1911 WW1 - Help to price

[CJS57]

$3500+ on GunBroker

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[Duane Hansen]

$3500+ on GunBroker

You seem to be throwing out some pretty high numbers on this and other Forums in the last couple days. I think that I would like to have you bidding on some of my guns.......

[CJS57]

Actually, I am Gun Dealer on GunBroker and other sites and papers for over 25 years. I started collecting Colt prewar 1911 types back then under the personal guidance of Karl K. (and others). I have sold 100's of prewar Colt 1911's and Gov't models on the open market over those years and placed guns in many important collections including the Colt Historian and Scott G. himself. So I speak from some experience. I have noticed that the prices I see quoted on many internet forums are often the lowest price anyone would hope to purchase that gun for at a local shop, sold by a non-internet savvy dealer. Not the highest prices that I myself get with properly advertised and photographed guns sold on the national market. I have many reference guns and auctions to document these results. If allowed by the moderators, I will gladly add some links to my current and past auctions! Over the last several years the prices realized for Pre-war Colt Military pistols has escalated wildly upward! If a person is not involved with pricing on a daily basis it is not easy to keep up with it. My price quotations are what I believe that gun would sell for if I promoted and sold it myself right now. Your results are apparently lower.

[browningautorifle]

Your results are apparently lower.

We're just not in the habit of giving "Visions of sugar plums" to people. Get your check book out and back up your prices...