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Originally Posted by Craig Larter (Post 148750)

Eldon: I was surprised the Lefever 8ga brought 15.5K... But it was a better buy than the Parker DH 8ga at 12.5k in my opinion.

Craig and all,

What was the condition of the DH 8 as compared to the Lefever 8?

Mark

The best Trojan sold for ten grand when the BP is paid. #2148, 12 gauge.

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Originally Posted by Angel Cruz (Post 148806)

Good price. Even with the cut bbls.

There's no matting on the rib so you wouldn't know it without a letter.

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy (Post 148809)

The best Trojan sold for ten grand when the BP is paid. #2148, 12 gauge.

A little shy of the price EDM's NIB Trojan went for at Julia's a few years back.

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Originally Posted by Mark Ouellette (Post 148808)

Craig and all,

What was the condition of the DH 8 as compared to the Lefever 8?

Mark

I can't speak to the LeFever 8 (I never looked closely at it) but the DH 8 was in very good used and somewhat worn condition... but I think it hammered for considerably less than I expected.

The estimate on the DH 8 was more than the Lefever 8, if I remember correctly.

boy would i have loved to had the dough to have bid and won that lefever 8 ga...charlie

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Originally Posted by Mills Morrison (Post 148795)

I used Proxibid and you can participate as non-bidding participant if you want to watch and not accidentally hit the bid button when the $65,000 Purdey is up.

It seems prices were mixed, but there were some pretty strong prices for some. I crossed an 8 gauge Lefever off my wish list.

Mills if you are saying you won that 8 gauge Lefever then Congratulations. I wish I could have bid more but I did not want to get any kind of loan. Maybe one day you will let me see her in person.

Unfortunately just the opposite. I realized it was waaaaay above my price range

Is this business over ivory a political issue or merely a disagreement over gov't policy? A discussion about it is not touting or bashing any candidate or gov't official. As a group, we have an interest in gov't policy as it relates to our hobby. While I think it is good not to get into political debates here, I see nothing wrong with speaking up as a group to protect our interests. There a influence in numbers. Better than being sheep led to slaughter and just complain about it on the way.

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Originally Posted by Ray Masciarella (Post 148931)

I agree, Ray!

I didn't know anything about this mess until attending this auction. I mentioned it to my older sister and she read about this several months ago but had not seen any impact. Here is a link to a Whitehouse info page on the topic.... http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...g-commercial-b Reading this without seeing the results would cause me little concern. It "seems" OK; its the Fish and Wildlife Service interpretation that's obviously in the weeds.

I sent three letters off to my reps yesterday, not that I expect that to have much of an effect but at least I had my say.

Check out this link too. This law is affecting the larger antiques business and not just the gun market. The gun market is probably a small part of it. Stopping illegal ivory is a very legitimate goal, but the current law hits a lot of innocent bystanders.

http://www.igavelauctions.com/2014/0...wide-concerns/