I was at a local gun auction just before deer season a couple of years ago. As expected, people got stupid over the deer rifles; I went because I was interested in a couple of older shotguns they had. The shotguns were both too rough to interest me, so I browsed the rest of the offerings. On one of the tables was a little .25 automatic, and I nearly passed over it, thinking it was just another chrome Lorcin Saturday night special, and then I happened to notice it said “Colt” on the grips. Not something I was particularly in the market for, but when the bidding stalled at $150, I knew it was worth more than that, being about an 80% gun and nickel plated, so I jumped in there and got myself a Colt 1908 Vest Pocket pistol for $160. I knew I got a good deal, but was surprised when I got home and cracked the Blue Book, and found it was worth $800-900!
