VHE 20 gauge

[Steiner]

Thanks for the quick and expert insights. I am astounded and humbled by the body of knowledge so freely availble in this group. I am also wondering how I am going to be able to compete for my desired wish list of Parkers from such a drastically inferior position. :-) From my brief forray into researching Parker shotguns to enjoy, shoot and collect, it occurs to me that if a Parker gun is available on one of the larger gun auction/sale sites for more than a couple days it must be a bit overpriced or not what it appears to be.

[Bill Murphy]

Some PGCA members with limited knowledge have successfully purchased a hundred or two Parkers in competition with those who know more. Some very interesting Parkers are not sold as quickly as you may think. At an auction, the ability to bid and pay beats knowledge every time.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

Thanks for the quick and expert insights. I am astounded and humbled by the body of knowledge so freely availble in this group. I am also wondering how I am going to be able to compete for my desired wish list of Parkers from such a drastically inferior position. :-) From my brief forray into researching Parker shotguns to enjoy, shoot and collect, it occurs to me that if a Parker gun is available on one of the larger gun auction/sale sites for more than a couple days it must be a bit overpriced or not what it appears to be.

Dan, live and learn...and don't let the expertise get too deep into your head or you may never recover from it. There are plenty of wonderful Parkers out there that have some things that expert analysis would point to as flaws. Weigh them against what your goals are (and your budget is) and move accordingly. Keep asking questions.

[Phil C]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

Thanks for the quick and expert insights. I am astounded and humbled by the body of knowledge so freely availble in this group. I am also wondering how I am going to be able to compete for my desired wish list of Parkers from such a drastically inferior position. :-) From my brief forray into researching Parker shotguns to enjoy, shoot and collect, it occurs to me that if a Parker gun is available on one of the larger gun auction/sale sites for more than a couple days it must be a bit overpriced or not what it appears to be.

Unless it starts at a penny with no reserve. Then it will sell for what the buyer thinks it’s worth. Which is usually fair. In which case it runs the length of the time the seller sets be it a week or more.
In other case it just might be that the higher grade and condition, or rare guns have a limited pool of buyers many times.

[stumpstalker]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

Thanks for the quick and expert insights. I am astounded and humbled by the body of knowledge so freely availble in this group. I am also wondering how I am going to be able to compete for my desired wish list of Parkers from such a drastically inferior position. :-) From my brief forray into researching Parker shotguns to enjoy, shoot and collect, it occurs to me that if a Parker gun is available on one of the larger gun auction/sale sites for more than a couple days it must be a bit overpriced or not what it appears to be.

Dan:

Here is some advice, from one of a number of highly esteemed and ever-helpful PGCA members, that I gleaned from this Forum some years ago.

"The best course for a person interested in Parkers is to get at least the Muderlak Parker Old Reliable book and study that as a starter, find a mentor who knows, have an idea what you want , then move quickly should the right gun surface.

Be quiet about it, there are people who lurk here, the usual numbers are maybe 30 members and 120 non forum member lurkers/lookers, and some of those will buy a gun out from under a person who brings attention to it."