Parkers At Julia Auction

[James T. Kucaba]

Final prices are now posted on the Julia Auction website and it appears that Walter P. Chrysler's Winchester Model 21, and a lot of Parkers didn't reach their reserve price ... What, if anything, does that tell us about current values of our beloved Parkers and other shotguns ? ... I'm NOT being smug or sarcastic, I just think the current state of the Parker market would be a good topic for discussion here.

Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com

[Dean Romig]

I think the fact that bids didn't meet the reserve has less to do with the value of these guns than the willingness or ability of bidders to meet and surpass the reserve as well as bidders expectations of "stealing" a fine gun because of a perception that a seller "had" to turn a gun or guns into quick cash which is rarely the case when a gun is consigned to the finer auction houses.

[Ed Blake]

IMO it has everything to do with the value of the guns. The expectations of many sellers is they can stick any sort of ridiculous price on a Parker (or any other fine gun ) and expect someone to snap it up because of its uniqueness, provenance, or other determinate of value. The bubble has burst and buyers' are waiting for recognition of this fact from sellers. I believe it is happening too.

[Bill Murphy]

Many of the estimates were "pre crash" prices. The "Did not sell, make offer." list is now up on the Julia website. We don't know what the highest bid was on these guns, but offer what you please.

[Eric Eis]

I must be doing something wrong as I can not access the list of guns sold and not sold. Someone mind telling me what I am doing wrong (yes I am reg. with Julia's) or put a link here on our website. thanks

[Dean Romig]

I'll try....

http://jamesdjulia.com/auctions/div_catalog_296.asp?pageREQ=no

[Bill Murphy]

I think the unsold MG34 has Eric's name on it.

[Eric Eis]

I think the unsold MG34 has Eric's name on it.

Like someone else said, kind of hard to hide from the "wife" :)

[Ed Blake]

Don't worry Eric. You can keep it at my house.

[Eric Eis]

Don't worry Eric. You can keep it at my house.

Thanks Ed :)

[Richard Flanders]

Puglisi has some guns on display here at the RGS hunt in Minnesota. Am told they did NOT buy the TR gun. As for their Parker hammer guns: the market is soft so they just put them away, waiting for the market to recover. They still have them all.

[Mark Landskov]

Hi Richard. How's the hunting? Did you guys get to the Ruffed Grouse Sanctuary at Shannon Lake / Sturgeon River? That is the area I have been hunting for the past 35 years. Yeah, Puglisi has a lot of hammer guns, especially Lifters. Cheers!

[Richard Flanders]

good hunting but way too hot for the dogs. Lots of young woodcock and ruffies around. We hunted up north of Effie two days ago. Main hunt starts tomorrow. I have the only damascus gun here for sure...

[Dean Romig]

Geez Rich, watch out it don't BLOW UP on ya :shock:

[Richard Flanders]

Oh, I be careful Dean. I brought nice light low P handloads for it....

[Mark Landskov]

Richard, how is the hunting? I managed to get a Ruffie yesterday. It seems they have been laying low for the past few days. I see some strange things when I am walking. Yesterday, at about 10:30, I started up a trail and saw brake lights, then back-up lights! It was a fairly new Cavalier. This guy had a heckuva time backing out of the trail. Maybe the long neck beer bottle in his console cup holder had something to do with it. I just laughed at him. He really did a number on his paint. I wouldn't take my Dodge Ram down that trail, let alone my wife's Cavalier! It is amazing what guys here will subject their vehicles to when they're a-huntin' "partridge"! Cheers!