Is it new, unfired, in mint condition in the original box?
Or, has it been fired, not cleaned, and dropped out a window?
One way you tell how good or bad a 1911 is - look at the slide release area of the frame on the left side and how it arc's to the trigger housing. If it has a long wear arc - some idiot has been doing blindfold drills with it - and the gun has been disassemled allot. This is not good - the more take apart a fine gun - the more you wear it out. If it has zero wear or show of being dismantled by someone who doesn't know what they are doing - it's probably worth just a $100 or two less than retail.
On a Kimber - every scratch - subtract $50-$100 for each until you get to $500. And don't start at MSRP. The MSRP for the Grand Raptor II is $1600 - but most stores sell it for $1280.
This is a very nice pistol. But - people do not pay top dollar for a used pistol that has been abused.
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Depends.
Is it new, unfired, in mint condition in the original box?
Or, has it been fired, not cleaned, and dropped out a window?
One way you tell how good or bad a 1911 is - look at the slide release area of the frame on the left side and how it arc's to the trigger housing. If it has a long wear arc - some idiot has been doing blindfold drills with it - and the gun has been disassemled allot. This is not good - the more take apart a fine gun - the more you wear it out. If it has zero wear or show of being dismantled by someone who doesn't know what they are doing - it's probably worth just a $100 or two less than retail.
On a Kimber - every scratch - subtract $50-$100 for each until you get to $500. And don't start at MSRP. The MSRP for the Grand Raptor II is $1600 - but most stores sell it for $1280.
This is a very nice pistol. But - people do not pay top dollar for a used pistol that has been abused.
Used ones are selling between $850 and $1,300
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