Values of "G" Dates...early vs late?

RockinWR · 11-11-2004, 08:08 PM

Greg,
* Substantially - No! Maybe only slightly as Tom suggests and; then, only if you as a seller are willing to hold out.
* Orv Reichert, a sage veteran of the German War pistol collecting frontier, has a rule of collecting which goes something like this: "No matter how rare, you got to find someone who cares."
* There are substantially fewer collectors of Waffen Acceptance stamps on pistols than there are of chamber dates or Mfgs. I can slice & dice to say my S/N wxyz "c" block G-date is the only one known. Do you care? Too many other "G" dates competing for me to command a "substantial" premium.
* However, once you have a pistol bearing a certain Waffen Acceptance and you are trying to marry up an accessory bearing that specific stamp, the Econ101 Supply side (availablity) comes into play as the supply can only be satisfied one way against your specific demand. Hence, $'s.
* Then too, a substantial premium over a $1000 item means far larger bucks than a substantial premium over a $100 item. The number of people differential willing (marginal propensity) to part with the cost of a good dinner versus parting with a monthly car (mortgage?) payment is intuitively obvious.
* This from an E/154 marked "G" date owner.
Respectfully,
Bob

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11-11-2004, 08:08 PM	#4
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Greg, * Substantially - No! Maybe only slightly as Tom suggests and; then, only if you as a seller are willing to hold out. * Orv Reichert, a sage veteran of the German War pistol collecting frontier, has a rule of collecting which goes something like this: "No matter how rare, you got to find someone who cares." * There are substantially fewer collectors of Waffen Acceptance stamps on pistols than there are of chamber dates or Mfgs. I can slice & dice to say my S/N wxyz "c" block G-date is the only one known. Do you care? Too many other "G" dates competing for me to command a "substantial" premium. * However, once you have a pistol bearing a certain Waffen Acceptance and you are trying to marry up an accessory bearing that specific stamp, the Econ101 Supply side (availablity) comes into play as the supply can only be satisfied one way against your specific demand. Hence, $'s. * Then too, a substantial premium over a $1000 item means far larger bucks than a substantial premium over a $100 item. The number of people differential willing (marginal propensity) to part with the cost of a good dinner versus parting with a monthly car (mortgage?) payment is intuitively obvious. * This from an E/154 marked "G" date owner. Respectfully, Bob