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No more penny auctions for me.

DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=102343718

Edit: When I posted this I thought it was going to close at a disappointing $2.25 but it got bid up at last moment.
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  • kyplumberkyplumber Member Posts: 11,111
    edited November -1
    why?
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    An original S&W box???


    If I was wanting an original box bad enough to bid on it, then I would want to see a bit of proof it was indeed that, and not a decal someone stuck on the top of it....
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It pays to advertise. I got it to over $20.00. It's worth considerably more than that.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • Jacob2008Jacob2008 Member Posts: 19,528 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    win some you lose some.

    its a risk you take
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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What do you think know? did you get a good price for it?
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,244 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    What do you feel it was worth?
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK, when I posted this the auction had 3 minutes to go and the high bid was 2.25 with no action for a couple days. I figured it was going to close at 2.25.

    Actually, I figured it was worth $25-$30 so the final price was OK. If the original interior is intact these will fetch $75-$100.

    BR- The decal is not original as I stated in the listing. The box is an original S&W presentation case but someone added the decal.

    Maybe I'll list another since I still have a few more.


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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    What proof is there (other than you just saying it is) that might possibly lead one to believe it is an original S&W box?
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone familiar with them would recognize it instantly. They are fairly unique. Also has the factory markings on the bottom of the inside.

    Why do you suspect that I am lying about the item?
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Believe it or not, I've seen the old blue cardboard boxes sell for $60.00. I don't know why.

    I wish I hadn't thrown so many of the away.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    You never posted the bottom of the box...never said there were any markings on the bottom, and if I thought you were lying, I would have said so...I just asked what proof there was as there was NONE visible...

    By the way, those boxes ( or similiar) are plentiful around the flea markets here...
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Note the grain and coloring.

    Note the style of hardware (not available from any other source).

    Note the dove-tailed corners.

    This is a genuine S&W presentation case from the 1960s-1970s.


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    The first style of interior used a styrofoam bottom covered with a sprayed on texture coating (called flocking by collectors) and the guns tended to face left.


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    The later style (starting in the late 1970s) used a plastic bottom insert covered with a sprayed on texture coating. The guns can face either way with this style and I don't know if the direction has meaning. The Model 15 pictured in the case is not original to the box. I know of no K frame models that came in the cases. The Model 29, and Model 57 came in them and in 1975 or 76 the Model 27 also came in the wooden boxes (all N frames).


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    I have also seen wooden boxes that bear a superficial resemblance to the S&W cases for sale on ebay and other venues. But after handling the real item a few times it becomes easy to spot the differences. The hardware is unique on the S&W cases (and impossible to find if you need to replace a damaged latch or hinge) and if you look at the inside bottom wood you can see part numbers stenciled there. These were sold as parts as well as with new guns.

    I stated the item was a genuine S&W case, and that's what it is. I didn't realize that anyone would question its authenticity or doubt my word.

    BTW- If you are seeing genuine S&W boxes at flea markets bear in mind that one in good condition will bring $100 or more. Just the wood box missing the inserts can sell for $20-$40 depending on condition of the wood.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    For crying out loud ...its an ONLINE AUCTION.....ppl cant pick up the box and examine it...Of course they want proof...

    You are one of thousands of other sellers...why shouldnt a person ask for proof?..
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Saxon... How much you want for all 25? [:o)][:o)]
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,286 ******
    edited November -1
    Did you make a profit?
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  • ruger41ruger41 Member Posts: 14,665 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'd bid on one for a 6 1/2" 29-I have a 29-5 but it would look nice in a case.[8D]
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    Take a pic of the logo next time IMO.
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  • brickmaster1248brickmaster1248 Member Posts: 3,344
    edited November -1
    im the guy who had the .01 cent bid on it for days. I just bid for the hell of it and thought i just might get it even though i really didnt want it
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  • claysclays Member Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Please post when & if you put one up for auction that will accomidate the 6" barrel. I have a 57 that would love to be
    in one of those.
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BR- You are the only person who ever raised the question in the half dozen or so auctions where i have sold these.

    And you weren't even bidding so I'm not sure why you were so concerned.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    You started the thread about the "no more penny auctions"...
    You were sooo disappointed it wasnt over 2.25 and no proof it was the real thing might have been the reason...
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ruger41- Here you go.

    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=102919137
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jeez touchy around here today
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • iluvgunsiluvguns Member Posts: 5,351
    edited November -1
    It's her time of the month.
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  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I ain't into those type boxes, but they sure are nice. I made a box one time with finger joint construction like that. Those are very hard to make. I would imagine it would get easier after time. Those are nice boxes for showing off your smith, thats for sure.
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by txlawdog
    I ain't into those type boxes, but they sure are nice. I made a box one time with finger joint construction like that. Those are very hard to make. I would imagine it would get easier after time. Those are nice boxes for showing off your smith, thats for sure.

    If you do it by hand and by guess it's way beyond hard. The easy way is to get a jig and do them with a router, but you need to make a lot of boxes to justify the price of the jig. Or you could make a homemade jig and do them on a table saw.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    you liiiie like big dowg![:D]
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    Former NSSA All American
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    MO, CT, VA.
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