Wow. That is sad. A CMP 1911A1 is like $1K and isn't nearly as interesting.The sad truth is they typically sell for $1000 to $1250 each (with the display case) regardless of how many.
I do understand the difference between selling to a dealer and public. You normally give up some cash to sell to a dealer.My rules for commemorative firearms, as a retailer, is if it isn't 100% complete and in incredibly good shape; it is priced exactly the same as a non-commemorative example and sometimes even less. Incomplete, the gun is LESS desirable than a plain jane; and certainly not worth even the smallest premium to anyone but the smallest niche of collectors (AKA sits in the case and doesn't sell for years if you don't price them cheap). Without cases/papers, as mentioned above...I think you'd be lucky to see anything near $1000 a piece in your pocket after Auction fees or whatever else. Selling to a dealer, you will NOT be netting anything close to $1000 each guaranteed. Just my 2cents...commemoratives are an all or nothing thing for 99.9% of folks.
I do understand the difference between selling to a dealer and public. You normally give up some cash to sell to a dealer.
I do think that having 6 matching serials numbers, all with no scratches, marks and unfired with display boxes make them worth more then 1k a piece.
I haven’t seen a six matching number set in a long long time for sale.
Agree 100%. I don’t think I will sell them but keep them and not touch them. I do have them removed from the display boxes and stored properly.Outside of a big auction house (which is typically about a 20-23%+fees premium to buyer AND seller); I think selling them on Gunbroker would be your best bet. On a local level, I doubt you'll find someone willing to pay anything close to those auction prices...just IMO. Especially in this economy.