tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post5965759115665724527..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Al Capone's GunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-37753288865836754122011-06-24T05:30:31.249+02:002011-06-24T05:30:31.249+02:00People collect a lot of things when they have the ...People collect a lot of things when they have the disposable income to do it.<br /><br />A registered machinegun complete with $200 tax stamp can be as low as $10 - 25,000. People buys old tanks, artillery, and even decommissioned Migs. <br /><br />My Dad collects old watches. He wears a pocket watch once owned by Governor John Fremont. Bought at auction for $10,000.<br /><br />The wife and I collect 1st edition hardback books. My last acquisition was a Herzog which ranged in the thousands of dollars. I have an environmentally controlled book case filled with such books. <br /><br />Same goes with signed limited edition prints. While not paintings, many go up in value once the artist is dead.<br /><br />My point is there is a market for a lot of things. Famous guns are just 1 niche. And so what if its a gun? Probably will just sit in some person's safe or donated to the National Firearm's Museum. <br /><br />Many things are bought as investments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-64162590335769855902011-06-23T18:16:53.528+02:002011-06-23T18:16:53.528+02:00Sold for $110,000.Sold for $110,000.FatWhiteManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946272184958991397noreply@blogger.com