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Holt's looks like it has some nice doubles in tomorrow's auction. Has anyone bought from them before? I'm toying with the idea of a bid.

Yes often. It pays to get a condition report. Might not be time through Holt's. You might see if Dig will be there and offer an opinion. I can import it for you if you win. Good luck.
Steve

Bidding without a condition report is a stab in the dark. The way I look at it everyone there knows what that gun is and about it�s true value, while you will be going off a 50 word description and a couple if photos. Then consider getting it shipped from there to your local FFL expense.

Those bargains, based on estimated bid prices, are not such a bargain when you add up all the money and time. It seems every gun that I bid on ends up selling for twice the estimate or more. You might get lucky but the odds are against it. So do it for the experience and not trying to get the steal of a lifetime.

I wound up not bidding, but there were some amazing prices for some of the high-end stuff. The higi-end/high-condition market really seems to be strong.

There were a couple I was planning to bid on, but as KY Jon predicted, bidding on the good items got out of hand quickly.

Yes,the very last lot of the day was what I had my eye on, estimate of 1,000-1500 and it went for 2300

I was looking at that one, too. There was no fatigue in the room!

I was bidding on the same gun. Dropped out at 2k. My budget too often requires me to be more restrained than my wife thinks I am. Been looking for a nice thumb opener for a while. Most are very worn or very tired. Most hammerguns are approaching 125-150 years so few remain in anything like the shape I wish for. You can ignore many minor things until you realize that they all add up to major money to put right. Be easier if you have no interest in shooting these old guns. Thin barrels never are a risk on the wall.

Might be time to pay attention to other makers using the same opening system. I have seen a few of them, going for more reasonable prices. Sometimes you get caught up bidding on a gun bidders who are bidding on both the gun and the name. They will go higher if they value the combo more than you value just the gun. Still like to try and someday I�ll get lucky again.

Glad I didn't bid against you KY! It did look like a nice light thumbhole

Bid against me all you want. No hard feelings. Sometimes it�s aeems like the entire World is bidding and winning against me. Besides if I won that gun I�d would not still be looking for one in the next sale. The hunt is 2/3 of the fun.

I was looking at a Lefever G grade with 32� barrels about a month ago. Decent shape metal but a mess of a stock. Another project gun. So I passed. Funny thing was I could not stop thinking about it and seeing one like it before. Went into the gun room and started moving guns, cases and boxes around. Found its brother, that I had restocked and redone four or five years ago. I had forgotten about it and misplaced it, which is why I forgot it in the first place. Some days I think my wife is close when she says I have too many toys. Please don�t quote me in that.