One Expensive 686...

[Hillbilly77]

I've thought it over, and if that dash-3 is worth $1700, my no-dash has gotta be worth more....

Here it is, I'm listing for $2500. Any takers? Lol.

 

[pharmer]

Here it is, I'm listing for $2500. Any takers? Lol.

I bid $2600! Joe

 

[Allen-frame]

It has always been my theory that the photos on G.B. are the
secret.
By the time the prospective buyer scrolls down through all those photos
he/ one becomes emotionally invested in the piece and may bid crazily.

We just had a 6 inch 586 in 99% condition in the store WITH the AAA serial
prefix and sold it for $650.
We probably could have made a killing on Gone-broker with this type of sales pitch.

I may list one of mine in the future with 53 photos just to see what happens.
But it won't be the nickel model 17. That one stays for a while.

 

[Allen-frame]

See what I mean about the photos ?????


Regards
Allen Frame

 

[youngda9]

It's true about the photos...they make a world of difference. People have enough of a problem not getting to handle and inspect the functioning of a firearm. Throw in a few crappy pictures and it just adds to the uncertainty...they are not going to bid with conviction....or wreckless abandon as this 686 is evidence of.

 

[july1952]

I find it interesting that even with 53 photos, you don't see one here and rarely see one of the cylinder open, gun upside down and a close up shot of the underside of the top strap on where you would normally see some degree of flame-cut on a magnum caliber (long sentence). What about a side shot showing a close up of the gap between the cylinder face and forcing cone?

 

[kenjen]

i find it hard to belive that, with a 750.00( i think is way to much)starting price and 6 different people bidding on it. WOW....... so that just goes to prove that there is more than 1 sucker born every min.

 

[CALREB]

I agree with Kenjen, somethings up you used to see one of these crazy deals a year or so, but now they are everyday. A few weeks ago I saw a 600.00 bid on a 3 " 686 barrel, JUST THE BARREL, and it still didnt meet the reserve, the barrel is still for sale.WHATS UP WITH THAT!!!
Ive seen the whole 3" CS 686 go for only a couple hundred more .
Maybe its a ploy by GB to get alot more people to sell guns there ,
I usually never call names, but its hard for me to believe someone would be stupid enough to pay over 1700 for a gun they could find almost anywhere for way less than half of that ???
Anyway sure alot more folks with super high prices now that these type of sales are supposedly going on.
I was gonna wait til retirement to sell of some stock, but if I find this is for real they may have to go now.Im not holding my breath. Take care Bob

 

[markeb]

I've thought it over, and if that dash-3 is worth $1700, my no-dash has gotta be worth more....

Here it is, I'm listing for $2500. Any takers? Lol.

If that is the correct box, I'll bid.

 

[Hillbilly77]

If that is the correct box, I'll bid.

Here is some slick marketing for you...
Yes, I can guarantee that the box pictured is the box it came in.

Reference these two threads as my proof:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1980-present/256115-accidentally-bought-686-today.html

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/257161-spoken-free-recoil-spring-i-assume-model-4506-a.html

 

[Hapworth]

This the same dude with the lunatic word-salad descriptions and interminable (though nice) pictures who pulled the same razzle-dazzle with a Model 19 last month that also "sold" for a stupid-high price.

I lean toward the shill explanation over the sucker one, though they aren't mutually exclusive...

 

[ladder13]

It has always been my theory that the photos on G.B. are the
secret.
By the time the prospective buyer scrolls down through all those photos
he/ one becomes emotionally invested in the piece and may bid crazily.

We just had a 6 inch 586 in 99% condition in the store WITH the AAA serial
prefix and sold it for $650.
We probably could have made a killing on Gone-broker with this type of sales pitch.

I may list one of mine in the future with 53 photos just to see what happens.
But it won't be the nickel model 17. That one stays for a while.

I'll take it!

 

[vytoland]

yeah, but the deal came with FREE shipping!!!

 

[mc5aw]

If anyone wants to fork over $1700 for my mint 686 I'll hand deliver it to them with a large pizza and three toppings, as well as a stack of back issues from Guns & Ammo.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

I think what the seller was trying to say, was that he had 4 of the 686's in the same condition for sale for that amount.

 

[markeb]

You might be right. The other 3 are being shipped. He just forgot to add that in his description.

 

[kudzu3]

All that, and she weighs exactly 41 ounces! I'm so excited!

 

[BobR1]

I would think Ladder13's Nickel 17 would be rare. I think that is the first one I have seen.

I just picked up an Ultra Rare as new 4" 686-5 for app $550 with no Box. The 686-5 is the First to have MIM Parts, and the Last of the No Loc 686's.
I realize the old boy on Gun Broker could surely get $2,000 out of this rare beauty, but I think I will hang on to it, and shoot it a lot.
I just thought of something. That is not my rarest 686. I also have an Ultra Rare 4" 686-1 Power Custom Combat with a Clark Moon Clip Conversion. The work was done my the Old Revolver Master Ron Power himself about 20 years ago.

I will probably talk Ron back out of retirement again to do his Power Custom Combat work on the 686-5 shortly.

Bob

 

[farrell]

ron & herb

if you see ron and herb say hello for me tell them its from thier old budweiser guy farrell

 

[gumpys]

I just do not get what's going on with all these stupid buyers paying insane stupid amounts for guns recently ; just not this one but several others in the last month or so as well. If you do not know what you are buying, why would you spend crazy money. Its like me dropping 2,000 on a vase and do not know anything about vases, just blows my mind. It must be nice just to throw money down the drain and not have no worries in life.