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Originally Posted by Angel Cruz
Ian, if I post the price it would mess up the Trojan market. Let’s just say it was the starting bid and I was the only one.
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I'm not sure the Trojan market could be depressed much more.
I bought a Trojan on GB in the last month. I didn't have a 20 gauge Parker so decided to try to get a Trojan cheap (had no Trojans either, so 2 for 1).
I bought one from LS&B that looked really nice. I won after 20 bids were placed . Finish and wood were great. Only negatives were a period recoil pad and, for some reason, someone had blued the action. Bores and mechanics were perfect. I believe I paid reasonable amount at $1180, considering the negatives.
I looked through the completed auctions for November and December and found that 10 of the 28 Trojans listed were sold. Of those sold, there were 6 12 ga, 2 16 ga, and 2 20 ga. The 12's went for $305-755, the 16's from $1054-1250 and the 20's from $1030-1180.
These guns didn't go unnoticed to any extent.Many were nice useable guns in good condition. One gun had one bid, one gun had 2 bids and one had 3. They were rough. The rest had between 9 and 28 bids.
For some reason the Trojans just get no respect. They bring less than the price of a cheap Eastern European double. The VH which was also made in large numbers and a was a base level "real" Parker seems to be ravenously sought after at, IMHO, inflated prices. You see a lot of people wanting to get a useable solid Parker at a price they can afford to use. I can't imagine they don't all buy Trojans in today's market.