Value for Colt Gold Cup - The Firearms Forum

jbobin · 05-14-2003, 12:05 AM

Gentlemen,
I am interested in the value of my hybrid Colt Gold Cup Nat Match:

Mark IV Series 70 Colt Cup slide, Nat Match Bbl
Orig. Millet(?) Target sites
Condition 90%
Essex Frame sn 560xx
Extended Beavertail Grip Safety
Smith and Alexander integrated checkered mainspring housing and tapered mag well
Videcki adj trigger
1 orig old Colt 8 round magazine
2 Kimber 8 round magazines with bottom pads
Old Pachmayr wraparound one piece rubber grip

Sincerely,
Jack

CountryGunsmith · 05-14-2003, 03:35 AM

Shooter value only. Around $400 is what the market is going to bear. You can always try to get more, but this would be a tough sell for more than that.

wonderwhippet · 05-14-2003, 08:23 AM

$400 is absolutely top dollar, as these Essex frame guns hardly ever change hands over $300.

SaxonPig · 05-14-2003, 11:24 AM

It is hard to sell "combo" guns and the Essex frame is not highly desired. I think proclaiming $400 as "top dollar" might be a little premature. I would (if I really wanted to sell it) put it on an auction site at $550 and see what happens. I think $500 is not unreasonable for this gun as the Gold Cup upper is popular and sought after. You might even make more money by breaking it up. I have seen just the slide for a GC bring $300 on Ebay so the entire upper end might bring $400 or even more, then the assembled frame might bring $150-$200.

If you don't want to sell then you can assign any value you want. I would call it a $500 gun. A standard Government Model on an Essex is $350-$400 to me. The GC upper is worth the extra $150.

jbobin · 05-14-2003, 09:37 PM

Thanks for all of your input. I might break it up....

Jack

Boomatic · 05-19-2003, 05:31 PM

Jack...don't waste your time...just send it all to me.

05-14-2003, 12:05 AM	#1
jbobin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 17	Value for Colt Gold Cup Gentlemen, I am interested in the value of my hybrid Colt Gold Cup Nat Match: Mark IV Series 70 Colt Cup slide, Nat Match Bbl Orig. Millet(?) Target sites Condition 90% Essex Frame sn 560xx Extended Beavertail Grip Safety Smith and Alexander integrated checkered mainspring housing and tapered mag well Videcki adj trigger 1 orig old Colt 8 round magazine 2 Kimber 8 round magazines with bottom pads Old Pachmayr wraparound one piece rubber grip Sincerely, Jack __________________ JBobin --> Last edited by jbobin; 05-14-2003 at 12:45 AM..

05-14-2003, 03:35 AM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	Shooter value only. Around $400 is what the market is going to bear. You can always try to get more, but this would be a tough sell for more than that. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

05-14-2003, 09:37 PM	#5
jbobin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 17	Thank you Thanks for all of your input. I might break it up.... Jack __________________ JBobin

05-19-2003, 05:31 PM	#6
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	Jack...don't waste your time...just send it all to me. __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

05-14-2003, 08:23 AM	#3
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586	$400 is absolutely top dollar, as these Essex frame guns hardly ever change hands over $300.

05-14-2003, 11:24 AM	#4
SaxonPig V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 98	It is hard to sell "combo" guns and the Essex frame is not highly desired. I think proclaiming $400 as "top dollar" might be a little premature. I would (if I really wanted to sell it) put it on an auction site at $550 and see what happens. I think $500 is not unreasonable for this gun as the Gold Cup upper is popular and sought after. You might even make more money by breaking it up. I have seen just the slide for a GC bring $300 on Ebay so the entire upper end might bring $400 or even more, then the assembled frame might bring $150-$200. If you don't want to sell then you can assign any value you want. I would call it a $500 gun. A standard Government Model on an Essex is $350-$400 to me. The GC upper is worth the extra $150.