Are VG Trojans really selling for $1500?
 

I have a really nice 12ga Trojan with most of its original finish that I hunt with and never felt too bad about taking it to the marsh duck hunting but recently looked at some of the prices folks were asking for these guns. I always looked at Trojans as $600 guns in vg condition with good case colors and bluing, did they really go up that much in value or are these wishful thinking prices? I might have to retire the Trojan to upland hunting and promote the Husqvarna’s and Lefever to waterfowl work, lol.

Look at the sale prices, not the asking prices to get a handle on what they are bringing.

I suppose you are right. Sold guns are the only way to tell for sure. I wouldn’t sell or put away my Trojan anyways, it’s a great gun.

No but it's nice to know it's value anyway.

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Here's a 16 ga. that recently sold that I thought was a nice shooter. I bid $950 and came up short. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1132873079

If you think Trojans are overpriced, try pricing early 870s.

I paid $1800 for a very nice original 16g Trojan a few years back and while it may have been a bit over priced I have zero regrets as it's a great gun and a dandy shooter and anyone who picks her up wants her. So it's what the selling price and the buyer at the other end agree on.

What it really comes down to is Condition-Condition-Condition!

It's fairly common to see a high-condition Trojan sell for $2000.00 or more and then assume their well-used & loved gun will bring the same money.

Then there are the sellers on a fishing expedition looking for an uninformed fish to bite, while their gun constantly gets relisted time & again for months or sometime years.

I've never understood the logic of pricing something so high that it's constantly for-sale rather than sold:shock:

I've always said that if it's a solid gun, you don't pay too much you just pay early.

I agree with that.