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I would keep the case and reduce the price 1K. At 10,500 thats not bad for a Best gun.
I'd try letting Kirby Hoyt sell it for you. You really think you're going to find someone on here or Gun Broker that would send some unknown person over 10 grand for a picture of a gun ?.... Your 3 day return policy might be like another old mans on here...."Oh well". The vague description in your add makes it like buying a $10,000 box of Cracker Jacks and hoping you get a good surprise...
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He's going to regret this down the road a London best sidelock for a fraction of the price.
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HJ,
how about this way?
Mike,
as several have posted,and I will suggest,
I order to monitize your investment and sell the gun,you need to present the product-the Hussey better.Would you buy the Purdey with just what is presented?The price,any price is not whats going to prevent selling it,lack of info with especially about barrels and good pictures are.
More and better pictures.Learn to put them on here-its not hard,let me know where your stumpted-happy to help you.
More information-"barrel thickness is good" is not information.
Look at how a gun like yours are listed with the major dealers and the information/pictures they provide to use as a template.
If not then consider using a consigment service of a reputable dealer and pay him the 15%
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Honestly, the ad should be convincing a buyer to pick this gun instead of the Purdey...
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The price needs to be a lot lower. This one is $6950 and the guy (George L?) can't sell it. http://mylandco.com/index.php?pageid=99&listingid=730He's tried to auction it off a couple of times with no luck. Husseys are great guns, but guys buy names and the top names command the top dollars. That's just how it is. If people just bought quality, American stuff would be dirt cheap. OWD
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You ought to know George just likes to show off all his guns....besides it's sleeved.
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Read the ad, HoJo.
It's a 2-bbl set.
Yes - the original bbls are sleeved.
But there is another set, 27", added at a later date. These bbls were made Atkin, Grant & Lang. They own the rights to the Hussey name (that's why the new bbls have the Hussey name on them). So basically that gun has new bbls by the maker.
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Yes jOe and I believe that the ad says that it is sleeved. In all the times that I have watched your posts I have yet to hear you say anything positive about any one else's gun. Is it just petty jealousy or rather some inborn negative trait that you've had since childbirth?
My Hussey is a great gun at a great price sleeved or not. It is a London Best and comes with solid provenance. I got a bargain when I bought it & am passing the bargain on to someone who's smart enough to recognize it.
Best Regards, George
To see my guns go to www.mylandco.com Select "SPORTING GUNS " My E-Mail palmettotreasure@aol.com
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OK I admit I could have done a little bit better job at the description. I am and try to be an honest person. I had the wall thickness wrote down at my house and can not find it. I need to re-measure the barrels.
As of the price, I have seen several English Best guns in much worse condition. Maybe I am not aware where Hussey falls in line with Atkins, Grants, Langs and so on. I know it is not a top of the line gun. Maybe some Hussey owners would like to chime in.
I would like to consign the gun as well. Every dealer I showed the gun to and discussed trading was willing to take the gun and allow me my asking price. That tells me that the gun must be worth the asking price. I also got very good comments on the case, even though I realize it is not a vintage case.
Let me pose this question, is new barrels by another shop worth more on a gun with sleeved barrels? So the order would be, original barrels, new barrels by another maker and then sleeved barrels?
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Let me pose this question, is new barrels by another shop worth more on a gun with sleeved barrels? So the order would be, original barrels, new barrels by another maker and then sleeved barrels?
more like......Original barrels, new barrels by original maker, or the maker that currently owns the gunmakers name, barrels by another maker, sleeved barrels. really depends on the quaity of the sleeve job and if the original maker did the sleeve job.
As posted elsewhere, there are some horrible sleeve jobs out there.
JMO of course
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