MORE PARKERS IN AMOSKEAG AUCTION

[Stephen Hodges]

Here are a couple more Parkers that will be auctioned this Saturday at Amoskeag in Manchester, NH. I have no connection to the auction or any of the guns, just thought I would pass this along in case someone does.

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/143.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/873.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/874.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/875.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/614.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/181.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/617.html

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/438.html

[Greg Baehman]

If these guns sell for the pre-auction estimates, it seems to me that they will have been "well bought".

[Stephen Hodges]

Yeh, we'll see. The autction prices in general, at least up here, have seemed for the past two years to be running just under the max estimates.

[Stephen Hodges]

The auction was this past Saturday and I thought some migh be interested in what the parkers sold for . If you click on the links you will be able to see the sold for prices, which include the buyers premium.

[Bill Murphy]

It doesn't appear that any of the refinished guns sold for any more than the price of the refinishing.

[Dean Romig]

My guess is that there weren't many bidders on the Parkers to drive the prices up.

The pictures aren't very good and the descriptions leave a lot to be desired so it's tough from where I sit to estimate value.

[Robin Lewis]

I looked them over and watched the auction and "in my opinion" the guns sold for what they were worth. I didn't see any great bargains or surprises. I was curious about the Parker paper and wanted to be there for their sale but after 6 hours I threw in the towel.

I don't own any Parker paper and have never seen it sell, any opinions?

http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/927.html
http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/82/929.html

[Jeff Kuss]

Robin,
I would say that both pieces went for more than I normally see them
sell for.
Jeff

[Dave Suponski]

I agree with Jeff. I think they sold a little on the high side.

[Stephen Hodges]

I looked over the two restored 20 gauge guns, and they were not, IMHO, very attractive guns. I did not like the case colors, and one gun had a very short stock.

[Robin Lewis]

Stephen,

I agree. I was not tempted to bid on any of them. A few years ago there were lots of nice Parkers moving across the auction block, but not now. At least not at the last three auctions I have attended.

[Stephen Hodges]

Robin

What did you think of the GH and the price it sold for?