Prices Realized (RIA)

[TARNATION !!!]

Rock Island Auction completed an extensive sale over the weekend. To see all items, click
here

Here is what happened on the Parker scene
BP = Buyer's Premium Tax and fees not shown.

Winchester DHE 20 3,000 + 585 BP + tax +fees
CHE 16 11,000 + 2145
Hammer 10 950 + 185.25
DHE 12 4750 + 926.25
DH 12 4250 + 828.75
GH 12 1700 + 331.50
GH 12 800 + 156 Damascus plus barrel dent
GH 12 1500 + 292.50 Damascus
GH 12 1100 + 214.50 Damascus
GHE 12 1900 + 370.50
PH 20 2500 + 487.50
PH 12 1400 + 273
PHE 10 4500 + 877.50
NH 8 5500 + 1072.50
VH 28 6500 + 1267.50
VHE 20 4000 + 780
VH 20 2250 + 438.75
VH 20 3250 + 633.25
VH 20 3000 + 585
VH 20 2000 + 390
VH 12 3250 + 633.75
TROJAN 20 1800 + 351

[Jared V.]

Did anyone see the VH 28 Guage in person? Seems like it went low even with the buyer's premium.
JJV

[Bill Murphy]

A lot of stuff went for reasonable prices.

[Dean Romig]

The reserves must have been unusually low or absent altogether.

[Bill Murphy]

Widow women don't usually deal in reserves. There is way too much stuff on the market today for auction buyers to bid high on every gun. One of our members and I attended an auction a few weeks ago that included items that were the best of their type and sold for very attractive prices.

[Dean Romig]

I was ignorant of the fact that someone's widow had consigned these RIA Parkers.

[TARNATION !!!]

The VH 12 surprised me. What is there about this gun that puts it at that price?
3250 + 633.75
238831 is a post 1934 Remington period gun with no extras.
Is Skeet in/out more desireable?
Would 2 3/4" chambers be factory spec by then?
With the bid/buyers premium/tax/fees it is a 4000$ partially refinished (barrels) VH 12 gauge extractor 26" Vulcan barrels CPG SF DHBP. Other than 26" and Skeet, it seems to be a fairly ordinary gun. Does this bode well for VHs in general, or is there something special here?
Thanks for my continuing education.
Cheers,
Jack

[Dean Romig]

In my opinion, the only feature that would set it apart from the "ordinary" is if the barrel flats are factory stamped "Skeet In" and "Skeet Out".

[TARNATION !!!]

Description does say "marked SKEET IN & SKEET OUT"

[Bill Murphy]

Scarce gun if it is a factory non ejector skeet gun. Should sell for about four times what a common VH in the same condition would sell for. Dean, "widder" or "widow" is kind of a generic term for a consigner who wants these guns the heck out of here, now.