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I’m sorry, I just don’t get it. What’s the current mania about wanting to collect relatively recent production guns in NIB condition, and paying exorbitant prices for them? Because they’re NIB and in pristine condition, I imagine that any slight degradation of the box is going to affect value, so every time you open the box to look at the gun you’re potentially reducing it’s value; and God forbid you accidentally tear an end flap when opening the box. So you can’t open the box, or look at the gun, or handle the gun, let alone shoot; all you can do is open the safe and look at all the pretty Colt boxes.
And what’s with that Diamondback (discussed in a current thread) selling for $5,500.00??? What would the value of this Diamondback be if it had been shot a little bit and was only in 98-99% condition, and didn’t have the box? Is this Diamondback really worth more than a high condition pre-war SSA, or nice Registered Magnum? Does anyone really think that in 25 or 50 years anyone will give a rat’s rear about a Colt Diamondback?
I don’t know if what’s going on with this current frenzy for Colt DAs in unfired, NIB condition, is a bubble or not, but if I was paying $5K+ for collector guns, it sure wouldn’t be for NIB Diamondbacks, Pythons, DS, etc. I’d be looking for high condition SAAs, 1911s, and other iconic guns where the difference in value between a 99% gun and a 100% NIB is not potentially measured in thousands of dollars.
Maybe someone can explain it to me
Sorry, Rant mode off.
Best regards,
And what’s with that Diamondback (discussed in a current thread) selling for $5,500.00??? What would the value of this Diamondback be if it had been shot a little bit and was only in 98-99% condition, and didn’t have the box? Is this Diamondback really worth more than a high condition pre-war SSA, or nice Registered Magnum? Does anyone really think that in 25 or 50 years anyone will give a rat’s rear about a Colt Diamondback?
I don’t know if what’s going on with this current frenzy for Colt DAs in unfired, NIB condition, is a bubble or not, but if I was paying $5K+ for collector guns, it sure wouldn’t be for NIB Diamondbacks, Pythons, DS, etc. I’d be looking for high condition SAAs, 1911s, and other iconic guns where the difference in value between a 99% gun and a 100% NIB is not potentially measured in thousands of dollars.
Maybe someone can explain it to me
Sorry, Rant mode off.
Best regards,