Ruger Blackhawk on Gunbroker

[aware]

A nice example for sure, but what am I missing here with this price?


www.gunbroker.com/item/1002047137

[Deleted]

Looks like a stock gun priced 3x too high. ? Am i missing something?

[aware]

Oct 9, 2023 14:42:38 GMT -5 @professor said:

Looks like a stock gun priced 3x too high. ? Am i missing something?

Ok, so it's not just me.  I was thinking there might be something special about the serial number range or something like that--perplexing.

[bisleyfan41]

Looks like an ANIB Blackhawk. 1997 is older, probably bought new and stuck in a safe. Nice, but certainly an "optimistic" price. The auction offers an option to submit an offer, if you want.

[Odin]

Looked at a few more of his listings. There appears to be quite a bit of optimistic pricing with that seller.

[bamagreg]

And he can’t even get the barrel length right!

[Snyd]

Never heard of a "45 LC Colt". Perhaps one of a kind hence the hefty price....

[nicholst55]

He's smoking crack.

[crash86]

So He's asking roughly double $$. That's not such a rare thing on GunBroker. Sometimes I think/know some of these sellers throw an outrageous price on a firearm, just to see if they can get it. In the current market, it may take a year or two, but then it may seem like a deal! I feel He missed out on some of his wording of the ad. Because its used, I suppose the N.O.S. moniker couldn't be used, but "rare" could have been added. !997? Yea so, "vintage" could command a premium. If you think this guys out of the ball park check out GB for ammo prices.
crash86 (+1)

[aware]

Oct 10, 2023 7:57:35 GMT -5 crash86 said:

So He's asking roughly double $$. That's not such a rare thing on GunBroker. Sometimes I think/know some of these sellers throw an outrageous price on a firearm, just to see if they can get it. In the current market, it may take a year or two, but then it may seem like a deal! I feel He missed out on some of his wording of the ad. Because its used, I suppose the N.O.S. moniker couldn't be used, but "rare" could have been added. !997? Yea so, "vintage" could command a premium. If you think this guys out of the ball park check out GB for ammo prices.
crash86 (+1)

Maybe.  Personally I completely ignore the word "rare" on GunBroker.  It's over used and "rarely" accurate.

[crash86]

Oct 10, 2023 8:04:09 GMT -5 aware said:

Oct 10, 2023 7:57:35 GMT -5 crash86 said:

So He's asking roughly double $$. That's not such a rare thing on GunBroker. Sometimes I think/know some of these sellers throw an outrageous price on a firearm, just to see if they can get it. In the current market, it may take a year or two, but then it may seem like a deal! I feel He missed out on some of his wording of the ad. Because its used, I suppose the N.O.S. moniker couldn't be used, but "rare" could have been added. !997? Yea so, "vintage" could command a premium. If you think this guys out of the ball park check out GB for ammo prices.
crash86 (+1)

Maybe.  Personally I completely ignore the word "rare" on GunBroker.  It's over used and "rarely" accurate.

Yes in a round about way, I was mocking also, Like the term Vintage. 

[parallaxbill]

Maybe he wants to keep it.

[weiler]

Oct 10, 2023 7:28:53 GMT -5 nicholst55 said:

He's smoking crack.

hence the need for the high price!

[bisleyfan41]

You could get away with this a year, year and a half ago when things were scarcer in general. He probably would've had a buyer then. Not anymore; there are options now.

[bushog]

That seller posts a lot for sale and it’s all way overpriced. I haven’t run a search on what they’ve actually sold.