This is from a gun collection, part of an estate with which I am helping a friend. Basically, I am trying to establish a fair market value for each item. That whole story is in another thread, if you are interested:
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=216974&w=myTopicPopThis pistol is decribed by the owner's family as:
Colt, MK4, Series 80, Government Model 380, Serial # RC41XXX
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My most current copy of the Blue Book describes this pistol as ".380 Government Model Series 80, Blue Finish (finish disc. in 1997)" It places the value at $360 for 100%, $235 for 95%, $215 for 90%, etc. As you can see from the pictures below this Colt is in very good condition with little overall wear, with the exception of something resembling glue on the metal in a couple of places (especially the ront end of the dust cover - but I don't think it really shows up in the pictures). It has the original box (in rough shape & minus the top half of the styrofoam insert) and papers. I suspect that it would rate on the upper end of the percentage scale in spite of the "glue(?)," but I am no good at assessing those percentages. I would appreciate any advice on how to evaluate/price this firearm fairly. I would prefer to avoid the hassle and expense of having these firearms professionally appraised, but I would like to be in the right ballpark when I establish the values.
As it is, I am thinking $215 for this pistol - does that seem fair?Based upon the comments below and others, I am amending this estimate to $325, in spite of the "goop" (which I will leave to the buyer to remove). It probably will not be for sale, but like I said above I want to establish a "fair" price, regardless.