LC Smith 8 gauge up for auction

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

They are all really big. You will need a big checkbook for any of them.

How do they come up with the estimated price ? I thought it would be more than 2500-3500 , even if it sells for a bit more ive never seen a hammerless Parker 8 ga go that low .

Theres a few 8 ga Parker hammerless guns on GI but two of them are approaching the cost of a WR droplock 8 ga .

I seen a auction a few years ago for another LC Smith 8 ga I think it sold for under 4k . Do they not bring the cost of a Parkers ? I had thought they would go for more since so few were made . Then again a American 8 ga is a niche in a already niche market .

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

How do they come up with the estimated price ? I thought it would be more than 2500-3500 , even if it sells for a bit more ive never seen a hammerless Parker 8 ga go that low.

One of the main jobs of any auction house is to entice folks to bid on an item so part of their strategy is to undervalue an item thus causing folks to think “Holy ****! now’s my chance to get one of these for way less than market price!”... and the bidding begins. Before long the item reaches market price.





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[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

One of the main jobs of any auction house is to entice folks to bid on an item so part of their strategy is to undervalue an item thus causing folks to think “Holy ****! now’s my chance to get one of these for way less than market price!”... and the bidding begins. Before long the item reaches market price.
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very true - how many times have you been to an auction and no one will bite on the first offered opening bid, so the opening gets lowered once or twice and then the bidding starts.

next thing you know- the same people who would not raise a hand to the original open are now bidding several times more than that to stay in the race.