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If its a gun considered superior to anything the manufacturer makes currently, you betcha!I've seen ads here listed at higher prices than you'd even pay for a new one.
For example, for a used SW .44 mag model 629-4 or lower dash number in very good condition expect to pay hundreds more than the price for new 629s. 629-5 and higher represents the beginning of a complete redesign that many think represents a drop in quality and was done for the purpose of lowering manufacturing costs. 629-5 and later has the firing pin moved from hammer to frame and some cheap MIM parts. 629-6 and later has the hated lock.
But a used 629-6 or later is essentially the same as current production. Its a bad buy unless the price is substantially less than current models brand new. It has the same downgraded design and lock as current production guns.
Certain guns are beloved by collectors. For example, the earliest of the 629 no dash guns that have pinned barrels and recessed cylinder chambers and are in very good or better condition are likely go for near $2,000 at gunbroker. The rest of the 629-4 or under in very good condition are likely to go for about $1300 to 1500. Brand new current production 629s sell for just under $1100 at gunbroker. And used versions of 629-5 and later usually go for under the price of new guns.
The same situation is true for many other SW revolvers. That is, the old ones from before the frame-mounted hammers and locks are preferred by enough people that used versions are priced higher than new versions of current production . However current SW revolvers are still fine guns. If anyone wanted to give me one for free I certainly would not turn up my nose at it.