could have done.
You will at least know in your mind you did all you could have done.
Don't get me wrong, I pride myself on finding great deals. However, I don't mind paying a couple hundred more for something that I want and will enjoy for years, rather than paying for a couple tanks of fuel or a nice steak dinner, only to flush it down the toilet in the morning. YMMV
Yes, I agree. If it makes you happy, and why would it not, get that thing. Don't forget to post pictures.
I tried that he just kept shaken his head No..........................................M*
Just to be kind of a contrarian here, many folks say they wouldn't pay this or that high price for a gun, but also wouldn't sell one THEY HAVE for much less. Like some have mentioned, sometimes I think about how many times I have seen one like what I am looking at, and also remember how much it costs to find them (gas, gun show entry cost, hotels, etc.).
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I wouldn't have paid that, but only because I don't have it. IF I did, and it was a gun I wanted, I'd have been on it like a hobo on a ham samich. Who knows when I'd see another like it at all, much less one for sale.
A thief someone called the seller? Sorry, not in my opinion. Back when I sole my guns, I always started off "too high." I could always come down, but I couldn't go up.
A thief someone called the seller? Sorry, not in my opinion. Back when I sole my guns, I always started off "too high." I could always come down, but I couldn't go up.
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Yes - way too high! I'd say $900 - $950 tops. There are still some out there in great condition that are more reasonable.
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Taken it if I wanted it bad enough.
The way I look at buying guns:
If the gun is in 90-100% condition, rare or on my bucket list, but priced a little high, I take the difference of the two prices that I think it should be, say $500 because you think $1k would be fair, then figure how little the difference would be spread out over the course of a year? In this example it's $41 bucks a month, nothing.
Usually, the amount isn't enough to deter me from buying a "once in fat chance" buy situation.
In the past, I've always regretted not buying it later is what I found too.
The way I look at buying guns:
If the gun is in 90-100% condition, rare or on my bucket list, but priced a little high, I take the difference of the two prices that I think it should be, say $500 because you think $1k would be fair, then figure how little the difference would be spread out over the course of a year? In this example it's $41 bucks a month, nothing.
Usually, the amount isn't enough to deter me from buying a "once in fat chance" buy situation.
In the past, I've always regretted not buying it later is what I found too.
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While a 19 2.5 is certainly a desirable gun, when I think of spending $1500 on a handgun, I think N frame.
Agreed. A 3.5" Model 27 at $1500 would be a big yes.
The asking price is way too high, IMHO. But there's no deception here, just a guy who thinks his revolver is worth more than it probably is. If you're not OK with paying that price...walk away. I have done it many times, and it can be painful, but I usually end up finding another one that I'm happy with. Just passed on a nice 6-1/2" Model 29-2 consignment that I felt was overpriced by $700+. Oh well, did I really need it? No. I'll bide my time until another comes along.
Its interesting what value some place on a nice revolver. I have found that blued specimans that are 40 to 50 years old and in great condition are not common in my neck of the woods. Everytime you buy one, remember the quality of the revolver you are purchasing. They dont make them anymore.
Sorry for the ramble, if you want it, buy it.
Sorry for the ramble, if you want it, buy it.
I had a -4 I believe came that way from the factory. I quickly swapped them out for the skinnier version.
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I believe that I would have bought it. While the price is or seems a little high, it came with the original box w/ paperwork but not tools. However, the tools could be found and added to make it a complete package. At least the box showed that the TT and TH were appropriate to the revolver/box.
As many of us know and have commented in other posts, the guns w/ proper OEM items are more and more difficult to find. OP says the revolver didn't have a mark on it.... Still looks pretty good to me. Are prices falling? I don't know. Out west here, I am not seeing any appreciable decline in prices. My thoughts would be "when will I find another Model 19-3 in very, very good condition, with the original box and paperwork?" An original sealed tools bag can be found. Maybe another $50?
They are never going to come around again like this. Never. The glory days are over. Like the pre-war guns, like the steel and wood WW I and WW II rifles, like the 50's and 60's all steel cars and muscle cars..... I'm just saying that these revolvers are from the last of the "good old days......"
So, for me, I think that I would have "bitten the bullet" and bought the Model 19. I might have spent more than I should have but, in the long run, I would have it to add to my pile or just to admire it once in a while and maybe even shoot it. 'course it's just my opinion, I could be wrong....."
As many of us know and have commented in other posts, the guns w/ proper OEM items are more and more difficult to find. OP says the revolver didn't have a mark on it.... Still looks pretty good to me. Are prices falling? I don't know. Out west here, I am not seeing any appreciable decline in prices. My thoughts would be "when will I find another Model 19-3 in very, very good condition, with the original box and paperwork?" An original sealed tools bag can be found. Maybe another $50?
They are never going to come around again like this. Never. The glory days are over. Like the pre-war guns, like the steel and wood WW I and WW II rifles, like the 50's and 60's all steel cars and muscle cars..... I'm just saying that these revolvers are from the last of the "good old days......"
So, for me, I think that I would have "bitten the bullet" and bought the Model 19. I might have spent more than I should have but, in the long run, I would have it to add to my pile or just to admire it once in a while and maybe even shoot it. 'course it's just my opinion, I could be wrong....."
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I have to agree with UncleEd.
It's not thievery to offer something for sale and put an "I don't really want to sell it price" on it - or even to put a higher-than-market-value price on it. As long as you aren't misrepresenting it or doing something dishonest to try to make the sale.
What people value their stuff at is their business and there's no right or wrong about it.
Someone selling an overpriced item is no more a thief than the guy who buys a gun at a low-ball price is guilty of being a thief.
It's not thievery to offer something for sale and put an "I don't really want to sell it price" on it - or even to put a higher-than-market-value price on it. As long as you aren't misrepresenting it or doing something dishonest to try to make the sale.
What people value their stuff at is their business and there's no right or wrong about it.
Someone selling an overpriced item is no more a thief than the guy who buys a gun at a low-ball price is guilty of being a thief.
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Nice guns, but I am not dropping a grand on a Kframe, let alone the asking price.
I wish the seller luck....
I wish the seller luck....
There is just "something about" a beautiful 2.5" Model 19. I agree that $1.5K is a lot for one... but it would have been hard for me to hand it back to the seller, once I held it in my paws.
Just because we don't have any photos in this thread, here are a few glamour shots of one of my favorite CM snubs (this one happens to be a 19-2 with a swapped cylinder)... and I would be totally fine if it had a TH and TT. 
Just because we don't have any photos in this thread, here are a few glamour shots of one of my favorite CM snubs (this one happens to be a 19-2 with a swapped cylinder)... and I would be totally fine if it had a TH and TT. .JPG?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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