After seeing lack of interest for the HMSS in another thread, it made me realize the P99's as a collector piece of appreciation is not sought after. I found the P99's uniqueness to be appealing similar to an HKp7 that it has a special trigger that nobody had made to it's time up to date as far as I know.
I'm not into collecting for an investment or to make money from it, but keeping something as a display or work of art, it is nice to know that something you own has appreciated after taking the time to take care of it and protect it. (ala nice house, car, stamps, coins, painting etc.) I've seen 2000 millenium p99's sold 7 years ago the same price as retail and people sitll don't pick them up.
In the case of P7's which I compared it to, Jubilee's are highly sought after, it's averaged 10% increase annually from its original sale price. The last 500 P7's made were also increasing in price since they were released.
Any thoughts why p99 collector appeal is not there? even p5's, p88s, ppks are so hot.
I'm not into collecting for an investment or to make money from it, but keeping something as a display or work of art, it is nice to know that something you own has appreciated after taking the time to take care of it and protect it. (ala nice house, car, stamps, coins, painting etc.) I've seen 2000 millenium p99's sold 7 years ago the same price as retail and people sitll don't pick them up.
In the case of P7's which I compared it to, Jubilee's are highly sought after, it's averaged 10% increase annually from its original sale price. The last 500 P7's made were also increasing in price since they were released.
Any thoughts why p99 collector appeal is not there? even p5's, p88s, ppks are so hot.