2013 PGCA Silent Auction
 

Dear Friends and Members of the Parker Gun Collector's Association

The 2013 PGCA Annual Meeting and Banquet will be held on Friday September 27, 2013 and will include, among other exciting features, the much anticipated Silent Auction fundraiser. The Silent Auction has been extremely successful in generating much needed revenue for the PGCA and has included some wonderful donations of auction items from both PGCA Members as well as from businesses that specialize in sporting related products.

The items to be donated need not be new or expensive, just something you think might be of interest to your fellow PGCA members. In the past some of the best items were those homemade/handmade items from some of our more talented members. Please look around at your accumulations of shooting and sporting equipment for anything you thought you needed but find you can do without and let Dean Romig or Larry Frey know what you would like to donate. Thank you for your continued support.

I recognize that off site bidding for these items may be a logistical problem, but is there some way those of us who cannot attend could participate in the bidding? Would result in more $$ for PGCA

John, that topic was raised last year and unfortunately we simply do not have the technology on site at the auction to accomodate or accept remote bids. We have a BOD teleconference coming up and we can discuss it then but I don't anticipate a positive outcome.

Dean

John,
To add to what Dean said it is our goal each year to sell all the items at the auction. If somehow we were able to sell some items remotely we would then have to bring them home, package them appropriately, and ship them. This would add work and expense to the process.

Anyone whose been to one of these events the last few years knows that Dean and I only solicit the donations, it's really our wives that get stuck doing the work. I will run your suggestion by the girls but I don't have a good feeling about the result.:nono:

In my mind, you don't need any accommodations for off site bidding during the auctions. Let off site bidders send in one bid prior to the auction. If there are extra costs, add them to the winning bid. Opening up the process to a wider audience should result in more money for PGCA

I have a museum grade full shoulder mounted Impala from our safari to South Africa. The mount was done by a South African taxidermy outfit by the name of 'Lifeform'. They are one of Africa's premier taxidermists. The mount is in excellent condition. I would be happy to donate this to the silent auction if the powers that be think this would be an attractive bid item. Pics can be sent if needed before judgment is rendered. just pm me and if the powers that be feel it would not be a suitable silent auction, that's not a problem either. I shot 2 impalas and had both mounted so letting one go is no problem and keeping both is not an issue either. Just pm me either way.

How about some pictures Allen... or at least tell us its dimensions, top to bottom. Most folks are travelling long distances with little extra space in their cars. It's a very generous donation so don't let me put a damper on it.

Mark Landskov just PM'd me letting me know I should watch for a package from FeDex.
Thanks Mark!!

I picked this up at an antique shop in Maine last week... it will go to the Silent Auction.
A 5-piece condiment set in its original box made by the Meriden Silverplate Co.
The design is known as "First Lady". It has some minor tarnish covering each piece but
the set appears to be very lightly used - no marks or scratches or polishing swirls.




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Dean, I'll take some pictures of it in a few minutes and post with some dimensions. Mr. Purtill has seen this mount in our family room while he was drooling uncontrollably over the BHE I had for sale awhile back. George can attest as well. If it is accepted as a silent auction item, I can bring it down to the event on the Friday. Stay tuned for pics. This was one of 2 Impalas that I shot. This one was taken late in the day after Jean and I had walked our butts off in the bush and I had asked out PH to drop us off at one of the waterholes where he had a blind set up. We sat there for over an hour taking movies of all manner plains game that around 5 pm decided to come to water for a drink. This one was one of about 20 or so Impalas that just showed up out of no where to drink. We were hunting bigger game during the day and all I had was my model 70 375 H&H mag. When I decided to take this one animal and shot it (at about 20 yds) - that slug knocked that impala back about 20 feet. Never seen anything like it. Couldn't resist the shot though. I'll post pics shortly. My apologies for droning on about this.

Impala Pictures
 

Dean, the impala roughly measures approx. 37" from the tip of the horns to the base of the neck.:rotf:

Larry and Dean, do you want the Impala mount for the silent auction?