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THE NEW FLAYDERMAN'S GUIDE IS OUT!!!
Spider7115
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The anxiously-awaited 9th Edition is now available!!!
http://www.flayderman.com/
I spoke to Norm on the phone. We've been friends for over 40 years. He said it was really a difficult job updating the prices as so many collectible firearms are now in private collections. He also said he couldn't give fair evaluations on the "mint" condition antiques as they have really dried up in the market. We laughed about how we used to buy mint, unfired Springfield "Trapdoors" for $25-$50 and now you can't even buy a decent bayonet for under $150!
He's shipping my copy out tomorrow. This could be the last "true" Flayderman's guide as Norm is now 80 years old and he isn't sure he'll still be up for it personally in another 5 years although he expects his company will continue to publish it.
http://www.flayderman.com/
I spoke to Norm on the phone. We've been friends for over 40 years. He said it was really a difficult job updating the prices as so many collectible firearms are now in private collections. He also said he couldn't give fair evaluations on the "mint" condition antiques as they have really dried up in the market. We laughed about how we used to buy mint, unfired Springfield "Trapdoors" for $25-$50 and now you can't even buy a decent bayonet for under $150!
He's shipping my copy out tomorrow. This could be the last "true" Flayderman's guide as Norm is now 80 years old and he isn't sure he'll still be up for it personally in another 5 years although he expects his company will continue to publish it.
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Yup, Norm's books are the best. The 9th edition has been available on Amazon for several months. Lots of great information even if the prices listed are somewhat "off" in a lot of cases. I still find the index frustrating though.
The cause of the frustration is there just aren't as many good collectible firearms on the market like there used to be to make a fair and reasonable comparison of values.