Opinion: Am I asking too much?
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But a very nice piece!!!
If it were at the shop where I buy most of my guns, I'll bet that's what they'd price it at. Of course they really wouldn't be looking to move it quickly and they'd dicker a bit on the price, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to see $975.00 on the tag.
I've been selling off a few of my guns recently. Colts, Rugers, and such. I've bought a couple of nice, probably overpriced, Smith & Wesson's with the proceeds. I didn't have any trouble selling any of them. I listed them on a local gun trader board and they all moved in a few days. Nothing in the class of the OP's gun, but some reasonable stuff. Most people like to dicker a little, but I got my asking price, or close to it with all of them.
I've been selling off a few of my guns recently. Colts, Rugers, and such. I've bought a couple of nice, probably overpriced, Smith & Wesson's with the proceeds. I didn't have any trouble selling any of them. I listed them on a local gun trader board and they all moved in a few days. Nothing in the class of the OP's gun, but some reasonable stuff. Most people like to dicker a little, but I got my asking price, or close to it with all of them.
Mule88
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For what its worth I bought one last year for 650 but no box or paper it was blued about 95% or so.
Danny Abernathy
Member
It's your gun, you know what you have in it and you know what it will bring. I don't pay much attention to people who try to price other peoples guns.
On the other hand I try to sell my guns for what they are worth, not what I have in them. You also need to consider what things are selling for in your neck of the woods, not in another part of the country.
Just my two cents worth.
On the other hand I try to sell my guns for what they are worth, not what I have in them. You also need to consider what things are selling for in your neck of the woods, not in another part of the country.
Just my two cents worth.
I think a grand is too high. I bought a mint 27-2, blue, 6" this year for $800. Admittedly, 6" may not be as desirable as the snubbie. I looked and looked for a few months, and there were dozens on GB and the shows, all overpriced I thought. I contacted a seller that was at one of the shows at a later date and made an offer and he sold me one at what I felt was a fair price. There was no way was I paying 950+ for a 27.
semperfi71
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I am just starting to attend the local gunshows on a regular basis and in my area we do not have a lot.
I am on Gunbroker, AuctionArms, and GunsAmerica a lot. I watch what is being sold and I put faith only on what is sold that started with a low bid. I also look at what is bid on a weapon that has too high of a reserve. For instance if the bids go to $700.00 on a S&W that has a reserve of over $900.00, that, to me is a possible indication of its value. People are willing to pay $700.00 and no more.
And again, as someone else posted, your "area" or "region" might indicate a difference in "market value" over another region.
I suspect in California, at a gunshow (if they still have them), your M27-2 would not have been too high. Based on the internet, your price might be okay IF the bidders are there to bid. Sometimes they are on vacation while you're trying to sell your gun.
As far as your local area and your desire to sell face-to-face I do not know. At our local gunshows it just depends on who walks in and what they are looking for. I have seen some nice S&Ws that I thought should have sold and they did not. I have seen some not-so-nice get scarfed right up.
Your current price, Christmas, and THAT one show probably all came together to cause a "no-sale". But at the next gunshow you might get it sold. Again depending on what they sell for in your area.
Two years ago, at the gunshow I passed up a NIB M27-2 blue 3 1/2 inch, with all the accessories for $700.00. Only because I already have one, in not as nice shape, that is a shooter. And the one I was looking at would have become a shooter as well. So I passed, BUT, I find myself sometimes thinking I should not have.
Good luck on your future attempts.
I am on Gunbroker, AuctionArms, and GunsAmerica a lot. I watch what is being sold and I put faith only on what is sold that started with a low bid. I also look at what is bid on a weapon that has too high of a reserve. For instance if the bids go to $700.00 on a S&W that has a reserve of over $900.00, that, to me is a possible indication of its value. People are willing to pay $700.00 and no more.
And again, as someone else posted, your "area" or "region" might indicate a difference in "market value" over another region.
I suspect in California, at a gunshow (if they still have them), your M27-2 would not have been too high. Based on the internet, your price might be okay IF the bidders are there to bid. Sometimes they are on vacation while you're trying to sell your gun.
As far as your local area and your desire to sell face-to-face I do not know. At our local gunshows it just depends on who walks in and what they are looking for. I have seen some nice S&Ws that I thought should have sold and they did not. I have seen some not-so-nice get scarfed right up.
Your current price, Christmas, and THAT one show probably all came together to cause a "no-sale". But at the next gunshow you might get it sold. Again depending on what they sell for in your area.
Two years ago, at the gunshow I passed up a NIB M27-2 blue 3 1/2 inch, with all the accessories for $700.00. Only because I already have one, in not as nice shape, that is a shooter. And the one I was looking at would have become a shooter as well. So I passed, BUT, I find myself sometimes thinking I should not have.
Good luck on your future attempts.
SpectrePilot
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A nice blue 27-2 3 1/2 inch gun just sold on this forum for $900. It was in slightly lesser condition with a non-original, unnumbered box. It sold in 10 minutes, there are buyers for quality guns at fair market price. You lowballs are just wishful thinking in my opinion.
................BIG AMEN..........
Jack Flash
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Well, you asked for opinions and boy have I got 'em. 
Don't think about "what you have in it." Don't worry about the opinions of others. You need to do an honest evaluation of your M27's condition, the current market, etc. Then in your own mind come to a reasonable price.
In regard to timing - my Dad always said that the month before and the month after Christmas is the worst time of the year to be a seller and the best time to be a buyer. If you absolutely can't put off selling it, you will probably have to take a beating on it. "Them's the breaks."
A lot of people like to talk down your gun, point out its flaws, and ridicule the price you put on it. This is especially the case at gun shows. Truth be told, 95% of them couldn't scrape together the money even if you cut the price in half. At any gun show I have ever been to, "hot air" is always available in abundance. The bigger the talk, the smaller the wallet.
Set your price and stick to it. Well, now you've heard my opinion. That, plus a dollar fifteen, will get you a large coffee at McDonalds.
Don't think about "what you have in it." Don't worry about the opinions of others. You need to do an honest evaluation of your M27's condition, the current market, etc. Then in your own mind come to a reasonable price.
In regard to timing - my Dad always said that the month before and the month after Christmas is the worst time of the year to be a seller and the best time to be a buyer. If you absolutely can't put off selling it, you will probably have to take a beating on it. "Them's the breaks."
A lot of people like to talk down your gun, point out its flaws, and ridicule the price you put on it. This is especially the case at gun shows. Truth be told, 95% of them couldn't scrape together the money even if you cut the price in half. At any gun show I have ever been to, "hot air" is always available in abundance. The bigger the talk, the smaller the wallet.
Set your price and stick to it. Well, now you've heard my opinion. That, plus a dollar fifteen, will get you a large coffee at McDonalds.
In the pond that you were fishing the price was obviously too high.In another pond,perhaps an online auction site,perhaps not.
One must also realize that most guys trolling gun shows are only looking for bargains,not to pay an individual the same as table prices, and most don't have more than 500 in their pocket.
That said,it also seems obvious from the responses here, that those that would cough up a number in your range,prefer to do so for a blued version.
One must also realize that most guys trolling gun shows are only looking for bargains,not to pay an individual the same as table prices, and most don't have more than 500 in their pocket.
That said,it also seems obvious from the responses here, that those that would cough up a number in your range,prefer to do so for a blued version.
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