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The bottom is going to fall out on the Python market with the release of the new one.

my first thought as well, but now I think the difference of an "original" vs. new production will probably keep prices up for quite some time.

depending on the price regardless of price, if I had the coin to pay fair market value, I"d definitely go for it - shooter or not.

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
The bottom is going to fall out on the Python market with the release of the new one.

I’m not so sure about that. If the new Pythons are equivalent quality-wise, I agree with you. If not, their value could actually increase by creating more demand for the old Pythons.

I’ve paid over $5000 for a gun I’ve never shot. I’d buy a python for $1000 everyday.

All day and twice on Sunday. I have an entire collection of things I never shoot. Some guns I shoot all the time. To me, owning it is enough.

Nope, I shoot everything I buy.

I do not own a safe queen, never will.

I cannot own a gun that I do not or will not shoot. But, that's just me.

I probably would I'm sure.
I was left an unfired Python and Cobra from my cousin(also my Godfather)after he died. Both are still unfired and covered in long term storage oil.
When I look at them from time to time, I get the urge to shoot them but I haven't yet.
If I didn't have a Python, I'd pay 1K anytime. Whether I'd shoot it is another question.

Sure

I usually wouldn't. Not that I ever bought a $1,000.00 pistol. It's not that I wouldn't but I don't have that luxury for now. With that said, an original Nickel Python at that price would probably change my mind. It will be interesting to know if the newer models will change the prices of older ones, but a nickel plated one, I don't think it will make a difference. I would imagine the nickel would hold it's value.

Two nights ago I came ever so close to spending $3k on a pistol I would very rarely shoot.

If he's willing to part with it for $1k, even after you tell him it's probably worth at least twice that, maybe more, then why are we still having this conversation?

Buy it. Now. If you decide it was dumb decision, call 'em and offer right of first refusal. If they decline, put it on Gunbroker and let someone who's losing their minds over the new Python "not being a Python" give you five grand for it.

Like, that's not even a decision, man!

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Originally posted by PorterN:

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The bottom is going to fall out on the Python market with the release of the new one.

my first thought as well, but now I think the difference of an "original" vs. new production will probably keep prices up for quite some time.

depending on the price regardless of price, if I had the coin to pay fair market value, I"d definitely go for it - shooter or not.

Starting with the value of a new Python is probably good advice.

Values on original Pythons are open for debate. There have been people on this forum who, without ever handling a new one, have been quick to point out that Colt's changes mean "it's not a real Python."

There will always be people willing to pay a premium for a "real" whatever.

The OP asked about spending money on a gun he'd "never shoot", but what about shooting it sparingly?
Enjoy it once in a blue moon, clean and oil it thoroughly, and enjoy it!

Did it once, never again.

No.

Not me. As others have stated, no safe queens for me. If I was the revolver type, I would certainly get the Python, but it would certainly get shot.

Nope. I'm a shooter, not a collector, although I occasionally have to remind myself of that . While I'd love to own a Python, there are other guns that do the same thing for me for a lot less money, and I'd rather have something I can take to the range. I don't have the disposable income to sink into items that are just going to take up space in my safe.

Absolutely I would. If I was a collector. First off, 1000 dollars isn’t even a lot of gun money anymore. I just bought a USP Expert 45 last night. With tax and tags it will be an even grand. Now would I buy the 1897 manufacture Colt Peacemaker he also was selling for 4750 knowing full well it would never really see daylight? Nope.

Do you guys really think these things are going to hold value in the face of the "new" Python? I have a really hard time seeing it. Reviews of the new Python, although best taken with a grain of salt, have been positive, particularly regarding improvements to the action (no stacking like the old ones). As many of you will likely recall, the popularity of the gun was jump-started by its prominent Placement in The Walking Dead almost ten years ago now. Anybody interested in the gun because of that is not going to care whether it's an old gun or a new gun. I think the used Python market is in for a rude awakening.