Landsborough Auction - Paris, ON

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Did any of you attend this auction in person?

I followed it online, made a few pre-bids.
I did not find any great deals and was amazed at some of the selling prices.
Add the 10 to 15% Buyers premium and the taxes......then in some cases add shipping.

How'd you guys make out? Any deals?
 
The store that runs it is super over priced. I had $200 in gift cards for there for over 2 years because it was so hard to find something that wasn't at least $50 or more higher than any other gun shop around. Including bass pro and cabelas. Finally I just had to go and spend it on cleaning supplies and a couple soft cases and a bunch of little odds and ends just to use them. As and example, they wanted $575 for a savage Axis with sights. Epps sells them for $365. They wanted $565 for a chiappa M1-9mm (I was getting desperate lol) when several other suppliers are asking $515. I think they bit off more than they can chew with the new store and have had to hike their prices in hopes to pay for it.
 
Their prices were always a bit high even before the new store. But they are a nice group of guys, they just price matched a pistol for me which was a pleasant surprise.

Keep inin that they do not set the prices at the auctions, the consumer does, completely out of their control.
 
Wasn't it online only?


I used to go to every one before they opened it to Internet bidders. I have done very well there. Would have been excellent if that one guy didn't want the Chapuis more then I did but oh well. The prices are just getting out of hand for common stuff. Hi dollar guns can still be had for a good price sometimes
 
I attended the auction,
Couldn't believe someone paid around 400 for a .223 savage axis with no scope - before fees and taxes. Pretty sure you can buy one at cabelas for 329 w/ scope after rebate.
 
I have gone to many of them in the past, sometimes 3 a year. Five to ten years ago one could find some decent deals there but as previously stated, the internet bidding has drove many of the prices to ridiculous heights. Then the shipping is another expensive proposition. They are into making money for themselves and not into customer service. If the post office shipping comes to, say 19$, then they bill you $29.........to cover the wages of the employee doing the wrapping and PO delivery. My last internet purchase there was $40 but my actual cost to get it here was $82. Nuf sed.
 
That is steep, part of their bad prices come from Eli's in Simcoe. They are the closest compitition and their prices are even higher. They have the market in this area and until someone moves in and offers better prices they will charge what the want.
 
I did participated at that auction on line 3 yrs ago... it was super fun and worked well for the timing to bid vs the item announcement. The sad and bad thing about it is the 'internet fee' of 15% in addition to the taxes and the shipping rate. other than the price, it is great ! Sk
 
I've been to a few and like most others mentioned in this thread, the prices seem way over the top. Depending on what you want and what you're willing to spend, you can sometimes get lucky. Case in point; a few years back, I picked up a '43 Long Branch No.4 in almost pristine condition. It had a PH 5C target sight on it, but the stock had been cut down into a "sporter" configuration. Obviously, someone had set it up for military match or target shooting. It cost me $329. with the bid, sales tax, and buyers premium. If you know pricing for an excellent condition Long Branch and the PH sight, you know what a deal that was. Over a few months, I managed to get a complete Long Branch walnut stock fore stock set as well as the LB stamped hardware and rear sight, and put it back to factory original. I kick my butt now for selling it off since I'll probably never find another one that nice.
 
Sometimes you can find rare rifles. I've gotten lucky a few times. I like taking my kids (the older ones) to the viewing the day before and showing them what I like and answering their questions. I don't bring them with me on the day of the auction, though because they get bored and sometimes I sit there for hours

Also know the value of what you're after
 
freddyfour said:
That is steep, part of their bad prices come from Eli's in Simcoe. They are the closest compitition and their prices are even higher. They have the market in this area and until someone moves in and offers better prices they will charge what the want.
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Actually you can figure Tilsonburg Gun Shop in there. Fair prices and great people to deal with. TC
 
I have been to all but one auction in Paris in the last 5 years. People tend to push things past what a new one would cost at full retail. Triggers and Bows the parent company is usually pretty good to deal with. Can be a bit pricey.....but if they know you and are a regular customer.....you rarely pay the full price (especially if YOU ASK for a discount) at the store. As for Eli's....well....I refuse to go in there any more. They're way over priced and not overly helpful to hand gunners like me! Back to the auction. KNOW WHAT RETAIL SHOULD BE, before getting into a bidding frenzy, and have someone with you to watch the room to make sure you aren't being "ghost bid". Yes it happens, and mostly with one auctioneer in particular.....several people have noticed this trend. As with anything....buyer beware. TOO MANY people let their kids(5 to 15yrs old) mess with guns on the tables. I have seen several guns damaged by kids and the parents just ignore it. Also, if bidding on a box lot...you want to be there, again, because people will take items from one box and place it in another, then you bid on it expecting everything to be there and it's not always. That's the people not the auction company. The Landsbourgh guys will usually make it right tho and either remove the item or try to work it out with you.
 
I like that auction. It's a guilt-free way to off load guns I wouldn't sell on the EE, in a face-to-fact transaction and definitely not to someone I knew personally or at a gun shop where I did business regularly.
 
This auction has the usual collection of lower grade, banged up and boring firearms that are found in most auctions. If you see something that you like/need then definitely
have to go and check it out in person. I would not get involved in bidding online only. A lot of these auctions have moved to online only as they also charge a higher
premium from the buyer for online and this is a way of maneuvering the bidders into this scenario rather than if they show up and it discourages inspection trips thereby
allowing the more damaged stuff to reach higher bid levels.

The only positive is that there is relatively a fast hammer versus a slow close like in the Fort Erie auction which
I went to once and nearly fell asleep waiting for them to milk the same sad tired cooey shotgun for five minutes......

:)
 
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