PARKER DH ON GUNBROKER

[Stephen Hodges]

I am not commenting on the gun(but it looks quite nice), and have no connection to it or the seller, but the detailed listing this seller is giving, along with the great pictures, is unusual to see on an internet listing. To bad all internet sellers were not this exact in their descriptions and pictures.


http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=218594291

[Stephen Hastie]

it looks like a very nice gun, is it worth the buy it know price?

Steve

[Steven M Jimenez]

Nhunter, you are right the detailed listing was vey helpful for me being new to Parkers, heck I do not even own one yet.

I have over the years listed a few firearms for sale on Gunbroker. I feel bad now I was not as lenghty in detail as that Gentlemen took the time to do on this Parker.

I do not know much about Parkers but am learning and enjoying the pictures and information that is contributed by the members of this site.

It was a good experience for me to see the pictures and read the discription of the posted Parker.

I just sold a pistol on Gunbroker maybe this Parker should be my first one.:)

I am still learning and exploring this site. I do not know which direction to head on these Parker SxS, but I do know I will be a Parker owner in time maybe even a couple.

The Parker journey has just started.

Steve

[Mike Stahle]

it looks like a very nice gun, is it worth the buy it know price?

Steve

I have a gut feeling as the bid amount gets a couple hundred closer to
the panic button price, one of the biders will click on it. :)

[Richard Flanders]

Nice gun. Been worked on a bit but not abused. Bbls need a refinish. I'd think that the BIN price is pretty close to a top price for it. Someone will hit that BIN button pretty soon I bet.

[David Dwyer]

Nice shooter with nice dimensions. I think it is worth the BIN price.
David

[George Blair]

Read the part again where he states the barrels measure over .060 where it should be thicker. If that is at the end of the chamber.....not much of a bargin.

[Bill Murphy]

George, I just reread the description and I don't think he was describing the area just ahead of the chambers. I think he was implying that the barrels are thick where they are supposed to be thick. I think it's a pretty nice gun for the present bid price. George, are you going to join us at the Southern next month. I'll buy you a hot dog.

[George Blair]

George, I just reread the description and I don't think he was describing the area just ahead of the chambers. I think he was implying that the barrels are thick where they are supposed to be thick. I think it's a pretty nice gun for the present bid price. George, are you going to join us at the Southern next month. I'll buy you a hot dog.

Sorry, can't make the Southern but.... I will be in Baltimore this week end with Jerry Smith. See you then!

[Bill Murphy]

Great. See you there.

[Ed Blake]

No way is that gun worth the BIN. Current bid is about right, but no higher than $1,850.00.

[Stephen Hodges]

:corn: Well, it sold for $1802.

[Dave Suponski]

Is it on the way to NH?

[calvin humburg]

Well I think its a dandy at a dandy price. best ch oops I thought you said it was on the way to NH I have dyslexia :)

[Stephen Hodges]

:crying:No, not on its way to the Granite State. My gun funds in the near future are going to go to a new sporting clays gun. I sold my Caesar Guerini Summit and am looking for another gun. Will not be another Guerini.

[Robert Dillon]

So, if I could learn here, what is the going rate for a DH ? From what I've seen 2K is the average. What about a DHE ? There is a seller on GB who has dozens of doubles, and 8 -10 Parkers for sale at any given time, and his DH's appear to go for around 4K. Is it all condition, condition, condition ? Are the DH/DHE's with Titanic barrels more desireable as opposed to the earlier ones with damascus?

thanks.

[william faulk]

Stephen,
One of the best buys on O/U Sporters today is the Blaser F3 Sporter.I shoot a 32" barrel gun with Muller choke tubes.New styl has adjustable comb and ribs .I prefer the convential original fixed rib and stock.Barrels may be had in 28,30,32" lengths.The HQ for Blaser is right here in San Antonio.Nice people to do business with.I shoot the base version but you can get as fancy as your pocket will allow.If you want any information .......ALAMOSPORTINGARMS.COM,Mike Young is the place to contact.
I have shot all the big names in my time..this Blaser is truly my favorite gun.
Bill

[Ed Blake]

There is no "going rate" for a DH Parker IMHO because condition and the motivation of buyers and sellers can be such subjective things. That particular DH sold for that price because that's all the market would bear on that gun. Personally I would not pay a premium for an ejector gun because I prefer extractors being primarily a shooter and not a collector. There are other features to a gun gun that draw me in, but ejectors are not one of them. As far as that GB seller, he does have a number of guns, but I don't know how many he really moves. There are several that have been in the rotation for a while. I say if you see something you like, make him an offer. All he can say is no, but you get a dialogue going. The damascus G and D grades are fantastic bargains, esp. the G-grade.

[Justin Julian]

...and his DH's appear to go for around 4K.

Never confuse a seller's asking price with value. One can put whatever price tag he chooses on an item. Instead, pay close attention to what a specimen actually sells for in an open auction to determine market value. I recently bought an almost identical DH with damascus barrels for $1750. This one sold for $1800. That should be telling us something about current market value in this economy. Forget about the guys who want to start their auctions on damascus DHs at $4,000; they're dreaming.

[Dean Romig]

Forget about the guys who want to start their auctions on damascus DHs at $4,000; they're dreaming.

Gauge and condition being the deciding factors, they may not be "dreaming" at all.

[Justin Julian]

Condition is the same, or worse, as is the gauge---12. So if this gun were such a steal at $1800, why didn't all those sellers of $4,000 12 gauge DHs bid it up for themselves? Some folks just haven't come to terms with the effect that this economy has had on vintage gun values. The plain fact of the matter is that its currently a buyers' market, and the Parkers that are being listed over and over again without drawing a bid are grossly over priced in the current economy. Anyone who doesn't believe that has plenty of investment opportunities in damascus 12 gauge DHs at $4,000 a pop on GunBroker.

[Dean Romig]

There are those who, for reasons unknown to us, MUST sell their "Damascus DH 12 gauge guns" and unfortunately take a severe beating because it is a "buyer's market"... and there are those who don't.

[Mark Ouellette]

Like my Timberdoodle avatar friend stated, It is a buyer's market! Best to hold on to your guns, land, vacation home, and mutual funds for now. In a few years the market will improve. It always does! Over on the doublegunshop.com bbs Drew Hause posted about the market drop of 1909 and how it affected the retail prices of SxS's!

Mark