Help pricing collectible brass?

Rifleman1776 · May 17, 2013, 04:12 PM

I have some .44 mag brass that was made up special to honor Elmer Keith. The headstamp had KEITH on it. This is unused and has been in a box since I got about 20 years ago.
Any idea what the value of this might be? I am thinking of selling a box of 50 rounds. Is $1.00 a round reasonable? Or maybe $5.00 a round because of collector interest? I really don't know if it is worth 50 cents or $50 each.

Rifleman1776 · May 30, 2013, 08:50 AM

That much interest, huh?

Oh, well.

Swampman1 · May 30, 2013, 09:56 AM

I hope you didn't pay $1 per round for it.

Rifleman1776 · May 30, 2013, 11:05 AM

It was so long ago I don't remember. Unlikely I paid that much.

jinxer3006 · May 30, 2013, 11:15 AM

Might be a little more interest in collectable brass on this site:

http://iaaforum.org/forum3/index.php

csmsss · May 30, 2013, 12:15 PM

Unfortunately, something originally sold as "collectible" generally means "never, ever appreciating in value." Why? Because folks never, ever throw it out and it never becomes scarce - or, rather, collector interest never exceeds whatever scarcity it might have.

Rifleman1776 · May 30, 2013, 01:16 PM

jinxer: Thanks, I'll check it out.

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Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Help pricing collectible brass? I have some .44 mag brass that was made up special to honor Elmer Keith. The headstamp had KEITH on it. This is unused and has been in a box since I got about 20 years ago. Any idea what the value of this might be? I am thinking of selling a box of 50 rounds. Is $1.00 a round reasonable? Or maybe $5.00 a round because of collector interest? I really don't know if it is worth 50 cents or $50 each. Last edited by Evan Thomas; May 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM.

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May 30, 2013, 08:50 AM	#2
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	That much interest, huh? Oh, well.

May 30, 2013, 09:56 AM	#3
Swampman1 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 432	I hope you didn't pay $1 per round for it.

May 30, 2013, 11:05 AM	#4
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	It was so long ago I don't remember. Unlikely I paid that much.

May 30, 2013, 11:15 AM	#5
jinxer3006 Member Join Date: May 6, 2010 Posts: 28	Might be a little more interest in collectable brass on this site: http://iaaforum.org/forum3/index.php

May 30, 2013, 12:15 PM	#6
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	Unfortunately, something originally sold as "collectible" generally means "never, ever appreciating in value." Why? Because folks never, ever throw it out and it never becomes scarce - or, rather, collector interest never exceeds whatever scarcity it might have.

May 30, 2013, 01:16 PM	#7
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	jinxer: Thanks, I'll check it out.