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I sold about 20 Smith & Wesson collectable revolvers with Amoskeag in the past November auction. They came through Montana to pick them up and all dealings with the company were hassle free and smooth in transaction. We settled on 12% . They wanted 15% I wanted 10%. There estimates were in line with my valuation with beginning prices lower that I might have liked. I did not participate in setting any prices or estimates. The auction did not bring out the bidders I had hoped for. Some of the rarest, highest estimate guns did very well. My more common guns sold low, several just making the low start price and 2 not selling. There descriptions were by an large accurate but one of my nicer guns the description was quite picky in my view and it didn't bring minimum.
I got one fat check for all the sales. I'm sure I could have done better by brokering individual sales myself but was also have health issues at the time.
Net result: less than hoped for final $, smooth dealings, all one batch. Nice single transaction payoff at the end.
Having returned to health I would sell individually myself. Would advise my widow to do Amoskeag upon my demise.
I would shop around the auction houses more if considering auctions again.

Well, glad to hear you are doing better, regardless of auction outcome.

Best,
Ted

Thanks Ted. Covid19 really beat me up ~ twice.

In this litigious world, I don't post anything on an open forum.

Buckstix-

OK. Fair enough. What did going through the entire process with two different auction houses teach you, overall?

What advise would you have to other people?

OWD

Glad to hear you have recovered, Steve. Hope all goes well in the future.