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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: 19Sheridan57 on March 28, 2023, 09:41:23 AM

Title: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 19Sheridan57 on March 28, 2023, 09:41:23 AM
   Just wow !

   https://www.ebay.com/itm/295588906611?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Wb_b6bMERwC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=6dQirOJQSnm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE (https://www.ebay.com/itm/295588906611?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Wb_b6bMERwC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=6dQirOJQSnm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE)
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: avator on March 28, 2023, 09:45:00 AM
Ridiculous.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 45flint on March 28, 2023, 10:01:35 AM
You can tell when price get crazy high, guns come out of the closet and then don’t sell.  Price will normalize when someone has to sell.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 19Sheridan57 on March 28, 2023, 10:03:16 AM
   The Model B looks like one I used to own .
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: avator on March 28, 2023, 10:13:01 AM
Ha Ha... looks more like one I'll never own....   :o
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: threesuns on March 28, 2023, 10:22:04 AM
I like to look but will be keeping my 50’s series C’s
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: Mike Baker on March 28, 2023, 12:32:34 PM
Someone trying to double there money. I sold those about a year ago for about half that much.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: brewbear on March 28, 2023, 12:42:13 PM
Someone trying to double there money. I sold those about a year ago for about half that much.
You beat me to it Mike!  I remember seeing them for sale on American airguns. Beautiful rifles but too rich for my blood, even then but more so now.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: JKM6442 on March 28, 2023, 03:53:56 PM
well, at least the shipping is free.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 19Sheridan57 on March 29, 2023, 06:33:53 AM
   An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: avator on March 29, 2023, 06:41:36 AM
   An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Truth is, it may only be worth that much to the person paying. Definitely not worth that much to me.. not even half that much.
Puts me in mind of people paying 2 and 3 hundred bucks for tennis shoes.
What would you even do with a $4500 airgun... put it in a glass case and look at it?
Could you even buy insurance for it?
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 19Sheridan57 on March 29, 2023, 06:48:53 AM
  I have paid quite a bit for some air rifles, but nowhere near that much. If I pay that much for something, I want it to have A/C & windshield wipers.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 1900colt on March 29, 2023, 01:26:14 PM
   An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Truth is, it may only be worth that much to the person paying. Definitely not worth that much to me.. not even half that much.
Puts me in mind of people paying 2 and 3 hundred bucks for tennis shoes.
What would you even do with a $4500 airgun... put it in a glass case and look at it?
Could you even buy insurance for it?

Yes you can buy insurance for them.  I carry a collector policy through an insurance company that gives blanket coverage, anything that is between 10 and 50K needs to be listed, and at 50K and above needs an appraisal.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: JPSAXNC on March 29, 2023, 01:42:32 PM
I thought the B model had a raised rib like a shotgun?
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: avator on March 29, 2023, 02:39:14 PM
   An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Truth is, it may only be worth that much to the person paying. Definitely not worth that much to me.. not even half that much.
Puts me in mind of people paying 2 and 3 hundred bucks for tennis shoes.
What would you even do with a $4500 airgun... put it in a glass case and look at it?
Could you even buy insurance for it?

Yes you can buy insurance for them.  I carry a collector policy through an insurance company that gives blanket coverage, anything that is between 10 and 50K needs to be listed, and at 50K and above needs an appraisal.
So, you think these would appraise for $5k each? I doubt it.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 1900colt on March 30, 2023, 12:24:30 PM
   An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Truth is, it may only be worth that much to the person paying. Definitely not worth that much to me.. not even half that much.
Puts me in mind of people paying 2 and 3 hundred bucks for tennis shoes.
What would you even do with a $4500 airgun... put it in a glass case and look at it?
Could you even buy insurance for it?

Yes you can buy insurance for them.  I carry a collector policy through an insurance company that gives blanket coverage, anything that is between 10 and 50K needs to be listed, and at 50K and above needs an appraisal.
So, you think these would appraise for $5k each? I doubt it.

Pretty sure no where did I say they were going to appraise for 5K each.

But, since you're asking... it's not real hard to screen shot an ebay sale at 5K and say that's what it is worth. Also,  if you pay the money they are asking,  then that's the value you put on them.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: sicumj on April 24, 2023, 10:11:36 AM
Looks a bit odd to me.  One bid for $8200? 
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 45flint on April 24, 2023, 12:21:57 PM
If you have that kind of money to spend why not buy something probably more worth that kind of cash?

https://youtu.be/eb_4-YvECgo

Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: 1900colt on April 24, 2023, 03:18:26 PM
If you have that kind of money to spend why not buy something probably more worth that kind of cash?

https://youtu.be/eb_4-YvECgo

Because you can shoot and enjoy the American made A or B... and the guns in that video are wall decorations. Like I said on the other forum, most of those have big issues, and even missing parts.

A nice model A is an heirloom gun that you use and not worry about and get fixed if needed.  Buying, fixing, and getting a new reservoir made for any of those in that video would be many thousands of dollars.. and then, do you want to shoot it knowing it could cost thousands more of it breaks (between fixing and lost value due to non original parts).

Of all the airguns I own or have owned... the A model is the top gun in my collection,  and very rarely will I offer one up for sale, and only will if I have an exact duplicate.
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: eeler1 on April 24, 2023, 03:52:31 PM

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So, you think these would appraise for $5k each? I doubt it.
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If you find the right (wrong?) appraiser you probably could
Title: Re: SHERIDAN MODEL A & B ON AUCTION.
Post by: Pellet Fun on April 24, 2023, 08:22:49 PM
These prices are unreal. I can see where someone would pay that for these heritage rifles if they have that kind of wealth.