Bud Haynes Auction gooing and gawing
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Bittermansbro
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
I didn't go on purpose. But I heard things were silly at times with people spending lots of money on shot out crap (not talking about the historically significant stuff either)
Did not go either, but I had shoot!! cover for me as I was outta town. By the sounds of things that was a good thing. My miesly max bids on what I wanted got way out classed.
Damn Yanks stole our guns again. Good for the estate and BH of course... I guess the BH deals are history.
Damn Yanks stole our guns again. Good for the estate and BH of course... I guess the BH deals are history.
How did you get that???....I cant find anything on their web-site yet??
I went back directly to the site and that's when I realized I had been sent an old link to the auction.
My bad for not checking closer but I have a boot aimed towards the sender's 'nads. Give 'em one from you too?
Sale was embarrassing, get your card out, full of anticipation and the opening price was higher than my max. A clapped out, incomplete .50 M3 starts at $800. and sells for $1100. ? It makes mine look factory fresh and before I thought it was a POS!! and I bought it for $300.
stencollector
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- shilo MB, the armpit of Canada
The days of $300 M3s and M2s are long gone. If I'm wrong on that, someone PM me.
I didn't go to this one, there wasn't enough military stuff there. A friend was there and he thought the prices were ridiculous.
I just finally got my guns from the previous auction yesterday.
Lee Enfield
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Republic of Alberta
The days of $300 M3s and M2s are long gone. If I'm wrong on that, someone PM me.
I didn't go to this one, there wasn't enough military stuff there. A friend was there and he thought the prices were ridiculous.
I just finally got my guns from the previous auction yesterday.
If anything, for the high end stuff the prices were low.
The Volcanic carbine should have sold for more than the Henry.
When you are talking about a historically important design, 155 year old gun in @75+% with probably less than 500 produced....
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Me Tinks that can only prove one thing...Canadians are cheapskates and tightwads when buying guns and don't see the value or the opportunity that our American friends see when they take these treasures back to the US.
Me Tinks that can only prove one thing...Canadians are cheapskates and tightwads when buying guns and don't see the value or the opportunity that our American friends see when they take these treasures back to the US.
Man...did you nail it!!!! If it had been hockey sticks or beer cans we would have been all over it like fog, and paid insane money.
There are those who seem to be too worried about something that will go bang rather then a historically important collectible that is worth it's weight in gold. You are either in the game as a collector or an accumulator, two totally different creatures. The americans are not afraid to spend money for something worthwhile. Plus they know what the stuff is worth in real world values...not beer can collector values.
BTW, I have seen Vern's collection several times and none of it was "shot out crap". Remember, Vern's stuff was only a portion of the total sale...there was a pile of other stuff that came out of another estate.
Cheers
Well, I usually have good luck at the Bud Haynes shows. In the past I picked up a VG Johnson 1941 (with average barrel) for $1600, a Enfield No.4 T sniper for $1400 (used but in good shape), saw a Garand M1D sniper with Danish markings go for $850 (about 3 years ago) and at this one last week bought a Swedish Sniper M42 with nice clear scope and mint bore (after I cleaned it..it initially looked rough but it was only dust etc) for $1800 and a K98 Sniper (repro mount and mismatched #'s) but in beautiful shape with a mint bore for $1200 (missing scope but I had a correct one kicking about the house so now it looks great!) It varies between shows what the prices are like and who shows up (all it takes is 2 bidders to drive up the price on a gun). Still, things go for stupid prices sometimes. You got to know what your buying before you show up there otherwise you will pay to much or miss out on some deals.
Gentleman please put it into perspective! It's NOT that We Canadians are tight wads, we are limited to a difficult red taped gun market. A Yank can come up here and get deals on high end collectables and bring them back to a gun market thirty times bigger than ours. If we had unfettered access to that market then I believe you would see the proper values being paid by a few of us.
Yes I can post on American gun sites and get access to the $$ but the red tape involved to export the FA is what precludes this imo!
