Bidding Frenzy

[ArtS]

There is a Parker DHE 20 gauge with 32" Titanic barrels on LSB right now. I bid $1k soon after it appeared so I would get bid notifications. It is a 1921 gun with several dents in one barrel that extend into the bore. The wood is rough with a lot of scratches and actual gouges, checkering is worn quite a bit, metal finish is not there on the action and the ejectors don't work. On the plus side it appears original and matches the book. I did a search and found that it's twin in much better condition sold on their site 4 or 5 years ago for $9250. Considering the visible condition and known problems (especially the barrel dents), it looks like a bidding frenzy is building. It is already near mid 3's with 9 days left in the auction. At the rate bids normally progress there, it may go to the 10,000 range. It is a nice original gun, but the potential pitfalls are big before it is restored.

[Ed Blake]

What’s the frame size?

[B. Dudley]

It is an 0 frame.

Currently at $3,300

It will sell for much more.

It will sell for much more.

[Craig Larter]

What's LSB?

[Reggie B]

Lock stock & barrel. It’s a gunbroker auction Craig.

[Brush Buster]

Lock Stock and Barrel , a seller on Gun Broker !

[winplumber]

Things will always sell for more if everyone knows what and where it is, just saying.

[Kevin McCormack]

"On the plus side it appears original and matches the book."

Not to come on to macabre, but so would dental records in a homicide.

[Brush Buster]

I will probably get my head bit off for posting this but here goes ..... It never ceases to amaze me constantly how folks will get on a board and direct other folks to an auction with something for sale thinking they are helping everyone out by letting everyone know that there is something special up for grabs ! What about the people that are already bidding on it that are members of the board also and hoping to finally " Maybe " be able to pick something special up and actually get a decent deal on it ! After someone posts about it on the board where those items are collected by everyone on the board ,so much for that idea !!!! I understand if you have the item listed for sale here and there is no interest and you list it on an auction site then pointing everyone to your auction especially since we have to price our For Sale items here and you may have started your item at auction for a penny etc. ! I know personally ,I put a lot of time in searching guns for sale and when I was working ,I would get up an hour early every morning just to check the four or five sites that I frequent in search of guns before the crowd got out of bed and before I was tied up all day at work ! Last week I picked up on Gun Broker ,a super nice VHE 12 Gauge ,Very Late Remington era Parker built on the 1/2 Frame and I sure didn't steal it and even discussed how rare the 1/2 Frame guns are with the seller but every day the gun was on GB ,I kept checking our site and would even comment to my wife ,I wonder when this 1/2 Frame gun will be discussed on our Parker Site and still can't believe it wasn't ! I am not sour grapes and hadn't bid on this gun yet but I sure wish if folks don't own the gun or have an interest in its ending price that this would stop on our Board ! Hopefully I am not the only one that feels this way and maybe it won't ever stop but there are two sides to every story and the guy that's a member here and was already bidding ,I am sure feels beaten already ! Just My Opinion for what it's worth ! Thank You for reading !!!!

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Russ Jackson

I will probably get my head bit off for posting this but here goes ..... It never ceases to amaze me constantly how folks will get on a board and direct other folks to an auction with something for sale thinking they are helping everyone out by letting everyone know that there is something special up for grabs ! What about the people that are already bidding on it that are members of the board also and hoping to finally " Maybe " be able to pick something special up and actually get a decent deal on it ! After someone posts about it on the board where those items are collected by everyone on the board ,so much for that idea !!!! I understand if you have the item listed for sale here and there is no interest and you list it on an auction site then pointing everyone to your auction especially since we have to price our For Sale items here and you may have started your item at auction for a penny etc. ! I know personally ,I put a lot of time in searching guns for sale and when I was working ,I would get up an hour early every morning just to check the four or five sites that I frequent in search of guns before the crowd got out of bed and before I was tied up all day at work ! Last week I picked up on Gun Broker ,a super nice VHE 12 Gauge ,Very Late Remington era Parker built on the 1/2 Frame and I sure didn't steal it and even discussed how rare the 1/2 Frame guns are with the seller but every day the gun was on GB ,I kept checking our site and would even comment to my wife ,I wonder when this 1/2 Frame gun will be discussed on our Parker Site and still can't believe it wasn't ! I am not sour grapes and hadn't bid on this gun yet but I sure wish if folks don't own the gun or have an interest in its ending price that this would stop on our Board ! Hopefully I am not the only one that feels this way and maybe it won't ever stop but there are two sides to every story and the guy that's a member here and was already bidding ,I am sure feels beaten already ! Just My Opinion for what it's worth ! Thank You for reading !!!!

While I don’t disagree with you I don’t agree either . I used to get a little peeved of someone disclosed an auction item that intrested me . But it’s a free world so if someone wishes to make it known that’s their prerogative .