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Originally Posted by Taz's Master
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.
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I have NO doubt that Tabby is a collector extrordinaire and really knows his stuff, but I don't tick like that either
. A spoon, once fired however, I dunno....My M-629 for example, test fired "at least" 6 times at the factory....if all tags, etc. are left intact, I doubt seriously if one could tell if another few rounds fired by a buyer, then meticuluously cleaned could be detected...unless cleaning a NIB one "ruins" it's value too
. Doesn't matter to me really...I'm shootin'em...
Paraphrasing Harry C: Did my M-629 fire 7 shots or only 6 (NIB)?
I just don't view things like a collector might...don't care about $ that much.
Yep, I'd shoot both Pythons if I had two NIB...just because I can.... then sell one