Airmasters Mastersport Valuation

[MartynB]

Are you sure it was Dave that made your stock? I thought John Welham did the stocks and Dave and Richard did the actions?

You may be right, it was a very long time ago

[murkywaters]

The voice of sense and reason.

I can't disagree that some rifles get over valued, now if it was an FTS stock I would consider the value a bit higher but not ridiculously so.

A lot of it comes downs to what collectors haven't got in their collection and how much they are willing to pay to add that rifle.

I have an Airmasters FTS and there is a few posts on the forum about it, not once have I said I want to sell it or tried to sell it in yet I have had several emails with cash offers around £1500, so yes its a lot of money for a 77 but its also a hens teeth gun..

[MartynB]

I have an Airmasters FTS

Got any pics anywhere ? In some ways, I wish I'd bought one when I had the chance

[murkywaters]

Got any pics anywhere ? In some ways, I wish I'd bought one when I had the chance

Here you go - http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....ght=airmasters

Ironically I'm a Martyn B too!!

[buttloaves]

To me £500-600 is what that gun is actually worth, after all it is a HW77 in a nice custom stock and a few custom bits, it’s not a bespoke, custom made gun like a Mach 1, Spartan or a Whiscombe.

If we are valuing ‘tuned guns’ at £1500+ what is a true custom like a Venom Mach 1, Mach 2 or a Ken Turner worth? £10 000? Considering that a true one-off custom gun could be made for around £3000 (even a springer, there was a guy on another forum that had one made out of titanium.)

With people paying £1500 for tuned Venom/Airmasters guns with custom stocks, I can see why Whiscombes have been selling for over £5000+ at auctions…

Another thing I do not understand is why Parks, Ripleys, GC2’s or some of the rare single stroke pneumatics like Genesis or PH Dragon do not sell for that sort of money? They are just as rare and probably more unique?

On second thoughts, I should have bought every Airmasters, Venom and Whiscombe that appeared in the BBS sales section since I have joined this forum in 2002, I would have been a millionaire by now

Sounds like a good time to buy up all the GC2S, Parks, and H Dragons then, THEIR TIME WILL COME, i dont have a GC2.

[buttloaves]

Here you go - http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....ght=airmasters

Ironically I'm a Martyn B too!!

Oh my oh my, now that looks classy. Reminds me of Terry Doe's HW77.

[MartynB]

Here you go - http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....ght=airmasters

Ironically I'm a Martyn B too!!

Small world That is very nice, a different time