I'm in my 60's now ...and have around 50 handguns...25 or so S&W revolvers ( mod 18's, 27's, 29's - 66's, 686's, 629's... - values on a lot of them are around $ 1,000 today ) ...and a lot of higher end 1911's from Ed Brown, Les Baer, Wilson Combat...used values $ 2,500 or so ....
My son's are in their 30's ...and I've "Indoctrinated" them to reflect my attitudes...( no poly framed guns, stainless is good, Nickel is good, S&W revolvers are good, well made 1911's are great guns, etc )....
But my grandkids ( from 10yrs old - 21 yrs old ) ...don't look at my collection the same way. They are much more into the newer poly frame guns ...XD's, FN's, Black Rifles....and I don't think / they, as they get to be over 21 yrs old ....will be interested in buying older revolvers at prices like they are today ( $1,000 or more ) ....or high end 1911's for over $ 2,500.../ and I think the bottom may drop out of the used gun market - on the old revolvers and high end guns that I like very much ... I even see some young guys in their 20's and 30's now ....they don't want to spend more than $ 750 for any gun...they look at them simply as tools...
What do you think ? Will value on old S&W or Colt revolvers continue to go up ? Will high end 1911's still demand a premium price over $ 2,500 ? Are guns like the Sig X-Five at $ 2,100 -- or any Sig over $1,000 a market that will increase ?? or will all of these high end guns - end up in a niche market ? Will the values on these guns crash ...like baseball cards did from the 80's and 90's when they were hot ...vs today / when they're almost worthless... / what will happen when all of us Baby Boomers are gone ...will the market change ??
My son's are in their 30's ...and I've "Indoctrinated" them to reflect my attitudes...( no poly framed guns, stainless is good, Nickel is good, S&W revolvers are good, well made 1911's are great guns, etc )....
But my grandkids ( from 10yrs old - 21 yrs old ) ...don't look at my collection the same way. They are much more into the newer poly frame guns ...XD's, FN's, Black Rifles....and I don't think / they, as they get to be over 21 yrs old ....will be interested in buying older revolvers at prices like they are today ( $1,000 or more ) ....or high end 1911's for over $ 2,500.../ and I think the bottom may drop out of the used gun market - on the old revolvers and high end guns that I like very much ... I even see some young guys in their 20's and 30's now ....they don't want to spend more than $ 750 for any gun...they look at them simply as tools...
What do you think ? Will value on old S&W or Colt revolvers continue to go up ? Will high end 1911's still demand a premium price over $ 2,500 ? Are guns like the Sig X-Five at $ 2,100 -- or any Sig over $1,000 a market that will increase ?? or will all of these high end guns - end up in a niche market ? Will the values on these guns crash ...like baseball cards did from the 80's and 90's when they were hot ...vs today / when they're almost worthless... / what will happen when all of us Baby Boomers are gone ...will the market change ??