Is My Listing Overpriced?
Item # 905196567
S&W Model 44 Double Action Frontier Antique Revolver $1850
I’ve tried looking up prices for the same revolver I have, and tried to price it reasonable. Does this sell for less than what I’m asking? Also, did I take enough pictures to show everything? Any help appreciated!
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Short answer, IMO, yes it is. Condition doesn't warrant that money -
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I'm not sure, I looked at completed auctions, and antique Smith & Wesson prices are all over the map. I am certainly not any type of antique firearm expert, so I do not really know how your model/version compares in collectiblity to other models/versions of antique Smiths.
Two things jumped out at me looking at your auction. First is your description, or lack thereof. Your description is very minimal, and does not do a good job of "selling" the pistol. Second is your low feedback count of 8. Nothing can be done about that, but many people get nervous about sending that much money to a "new" seller.
Here is a link to a sold auction with a well written description that really sells the gun. Also you will often see that the highest selling auctions were started at a penny or a dollar. This gets lots of bidding action going, but may not turn out well for a new seller with few feedbacks, as some potential buyers may be hesitant to bid.
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S&W Model 44 Double Action Frontier Antique Revolver - Antique Guns at GunBroker.com : 905196567
Buy S&W Model 44 Double Action Frontier Antique Revolver: GunBroker is the largest seller of Antique Guns Collectible Firearms All: 9051965670 -
Just to add as above, listing needs SMITH & Wesson in the title along with S&W.
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Thank you everyone, I made a couple changes. I’ll have to work on description still. Maybe I can upload a quick video clip of it.
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My 2 cents, if no bids then it is priced too high. Some folks will buy anything if it is cheap enough.
Agree a good description and many picture are a plus.
Good luck with you auction.
Back to low feed back. Seller on another site has some high dollar items, priced way lower than market value, Seller since June 28th, 2021, no previous sales nor feed back. Sellers got to start somewhere but this one is "run Forrest run".
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Many of us old guys on here remember when those old Smiths were dirt cheap,if they sold at all and we tend to think,wrongfully so, that is still the case.
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Start it at a penny and let it ride.
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Not my cup of tea.........but, I also vote for the penny auction. If it is something desirable, you will get a fair price. If it's not desirable, your esteem of the gun may be deflated.
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I wouldn't pay $1k for that. Not sure what I would pay.
What do you have in it? I'd start it at that.
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There's some great advice here for you, especially from HPD. You can see coltlightning's revolver went for more than 2K, even with broken and/or missing parts, rendering it unusable.
You need lots more info in the item description. Year of manufacture, lockup, function, bore condition, etc.
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Well I see you dropped your starting price, but the description, well lack of description doesn't tell me anything about it. I mean you want my money, tell me about it, where did it come from? How does it shoot? is it just a wall hanger or what? You will never get anyone excited about it they way it is now. I wish you well, but you need to tell the story to sell the gun.
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Forty-First Edition - Blue Book of Gun Values - (C) 2020 - 44-40 WCF caliber - barrel lengths - 4,5,6, & 6.5 There was 15,340 manufactured in a separate serial range 1-15,340. Manufactured 1886 - 1913. You would probably have to ask Smith & Wesson directly what the year of manufacture was - Phone # 800-331-0852 --- www.smith-wesson.com Best Regards - AQH
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