Gun Boxes....Keep "Em or Chunk them?
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Without box, decent shape I've seen them go for $60.00-$75.00....in the box with the .32 cal. being on the higher end of $150.00-200.00. Not bad for a pos that sold for $15.00 new...not many of them left in nice shape....
I'm shocked they bring that much.
I'm not surprised the box is worth more than the gun though.
I suppose it will be like the current Harley and muscle car market......starting to drop off as the millennials didn't grow up with those things and the baby boomer gen is dying off.....
Time to sell then.
Thanks.
Same thing happened in the Barbie market. The girls who got them in 1959 have now reached the age when they're looking at the end of their lives and divesting themselves of stuff they no longer use. That's a big change from the early 1990s when those same women were in their peak earning years and paying stupidly high prices for old Barbie dolls and accessories.
I keep boxes when I can. Old, cheap rifle boxes seem to add value but are the hardest to keep in decent shape and I've lost/trashed some of them over the years. Also, I've bought some specialty guns that didn't have a notable box; my Wichita came in an absolutely plain cardboard box with a generic foam insert. There's no use keeping that.
But an old blue box for a 1950s S&W or anything analogous I will definitely keep.
But an old blue box for a 1950s S&W or anything analogous I will definitely keep.
I keep 'em too; however, I don't store the weapons in them. I have a mountain of OEM PLASTIC boxes just sitting there . . . but I can't bring myself to ever throw them away.
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sidebite252
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I keep em too. Lord I got em stashed all over the house and the barn. I feel like a hoarder......
Wee new that.
Just funnin' ya rman!!!
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