High-Value Stuff You Didn't Know You Had

[Bailey Guns]

Do your research. It might be worth more.

[Brian]

Heck I paid more than I thought I should to buy some back issues of SAR because I was looking for the M-60 series. Then I realized they were all online. LOL.

I'd guess $75-175 on the 2nd ed. btw, but it depends on who else is selling. There were zero copies for sale for probably 6-9mo and prices spiked, but there have been a bunch including 4th editions out there lately. Lots of guys seem to have them for sale for $300-600 now but none are moving.

[encorehunter]

I picked up a top break Smith and Wesson baby Russian from a yard sale. I kept it loaded in my coffee table display case for a couple of years. I took it to a friend who researched it, then called me and asked for me to remove it from her shop, as her insurance couldn't cover it. It turns out it is a first year production 1877 that is near mint condition. I no longer keep it in a display case, it is in a safe bolted inside a safe. The musuem did take good care of it for a few years.
I like to buy antiques and there is no rhyme or reason to what I buy. Sometimes they are quite valuable, most of the time, not so much.

[yz9890]

The last house I bought had two hidden gems. There was a rug nailed to the middle of the hardwood floor in the dining room that turned out to be an extremely valuable tapestry. And when I was running some network cable in the master bedroom I discovered an enormous walled off void that I was able to turn in to a second walk-in closet.

[Brian]

There's a 4th edition MGDB on ebay right now for $975 if anyone's buying, LOL.

[Bailey Guns]

I'ma be pissed if it sells for that!

[OctopusHighball]

It was a limited print run which was why I was sure it would go up in value. For some reason, he seems to like the business model of small limited print runs when he feels like updating it. Doing a reprint would probably involve much more than we think.

Just in case you didn't know, he won't be updating it anytime soon.

http://www.coltforum.com/forums/lounge/95559-passing-charles-w-clawson.html

[OctopusHighball]

Oh, and BTW, anyone want to let go of a Clawson Big Book for a reasonable price, I'd be a buyer (thereby ensuring the rumor of his widow releasing a reprint comes true, naturally).

[MrPrena]

I have over 25 Disney near mint condition VHS tapes. Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, 101 and etc.
It is at my mom's place, and she is bringing all of them tomorrow. I just need to see if it is a Black Diamond or Classic diamond.

During my High school years, I started collecting these VHS. The Little mermaid which was sold for $300+ was the start.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Hmmm ... what's the difference between black diamond and classic diamond? I have some I could sell ...