1917 Artillery at SimpsonLtd

[siegersallee]

That must be me, since I'm the only one who thinks it was high, other than you since you admit in your post it is at the "high end" of retail.

Don, this was not directed at you at all. Others here said that the ask was out of line with what was offered.

But, and this is directed at you, I am glad that you gave more details on how you came to your conclusion and I do much appreciate your very positive attitude.

On so many forums, disagreements turn into childish, playground melodrama. Here we all seem to be gentlemen trying to understand opposing points of view and carefully consider opposing data without grand-standing.

So elegantly proven wrong by the fact that the pistol sold

Here, I will disagree with you. Despite the appearance of an objective algorithm to determine value, and regardless of what Economists might say, "value" is in the eyes of the beholder. Though, the market puts a value on something based upon comps which are used by the seller to arrive at an asking price, what an individual buyer *will* pay is highly subjective.

Your perception of value is yours, highly personal, and, as you rightfully point out, the buyer's decision to purchase may be motivated by some highly personal objectives:

1- Collector needed the Black Nine to complete what he considered a type set of Art'ys.
2- Collector had another with consecutive number !
3- Collector makes over $1 million a year and $10k gets lost in rounding his income!

The only objective facts here are:
-The pistol was offered at almost 10K.
-The offering consisted of an all-matching 1917 Arty with matched stock, brown holster with straps intact, an imperial marked tool, and an original cleaning rod. The condition is advertised as excellent.
-The pistol sold quickly.
-The sell says that the valuation, by the buyer, was in-line with the price.
-The advertised price will be used in future valuations of offerings that are similar.


Good thinking on your part.

Richard