I went back to the gun show today armed with my blue book of gun values. I was
prepared to offer the guy blue book price for a 90 percent gun, which is $450.
The gun is probably better than the 70 percent I said earlier, but it is not 90
percent.

The dealer saw me comparing the markings on the gun to the description in my
blue book. He volunteered that the price was $675. Yesterday it was $550. He
claimed that it was worth more because it was a "Korean" model with a serial
number in the 68,000 range. He asked if I was interested. I told him no.

Regards,
David Hoobler
"The depression has ended." - Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce.- June 9, 1931





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From: Phillip White <philwhite777@...>
To: M-1911@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 5:33:47 PM
Subject: [M-1911] Re: Argentine 1911



Geez that was way to high. I'm glad you passed on both. Para is kinda funny
because they have 1911's at $600 and then jump to almost a $1000. Darned if I
can figure out the justification for that price range.

--- In M-1911@yahoogroups. com, David Hoobler <dhoobler76@ ...> wrote:
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> Thank you for the reply. I was at a gun show. I found this gun on a table as
a private sale, which is legal here in Texas. The price was $550. I did not
have any idea what the gun was worth. On the same table was a Para Ordinance
for over $800, which struck me as high. I suspect the seller was looking for
someone willing to pay a premium to avoid the 4473. I passed.
>
> Since I did not examine the gun in detail, I don't really know about the
mechanical condition. Judging from the external condition, I suspect it was
well used. Another thing that put me off was the white out on the sights. It
looked like a previous owner might have messed with the internals.
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> Regards,
> David Hoobler
> "The depression has ended." - Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce.- June 9, 1931
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> From: Phillip White <philwhite777@ ...>
> To: M-1911@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 2:05:53 PM
> Subject: [M-1911] Re: Argentine 1911
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> Just my opinion but I'd say at 70% the max would be $300 and that's being
fairly generous. 70% to me indicates not only wear but a need for some
replacement parts.
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> --- In M-1911@yahoogroups. com, David Hoobler <dhoobler76@ ...> wrote:
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> > Can anyone tell me a fair price for an Argentine 1911. It is about 70%"
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> > Thanks,
> > David
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