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01-17-2016, 05:10 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Guns International has a 16 ga. Trojan with a broken and repaired stock for $650.00 It is a good place to start and see what is the asking price for guns you are considering.condition being comparable remember it is asking price.
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01-17-2016, 05:17 PM | #4 | ||||||
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William,
Thanks for the information. I think you're correct. Better to run away from this than to either offend my friend or overpay for a marginal gun. Thanks again. Much appreciated. Peter |
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01-17-2016, 06:11 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Gun Woodcock mentioned is about the right price for a repaired rough gun.
When I was first getting into Parkers wanted to see how they worked. With a friend of mine bought a rough VH 12 for 500 bucks. Took it apart put back together until we figured out the puzzle. Then cleaned the gun up and with the help of a PGCA member put the broken stock back together. He did a nice job for lot less than a professional would charge. I sold it for 500 bucks. We were not looking at profit or loss just learning without stripping one of our nice guns. But you can see the economics, had we paid retail for the wood work gun would have been a big looser. As it was inexpensive lesson in Parkers. William |
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01-27-2016, 09:38 AM | #6 | ||||||
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I have had a VERY nasty, flu-like head cold for about 3 weeks now. Sitting out 3-4 days a week in frozen duck blinds probably didn't help any. Lots of patent OTC meds didn't do much for it either. Whatever variety of weed they are smoking at Cabela's in Scarborough might be just what I need (I think I'll call Jack to see).
Their appraisal of $3200 'retail' brings to mind the absolutely mint, unfired, and new in the box Trojan 12 ga. that changed hands at the Vintagers the last time it was held at Sandanona NY. (Many members saw and examined that gun and will remember it). The gun sold for $4K. Is there a disconnect here? Did I miss something? Say what?? |
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01-27-2016, 11:15 AM | #7 | ||||||
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A mint, as new, Trojan in its original box for $4k... That's a steal... really it is!
Remember EDM's that auctioned for some $12k. .
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01-27-2016, 02:59 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Dean it was that exact same gun. Old Ed Ulrich the Winchester man bought it for $2k and displayed it at the very first Greewich Fine Arms Show. He took unlimited grief for paying that much for a Trojan, mostly from the "experts" at large. The next time the gun changed hands was at Sandanona at the aforementioned $4K. I think it even changed hands again before Ed wound up with it. After a couple of false starts on the sale, he finally consigned it to auction, stunning the civilized world with its hammer price.
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01-27-2016, 03:37 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Showing us, once again, that condition trumps all else.
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