Posted: 12/26/2010 10:34:36 PM EDT
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How much would one would run in the used market. A guy at my local club has one completely SS and it's asking for her 1,300 dollars.
Fair deal? J |
| When you say 'National Match' serious Colt guys think of the older pre-WWII up to the 1960's guns and they are valuable in good condition. Newer 'Gold Cup's (yes, they also have National Match inscribed on them but they are NOT what the older ones were) are priced pretty high, but in my opinion they are not worth the premium over something like the new Colt XSE guns. Check Gunbroker for current asking and sold prices before you lay down your cash...I think your guy is a little high myself. |
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When you say 'National Match' serious Colt guys think of the older pre-WWII up to the 1960's guns and they are valuable in good condition. Newer 'Gold Cup's (yes, they also have National Match inscribed on them but they are NOT what the older ones were) are priced pretty high, but in my opinion they are not worth the premium over something like the new Colt XSE guns. Check Gunbroker for current asking and sold prices before you lay down your cash...I think your guy is a little high myself. It's a newer Gold Cup NM, not a older unit. Thanks J |
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Way overpriced. $800-$850 if he wants to move it is fair. $1300 is well over a new one's cost. Thats what i thought. Down here gun prices are somewhat higher than in the states, mostly because of the shipping costs and arbitrary .gov regs but 1.3K is stupid even by our standards. Thanks J |
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Pristine pre-70 Series and 70 Series GCNMs can command well over $1000 with box and paperwork to the right buyer. There are no stainless variants of either of those. There are chrome plated factory variants at a premium over the blued versions. Don't follow 80 Series Gold Cups, but suspect they're worth at least 10% less in the same condition. I believe the 80 Series were available in stainless. Gold Cup Trophy and beyond––no idea.
Yes you can buy a new issue Gold Cup for the price of the classic pre-70 Series, and semi-classic 70 Series, but you'd buy one of the new ones for the warranty and assurance that it didn't have any inherent problems, and not because you wanted a little bit of affordable Colt history. |
| My FFL has a new Gold Cup Stainless for $1250. This guy is way too high. Plus, I took a look at it today. It's half the gun as the earlier Gold Cups. I've got an early series 80 stainless Gold Cup with a little custom work (opened up mag well, wide grip safety, bobbed hammer) and I'd take it any day over the new ones. |
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When you say 'National Match' serious Colt guys think of the older pre-WWII up to the 1960's guns and they are valuable in good condition. Newer 'Gold Cup's (yes, they also have National Match inscribed on them but they are NOT what the older ones were) are priced pretty high, but in my opinion they are not worth the premium over something like the new Colt XSE guns. Check Gunbroker for current asking and sold prices before you lay down your cash...I think your guy is a little high myself. It's a newer Gold Cup NM, not a older unit. Thanks J Newer Gold Cups are kinda "eh" compared to the old ones. The only experience I've had with one personally was having to send a brand new Colt Gold Cup Trophy back to Colt for hammer follow. The trigger wasn't even particularly impressive, it was light but had a mile of creep. The beavertail Colt puts on them looks like absolute shit. I wish they would just stick with a GI grip safety and a bobbed hammer if they are going to be all stingy about putting a decent beavertail on. |