new to me 6690 , should i put this gun up?

[Slufstuff]

Yes, maybe we've missed the point, but on the other hand - what's collectible about a M669(0)?
It's a run of the mill second generation gun, not highly sought after - unless someone can tell me where the pent up demand is for this gun.

As for "collectible" meaning a NIB gun versus a used gun, I'll give you that - a NIB gun will always bring a premium, albeit in this case a slight premium.

Collectible guns are interesting, but ultimately there has to be a reason for what is "collectible" about it. I'm not dissing this gents gun, but please - help me here - what is collectible about a M669(0)??

There needs to be some underlying reason, highly sought after due to performance, scarcity (low quantity), maybe even someone notable may have owned this particular gun.... but in the end there needs to be a reason for assigning "collectible" to something and a run-of-the-mill second gen S&W auto, by itself, isn't a reason, IMO.

This being one of the "transition" guns might sound interesting to the small quantity of S&W auto collectors, but the total quantity of these versus the "of interest" crowd outweighs that.

If i had an excellent condition 6906 and a 6690 in the same condition, it has been my experience that the 6690 will bring a $50 to $75 premium over the 6906. The transition pistols are low production numbers and in my opinion a genuine sleeper. I buy every one I can find, but they just are not out there in any numbers. I suspect the lack of numbers is due to other S&W collectors doing the same. I expect the price to rise as more collectors learn about them (not just the 6690, but the whole range of transition pistols).

 

[SmithNut]

If i had an excellent condition 6906 and a 6690 in the same condition, it has been my experience that the 6690 will bring a $50 to $75 premium over the 6906. The transition pistols are low production numbers and in my opinion a genuine sleeper. I buy every one I can find, but they just are not out there in any numbers. I suspect the lack of numbers is due to other S&W collectors doing the same. I expect the price to rise as more collectors learn about them (not just the 6690, but the whole range of transition pistols).

Slufstuff,
I agree with you, however let's review the original poster's post. He was wondering if putting this gun "up" - ostensibly for future value growth - and buying a new M6906 to shoot was the way to go. In my opinion, he'd be wasting his money, as in 10-15 years the value increase of one of these transition guns might still only be $50-75 over the more available models, in anybody's book a bad investment strategy. We aren't talking Registered Magnums here, we're talking S&W 2nd to 3rd gen transition guns. While interesting (to the right person), and desireable if you are one of the few actual collectors of S&W autos, it's not a valueable proposition in this context.
Let's be clear, I'm very much a S&W auto fan, but as a collecting strategy, buying these transition guns in hope of future value increases (if that's the context of putting it up for the future), isn't necessarily going to give you the return you want.
My opinion is that the owner should actually use the gun for which he bought it, shoot it and enjoy it. Any value decrease has already happened since he's said that it's been shot. Just keep it clean and take care of it and you should not see any appreciable additional devaluation.
Shooting it and enjoying it will bring immeasurably more value than putting it aside for some amount of time with the expectation that it will grow in value.
Sorry if some folks don't like that, but the reality is that the overall market for S&W autos isn't as large as, nor will it ever be as popular as it is for Colt or other fad guns.
I like them, I shoot them, I enjoy them, but I don't have them as a future "collectible" value growth vehicle.
Enjoy.