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RickB · April 8, 2018, 05:18 PM

Do you ever watch Jay Leno's garage?
They do a segment on collector car values, and it's not about which car is worth the most, but which car has increased the most relative to what it cost new.

A Ferrari that increases from $50k to $100k is a great investment, not only because its value doubled, but because doubling is a $50k increase.
A "rising star" might go from $10k to $30k, which is, of course, a tripling in price, but a long way from a $50k increase.

A gun that nobody bought when new is "rare", but it might never become desirable.
I just sold a S&W 539 in factory nickel, only 1500 were made 35 years ago, but it has zero collectability.
I tried to buy a friend's unfired Colt Detective Special, tens of thousands were made every year for 50 years, and it's very collectible.

April 8, 2018, 05:18 PM	#39
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	Do you ever watch Jay Leno's garage? They do a segment on collector car values, and it's not about which car is worth the most, but which car has increased the most relative to what it cost new. A Ferrari that increases from $50k to $100k is a great investment, not only because its value doubled, but because doubling is a $50k increase. A "rising star" might go from $10k to $30k, which is, of course, a tripling in price, but a long way from a $50k increase. A gun that nobody bought when new is "rare", but it might never become desirable. I just sold a S&W 539 in factory nickel, only 1500 were made 35 years ago, but it has zero collectability. I tried to buy a friend's unfired Colt Detective Special, tens of thousands were made every year for 50 years, and it's very collectible. __________________ Runs off at the mouth about anything 1911 related on this site and half the time is flat out wrong.