Gun Digest 1946-2005-- Value??

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24 January 2011, 21:27

cowboy77845

Gun Digest 1946-2005-- Value??

I have all issues Of Gun Digest as stated. Any idea what these might be worth.

25 January 2011, 05:05

richj

Go to abebooks or alibris. check out the prices of others. I just ordered 2 GD Treasury books for $6-8.00 a piece.

25 January 2011, 18:44

cowboy77845

Been there, done that. I have no intention of getting rid of them piecemeal The first four issues are not easy to find and are worth way more than 6$. Problem is who cares. I am 71 yrs old. I have an extensive collection of gun reference/information books that appealled to me since I was 15. My family has no interst. Am not particularly anxioust to divest myself of anything but thought I would ask what you guys think. Thanks for your reply.

25 January 2011, 23:54

Remington40x

Cowboy:

When I checked several years ago, Volume 4, which is the hardest one to find for some reason, was bringing upwards of $100. If I were serious about selling them, I'd put them up on Ebay with a reserve I could live with. Given the rarity of the first four issues, I'd probably value them at about $75-100 each and then trail off for the more recent issues. I'd probably set the reserve at $750 (which averages $15/volume), but you might think differently.

21 April 2011, 02:48

Lawdog

I have a similar issues.
I have original Shooter's Bibles (Stoegers) going back 1914.
I know the early issues are valuable but they are so rare, I can't find any offered for sale.

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21 April 2011, 08:47

Gatogordo

Cowboy77845:

If they're generally in good or better condition, I would probably buy the set if your price is reasonable. I can and would prefer picking them up in person, it would give me an excuse to drive thru Lexington on Sat Am to get some Snow's Barbecue. PM me with a number if this interests you.

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23 April 2011, 06:01

max(hm2)

i know your problem. i threw out several duplicates a while ago as i couldn't even give them away. now the whole collection has been put on a disc for the computer crowd by the publisher, most of it is searchable , and it is very reasonably priced for someone who just wants the information

24 April 2011, 02:49

butchloc

hey cowboy - interesting question - i've got the entire set including the hard covers, reprints and a leather bound one. often wondered what they would be worth, but i too have no intention of ever selling them. they are probably the greatest source of information ever. plus the years spent finding them all would far preclude selling them