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Originally Posted by KC911
I get that...but when collectors drive up the prices to rediculous levels, how can one tell before paying the premium?
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Lots of collectors really know their stuff. Some have picked up rare and valuable pieces for far below market value by being more knowledgeable than the seller. But people have overpaid for pieces that were not what they thought.
I don't know enough to be a collector. Quite frankly that doesn't interest me. A NIB Python, with box and tags etc. isn't worth a premium to me. I'm going to shoot it, and keeping up with the box and accouterments, and worrying about degrading the value isn't worth it. But that's me. I can shoot at my house, and enjoy reloading, shooting and hunting, and live so that I can indulge myself. Others don't want to sit in the cold and wet, and be bored, just to not shoot a deer (most of what hunting is). Some people hate cleaning guns, it is a hassle to go to a range and they need to buy factory ammunition. Searching for collectible and valuable firearms and knowing when they make a good deal is stimulating and profitable. They can tell the difference between LNIB and NIB, and know what that difference does to a gun's value. Not me though, I'm in a different market.