How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

If it doesn't fit the topic in any of the other forums, and is firearm-related, put it here!
User avatar
kenpoprofessor
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 1970
Joined: July 22nd, 2018, 4:10 am
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#1

Post by kenpoprofessor »

I've seen some of the prices, but I'd like to know what someone would actually pay, not what the person wants.


Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde


User avatar
paulgt2164
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 785
Joined: July 1st, 2018, 9:40 am
Reputation: 17
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#2

Post by paulgt2164 »

Use the advanced search / completed items search on gunbroker.
User avatar
kenpoprofessor
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 1970
Joined: July 22nd, 2018, 4:10 am
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#3

Post by kenpoprofessor »

paulgt2164 wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:40 pm Use the advanced search / completed items search on gunbroker.
I've done that, hence the statement of "I've seen some of the prices". I see you didn't answer the question.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde
User avatar
Rock Hardson
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 852
Joined: June 30th, 2018, 12:51 pm
Reputation: 11
Location: Arizona

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#4

Post by Rock Hardson »

kenpoprofessor wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:42 pm
paulgt2164 wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:40 pm Use the advanced search / completed items search on gunbroker.
I've done that, hence the statement of "I've seen some of the prices". I see you didn't answer the question.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde
Well, if you have seen the completed auctions, then you know what "someone" is actually paying, not what they are wanting to pay...
User avatar
Kingjoey
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 927
Joined: July 3rd, 2019, 8:18 pm
Reputation: 5
Location: Mesa

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#5

Post by Kingjoey »

I'd give ya an AR9 homebuild and a free dinner with Gras
User avatar
kenpoprofessor
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 1970
Joined: July 22nd, 2018, 4:10 am
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#6

Post by kenpoprofessor »

Kingjoey wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:56 pm I'd give ya an AR9 homebuild and a free dinner with Gras
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

My, aren't you being generous.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde
User avatar
kenpoprofessor
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 1970
Joined: July 22nd, 2018, 4:10 am
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#7

Post by kenpoprofessor »

Rock Hardson wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:53 pm
Well, if you have seen the completed auctions, then you know what "someone" is actually paying, not what they are wanting to pay...
If I wanted to sell or trade it on those sites, I would, but I don't, but you're too stupid to figure that out.

Clyde
User avatar
Tenring
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 2483
Joined: June 2nd, 2018, 10:13 am
Reputation: 7
Location: Cave Creek

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#8

Post by Tenring »

$250.00 what I paid in 1978 and sold it for a few years later ........ really wish i would have kept that python.
User avatar
kenpoprofessor
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 1970
Joined: July 22nd, 2018, 4:10 am
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#9

Post by kenpoprofessor »

Tenring wrote: January 29th, 2023, 7:11 pm $250.00 what I paid in 1978 and sold it for a few years later ........ really wish i would have kept that python.
I paid a stupid little amount for a 686 7 shot years ago, sold it for a nice profit, but thinking I should've waited.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde
User avatar
mock0013
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 137
Joined: November 16th, 2018, 9:19 pm
Reputation: 3
Location: Scottsdale

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#10

Post by mock0013 »

paulgt2164 wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:40 pm Use the advanced search / completed items search on gunbroker.
Thank you so much for pointing this out I could never figure out if they had this function and always had to put a watch on a item to see what it sold for. this is really helpful for pricing things thanks.

If it sells for that on gunbroker then that's what the market will bear for that item. a local item i have found sometimes sells for about 10% less because they dont have to pay the fees and hassels with selling remote.
User avatar
Rock Hardson
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 852
Joined: June 30th, 2018, 12:51 pm
Reputation: 11
Location: Arizona

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#11

Post by Rock Hardson »

mock0013 wrote: January 29th, 2023, 8:30 pm
paulgt2164 wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:40 pm Use the advanced search / completed items search on gunbroker.
Thank you so much for pointing this out I could never figure out if they had this function and always had to put a watch on a item to see what it sold for. this is really helpful for pricing things thanks.

If it sells for that on gunbroker then that's what the market will bear for that item. a local item i have found sometimes sells for about 10% less because they dont have to pay the fees and hassels with selling remote.
This guy gets it, as does paulgt2164. Someone else doesn't...
User avatar
Rock Hardson
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 852
Joined: June 30th, 2018, 12:51 pm
Reputation: 11
Location: Arizona

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#12

Post by Rock Hardson »

kenpoprofessor wrote: January 29th, 2023, 7:10 pm
Rock Hardson wrote: January 29th, 2023, 6:53 pm
Well, if you have seen the completed auctions, then you know what "someone" is actually paying, not what they are wanting to pay...
If I wanted to sell or trade it on those sites, I would, but I don't, but you're too stupid to figure that out.

Clyde
Yeah, everyone in here should have known that automatically...


We should be able to read your mind.

It would be a short story. Very short and unintelligible...
User avatar
mock0013
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 137
Joined: November 16th, 2018, 9:19 pm
Reputation: 3
Location: Scottsdale

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#13

Post by mock0013 »

Colt Python prices are never going to go down and only go up thanks to the show the "The Walking Dead"

Hell even Colt brought back the Python brand new to capitalize on the show. I know gun hating liberals that want to buy Colt Pythons. Colt has had production quality problems with the new Pythons so the older hand built by real gunsmiths will appreciate even more.
User avatar
mock0013
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 137
Joined: November 16th, 2018, 9:19 pm
Reputation: 3
Location: Scottsdale

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#14

Post by mock0013 »

So Twenty one 6" Colt Python in a Nickle finish were completed 11 sold and 10 didn't sell (of those ten some tried to sell them 3 times so not 10 different guns)

1964 sold for $5025 with 28 bids
1971 sold for $5050 with buy it now
1969 sold for $6001.09 with 27 bids

everything else was newer and min sale price of $2250-3399
and yes the one posted for 11k and the other posted for 29k didn't sell both special editions new in box.

You can buy a valuation at Blue Book of Gun Values
User avatar
Abbey
ArizonaShooting.org Member
ArizonaShooting.org Member
Posts: 258
Joined: October 29th, 2018, 7:59 pm
Reputation: 3
Location: Phoenix

Re: How much would you give for a '66 6" silver nickel Colt Python?

#15

Post by Abbey »

I'm sure most of those high prices were mint collectors pieces. I'll play along with the game and say that I wouldn't pay more than $2500 for a nice shooter (I wouldn't buy a beater but also not in the market for a "sealed in original packaging" unit). But even then, while I'd love to own one it's not the highest priority spend right now.

So there, now we have a floor of $2500. You can probably make an easy $1k profit on top of that by dealing with the hassle from Gunbroker. I have never bought or sold anything on Gunbroker, so I get your reticence to deal with them, but this is the exact kind of item where it's just worth it to list online. Making an extra $50 on a Glock? Not worth it, IMO. Making an extra $1k+ on a Colt? Only you can put a price on your time.
Post Reply