Value of your collection poll

[Big Boomer]

Just wondering what kinda high rollers we have out there.

 

[Anteater1717]

I'm working on geting it up there in the 1million range, but am far far from it.

 

[FireArmFan]

currently only in the 2000-3000 range but my next purchase should bump it up to the next range.

 

[Dr. Dickie]

'Bout three to four times what my wife thinks it is worth

 

[TheLastBoyScout]

Resale or when new?

 

[Ala Dan]

$15,000- $25,000 range

 

[esheato]

We just had a thread like this.

Alas, I voted again.

Ed

 

[308win]

Close to $10K counting scopes, etc. Some guns - my grandpa's .22, my dad's Auto5, my first shotgun - invaluable because I wouldn't sell them unless I was in some really dire straits. My grandpa's .22 probably wouldn't bring $25 dollars at a gun show because it has been used hard and wasn't a high value gun to begin with.

 

[40SW]

About $6,000

 

[Bubbles]

$2600 just in NFA transfer taxes...

 

[glockman19]

$15,000- $25,000 range

+1 me too. I expect to be in the next bracket within 6 months.

 

[CountGlockula]

I'm a low roller: Glocks.

 

[Ash]

You know, $1M actually means $1,000.00.

Ash

 

[Nautilus]

I would guess I'm around the $15,000 mark so I voted $10k-$15K bracket.

 

[Ed Ames]

Actual cost, new replacement cost (where applicable), or market value? Each would go into a different bracket for me.

Personally, I'd be a lot more interested in the ratio of gun collection cost to savings (e.g. money put into 401(k), IRAs, etc). In my case it's about 1:3 ... over my life I've spent $1 on guns for each $3 banked to a retirement account. On the market value side the ratio is closer to 1:2.5 ... I've been a better gun investor (which really means I've lucked out on some good deals over the years) than mutual fund investor.

 

[jefnvk]

If I were to fetch a fair value (i.e., a price that is fair to seller and buyer), I'm looking at 8-9k. That is more than what I could get for my 5 motorized vehicles

 

[BobMcG]

Somewhere between these two amounts... $1.00 and $1,000,000.00.

You guess.

 

[trailgator]

Depends on whether you ask me or my wife.

 

[barkingowl]

17-18k for the guns only.

 

[Souris]

Priceless.
a couple of them can not be replaced at any price.
Oh sure you could buy another Winchester 1897 non take down in 12 ga. But it wouldn't be my great uncle's that I have a picture of him and his bird dog with it. It wouldn't be the same shotgun that I used to gaze upon in Grandaddy's attic and say that I want that to come to me.
That one shotgun, that isn't even worth much money, makes the rest of my collection priceless.

 

[Cougfan2]

About $9K replacement value if lost or stolen. There a couple of guns I would never sell under any circumstance. My High Standard Supermatic Tournament Military that my Dad gave to me and his Win M12 pump gun (he actually couldn't decide whether to give it to my brother or me so he willed it to my son, his only grandson). My son has it on the condition that if he ever wants to get rid of it, I get first dibs. It won't leave the family.

 

[tnieto2004]

You mean to tell me there is someone on here with over $1,000,000 worth of guns?!?! Thats awesome ..

 

[Regolith]

Under $500 at the moment.

I'm working on correcting that...

 

[Roccobro]

We've got at least one high roller here on THR according to the poll...

Justin

 

[Guitargod1985]

3-5 K - that's me. But Im working on it.