One Expensive 686...

[LeMans]

If you have a spare 686 now might be a good time to clean it up and list is on GB...

Smith & Wesson 686-3 not 66, 19 "Beauty" 357 Mag ! : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

 

[jughed440]

Must have been that polished sales pitch.

 

[nipster]

Ridiculous... there's lots of suckers out there

 

[AveragEd]

I'm looking for a near-new 4" square-butt 686 right now and saw that one but thought his minimum bid of $750 was too high and dismissed it right there. It's hard to believe that at least two people thought it was worth over $1,600!

Ed

 

[scooter123]

IMO this is an example of Shill Bidding. Good news for Gunbroker is that they get to collect a fee on every one of these mythical "sales". Bad news for us is that sometimes some fool falls for this ploy and overpays by a vast amount.

 

[Engineer1911]

That is the current value standard set by the marketplace. I guess I need to stop shooting mine and quadruple my insurance coverage!

 

[Dream to Dream]

If you have a spare 686 now might be a good time to clean it up and list is on GB...

Smith & Wesson 686-3 not 66, 19 "Beauty" 357 Mag ! : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

Some observations:

1. That is a lot of photos.

2. The ad must have taken at least two hours to write.

3. If you want to mark up a sale of your gun 300%, just sit down with your copy of the Standard Catalog of S&W and type in model changes with quotations and throw in stupid catchphrases and the word "RARE" from time to time.

 

[oldafsp]

This just proves that there is ONE born every minute.

 

[sixpointfive]

Than I guess I could do pretty good on my 686 hunter with the 8 3/8" barrel that has the factory broached scallops for scope rings. If only I could find the rings

 

[zenner22]

That auction can't be real. Nobody is that stupid.

 

[JBnTx]

That auction can't be real. Nobody is that stupid.

The buyer's intelligence level is not the issue here.

If you want something bad enough, and have the money,
you pay whatever price necessary to get what you want.

That price is just a glimpse of the future and what's to come.

 

[mg357]

Imho that is an outrageous price for a model 686.

 

[notsofast]

hmmm, might be a good time to list a couple of my S&W's that I don't often use. Yea very slick marketing..."not a 66. not a 19, but a full lug 686" woah.

 

[novalty]

53 photos and none of the "box or case" that the seller eludes to almost at the end of his sale pitch.

Comes With a Box or Case !

For that kind of money I'd need a few more analogies.

On the bright side it was "FREE=SHIPPING"

 

[LeMans]

For that kind of money I'd need a few more analogies.

For that money I'd like the seller to learn basic html and start using carriage return and paragraphs.
This guy's auctions and his street vendor writing style always give me debilitating headaches...

 

[Krogen]

More pictures ==> more $$$.... You think?

 

[Snakeshift]

People paying Python/Pre-27 money for a 686? Did I miss something here?

These certainly are interesting times in the gun-buying world.

 

[pharmer]

C'mon, There's no way a "buyer" is going to pony up that much coin for a desirable but common gun. The truth is currently unavailable. Joe

 

[ladder13]

No tools or box on this one, how about $1200?

 

[M3Stuart]

Of course it has the "AUTO-DYNAMIC TARGETING SYSTEM UNIQUE TO THIS MODEL!!!" Just put your hand on the grips, extend your arm toward the target - holding your elbow stiff - and VOILA!!! You are pointing the gun at the target AUTOMATICALLY!!! YOU CAN'T MISS!!!

It's a nice gun. But that ad and those bids are either a scam or somebody is ignorant of the market price.