Weihrauch investment????

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Hi
A friend of mine has just bought a .22 HW50 75th anniversary limited edition rifle.
He says he intends keeping it for a few years unused and untouched.
He reckons it will appreciate in value being a limited edition and worth the £400 odd gamble.
I would be interested in hearing your views on his entrepreneurial foray.
Thanks
John
 
I bought one in .177 because I liked it, it is very accurate and a pleasure to shoot. Most AA and Weihrauch seem to retain some value, these may retain a little more, but I don't think I would ever consider them an investment.
 
I'm afraid the second hand market really doesn't show this happening; as mentioned Weihrauch have had umpteen ltd edt models over the years and I can't honestly say I've seen any of them up for sale at more than the original RRP.
 
Might pay off if he keeps it mint for the next 25 or 50 years - and still quite a big if as itll likely lose to inflation anyway.
Absolutely not worth it as an investment though vs an ISA or low risk investing IMO.
 
Flintlock said:
Hi
A friend of mine has just bought a .22 HW50 75th anniversary limited edition rifle.
He says he intends keeping it for a few years unused and untouched.
He reckons it will appreciate in value being a limited edition and worth the £400 odd gamble.
I would be interested in hearing your views on his entrepreneurial foray.
Thanks
John
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Not a chance, tell him to just use it….

I’ve lost money on every single gun I ever owned special edition or not. There are one or two exceptions but buying a gun to make money is never going to happen…

Tell him to buy a natural diamond, their price is low at the moment and they are likely to recover over the next ten years…
 
I'd suggest that anybody who buys airguns solely as investments for the future makes sure they put tags on them with the value and rarity clearly shown, this will help the estates executor and beneficiaries know whats what when the time to divvy things up comes around.
 
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Now there's a bizarre thought....imagine a huge temperature and humidity controlled storage facilty like the wine and whisky warehouses, full of unopened cardboard rifle boxes all stacked neatly in rows, with two bespectacled Gents in beige factory coats with a sack barrow spending their days moving the precious contents from one investors portfolio area to another.
'Hey up Frank, I hear Hatsan and Remimex are down this week, everyones moving into Crossman and FX...'

Instead of the FTSE index would it be the 'Ffffffffpp' index?
 
Mrs. Beer bought one because it was ‘blue and pretty’, and she prefers the size of it compared to her HW95. There was some discussion when she got it of keeping it pristine (only shoot it indoors etc), but then we both realised they’re tools not jewels. Obviously the HW95 is the workhorse, but it’s very much a case of using the limited edition and not worrying about it
 
Ive got one unused. Still boxed. Its only been out to dust with oil. I only collect rifles that wont devalue. Well with the odd exception. Right now there no increase in value bit down the line, bearing in mind only 1000 were produced, they will definitely be desirable.
 
martin st ledger said:
I'd suggest that anybody who buys airguns solely as investments for the future makes sure they put tags on them with the value and rarity clearly shown, this will help the estates executor and beneficiaries know whats what when the time to divvy things up comes around.
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My biggest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my rifles for what I told her I paid for them 😅
 
I purchased a limited edition BSA a few years ago. I got it coz I thought the package was a reasonable price for what I got.
Great little gun, but it's a good job I never bought it as an investment because it's now worth f**k all,
it happens to be an AAR limited edition, so I couldn't give it away even if I wanted to🤣🤣🤣
 
Flintlock said:
Hi
A friend of mine has just bought a .22 HW50 75th anniversary limited edition rifle.
He says he intends keeping it for a few years unused and untouched.
He reckons it will appreciate in value being a limited edition and worth the £400 odd gamble.
I would be interested in hearing your views on his entrepreneurial foray.
Thanks
John
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As with anything, it is only worth what someone is willing to pay.
 
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