Value of my gun and advice on how to sell it
I have my fathers's Limited Edition S&W .357 revolver, Buckle with a locking case that in for Custom Inspectors for their Bicentennial Commemorative in a oak case with the glass etched. The sales closed june 1988.
Thank you for your time Mike
Thank you for your time Mike
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I would suggest you sell it in the gunbroker.com auction. 0 -
There is really no way to guess the value of "special editions" such as yours. Generally, they sell for around the same price as the "plain" version of the same gun. I can't even guess that, as you did not give us the model number. (Open the cylinder & it will be stamped on the frame.)
You can link to Gunbroker's guide for sellers from their home page. You will need to take some high quality digital photos if you hope to sell it on an auction.
Or, you can just take it to your local gun shop; you might get $200-300.
Neal0 -
Hi and welcome to the forum.
First off if it was your father's are you sure that you want to sell it?
Now to the revolver.
The only Customs Commerative that I know about is the Model 19 and I believe 1978 was the year of mfg.
In the presentation case, with papers, etc., and in "as new" condition your looking at $400-450, perhaps a bit more. Commeratives area "narrow" market to realize a premium and at that unless it is something really unique that value differential is only like $50-100 at best.
If you were to take it to a gun show I'd suggest you use an asking price of $525 and be prepared to come down. Folks like to haggle at gun shows and no experienced seller or buyer expects to receive or pay the initial asking price. If your planning on offering it at auction, say like here on GB I would suggest that you do not do one of the reserve auctions as many people view them as a waste of time. Set a starting price that you can live with if it sells at the starting price. And remember that "experienced" buyers factor in shipping/transfer costs so your looking at a reasonable starting price of $400-425. Also, unless you ship through an FFL and pay them for the transfer service you will have to ship via Air Express and your looking at $35-40 in shipping charges, plus you will need to get a signed ffl copy and ship only to the individual and address shown on the license. A lot of people that are not ffl's like to ship through one just to avoid a potential mix up on the legal side.
Of course, it depends on where you live ... as there are some strange state and local laws out there ... so consider this selling advice as general in nature only.
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!0 -
If your father is still alive he's gonna kill you for selling it, if he's not...then KEEP IT. One day you'll thank me for the advise, it's really not worth a whole lot. ANY item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
PJ
If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Endowment Member, AF&AM0
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