recent gun sales

[edgarspencer]

For the most part, we are an aging group, and as we get older, our collections have gotten better, with higher grades, and generally, more valuable guns.
Many of us don't have children or close relatives to leave these to, or, those that do, have children raising young families, and may not have an interest in side by sides. Consequently, we old guys start letting go of a few high end pieces, and there are few to no youngsters interested, or with the money to buy these for what we have in them, or the value we think they have risen to.

I've had a table at the Baltimore gun show for many years, and the small numbers of young people coming through the doors, aren't looking at 8 or ten grand Winchesters and SxS pieces.
We all started out collecting what we could afford, trading up, and plateauing at a level that becomes difficult to justify hanging onto, and find them somewhat difficult to sell. I'm glad I didn't just collect Saturday Night Specials,(though even they are rising in value) and love my higher grade Parkers, but I don't want my wife trying to barter them away to the taxman.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

For the most part, we are an aging group, and as we get older, our collections have gotten better, with higher grades, and generally, more valuable guns.
Many of us don't have children or close relatives to leave these to, or, those that do, have children raising young families, and may not have an interest in side by sides. Consequently, we old guys start letting go of a few high end pieces, and there are few to no youngsters interested, or with the money to buy these for what we have in them, or the value we think they have risen to.

I've had a table at the Baltimore gun show for many years, and the small numbers of young people coming through the doors, aren't looking at 8 or ten grand Winchesters and SxS pieces.
We all started out collecting what we could afford, trading up, and plateauing at a level that becomes difficult to justify hanging onto, and find them somewhat difficult to sell. I'm glad I didn't just collect Saturday Night Specials,(though even they are rising in value) and love my higher grade Parkers, but I don't want my wife trying to barter them away to the taxman.

"With age comes wisdom."

We are fortunate to have a good number of 'wise old men' among our ranks.





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[Kensal Rise]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I've had a table at the Baltimore gun show for many years, and the small numbers of young people coming through the doors, aren't looking at 8 or ten grand Winchesters and SxS pieces...

Mr. Spencer has it mostly right.

However, men of past eras were often wooed by tradition, emotion and sentimentality.

Thus, many of us grew up with the romance of double guns, sunny cool days afield, and the magic they weave.

Sadly, today's youth have little of that. Media is their god. They grow up in a dark basement playing video games. And when they do engage with guns, they relish the AR types they see on-screen, or shotguns with black plastic/camo stocks and matte anodized finish. What's more, their object is efficacy of death dealt out. Not respect for the game and sport, or an interface with the marvels of nature.

Not all kids are like this. But I dare say that too many are.

Where this leaves the future value of your Parker is anyone's guess...

[Steve Hodges]

John, I do not disagree with your observations of many youth today, and also your feeling that of course not all youth are guilty of it, but I guess this is nothing new:

AUTHOR: Socrates (469–399 B.C.)

QUOTATION: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

ATTRIBUTION: Attributed to SOCRATES by Plato, according to William L. Patty and Louise S. Johnson, Personality and Adjustment, p. 277 (1953).