The various Winchester special edition commemoratives, are only recently getting much attention from collectors. There is a Win guy sits across from me at the Big Reno show, he has a bunch of boxes etc, that he has carried around, but I have never seen him pack any of the guns around to sell. And I have to believe that he would if he thought any money was too be made. Or at least as far as I have observed. The blue books of course have a "blue sky" price on them, but good luck getting listed price except from a serious collector of the commemoratives.

Winchester simply over did the commems in my thinking. They dern near made a commem of the invention of paper towels. Well, maybe thats an exaggeration, but Im not too far off. Of course, lots of novice collectors bought them, and most of them still have them, unfired, un used, thus the existing numbers rarely fall.

If you are buying, dont ever expect to send the kid to college on selling it, or if selling it, dont believe any offer, until the guy hands you the cash.

Sometimes, guns like that are what my buddy says, "only thing rarer than this gun, is some one wanting to buy it".

 

I am looking to buy it he is asking 1,500.00 just do not know what might be a good price

Thanks

 

Is it in the original box and sleeve with all the paper work? Unfired and not cycled?

 

$1,500.00 too much !

 

No box but the rest yes

 

Bought 2 legendary frountersman 35-55 on gun broker, both have ben fired one has liman tang sight but no blemishes. the other has 3 or 4 very small rust spots on barrel & mag tube. 795.00 for the first 510.00 for the second. both started with 699 opening bids won the first one when the second one relisted at 500 i bid it at 525 now i have twins. 1500 is high, they made 19,999of them in 1983 check GB and see what thear asking. WW

 

just checked GB has 1 open bid 999 buy now 1050 unfired with box 19hr left WW

 

That is a $500 savings !!

 

Just my opinion, but net gun auctions are a lousy way to discern actual selling price of a gun. All the seller needs to do is get a local buddy, to get into a bidding war, with the "mark" to run up the price on any gun. It happens in real life auction, and it happens on the net.

Now the other problem is, the net opens up a chance for any novice with a big checking account balance. Get two such bidders on the same gun, and outrageous auction prices are seen. A better way of determining price, would be to find "retail" sellers and noting their asking prices for any gun.

For 1500, a guy could find a pretty nice authentic vintage 38 55 lever gun, especially one from Marlin. It would not be mint of course, more likely a typical silver brown gun, but still be worth far more than a modern made commem.

 

Utahtrapper - I go along with the previous posts, $1,500 does seem high. There was a "gun and knife" show recently in Amarillo, TX about 135 miles north of me. A dealer there had a Crazy Horse rifle in the box. The action was tied shut, but appeared to be either new, or as new. It was priced $1,000 on Saturday and by Sunday afternoon was $895. I believe he took it on to the next show. I would continue the search as they are still out there at more reasonable prices. Good luck with your search. Shenandoah