28 gauge not for sale
I'm a new member, having joined to learn about and decide what to do with my Parker VH 28 gauge. I'm also a long time user of gunbroker.. I'm a long ways from selling, so please don't ask. The gun is not as nice as Art Schmitt's, but close enough, all original, stock, pristine and un-cut barrels, screws right, very tight, etc. It's been used often by me since 1967 and by my great grandfather after he bought it in 1917, so not surprisingly there's no bluing. I have three questions for discussion: (1) If this we're your gun, and you wanted to sell it, how and where would you go to get your best price? (2) The sales rules on this site, which are fairly explained and justified, say no auctions allowed. If I decided to sell someday, and I didn't want it to go for less than market value, could I start here with a price that well exceeded blue book, and then drop it every week or two by increments until someone made an offer, and still be within the rules? This effectively becomes an auction, but perhaps not so by the rules. (3) It seems to me that for someone who's selling a 12 gauge or other fine but relatively common gun, they can find comps to set a fair price, so the no auction rule is fine. But for a truly rare gun, the no auction rule puts too much pressure on the seller to determine a fair price instead of the market. I'm wondering if, in fairness to sellers, there shouldn't be an option on this site for exceptional pieces to be sold at auction? Thanks for in advance for your thoughts on these topics.
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