Where to sell?
I have a Browning collection of the limited edition rifles. You know, all the guns John Browning made while working for Winchester. Twenty five guns in all N.I.B. The Blue Book of Guns list them as being worth over 20K dollars, pice by pice but this collection is all in the same serial number.(all but one) I bought them one at a time as a investment for my kids college fund. Now I can not find anyone interested in having such a wall hanging collection around here. It is going to take someone with more money than anyone in my social circle to appreciate them. I have done a lot of dealing on G.B. But feel this collection would be better off with a person who makes a living by finding buyers for such items.Have you any ideas?
Thanks a-bolt
Thanks a-bolt
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I would think that you could "show" them to a lot more people if you listed them here on Gunbroker as a set.
Don't mis-judge people here, they have the money to spend on the right stuff.
Or, you could place an ad in the gun list but I would use the computer first, place your reserve on it and go!
Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun has!0 -
a-bolt,
While intentions were honorable, you have a limited market. The Blue Book is only a guide and very often, a poor one. I would follow the advise given by madmarc0. Pictures sell, sometimes. Advertise on GB and set a reserve-perhaps, what you paid, for these items. The least you will be out is your time.I have been a licensed 01 dealer for over 16 years. I wish you the world of luck. 1010 -
Quote: "It is going to take someone with more money than anyone in my social circle to appreciate them."
That reminds me of an amusing side story: I sold my Browning High Power collection to an "oil man"--he was owner of an oil company that had over 80 employees. I took them to his house to make the deal. He lived in a 2-million dollar mansion down the street from Ross Perot. We made the deal and he wrote me a check for $17,000...then he asked me to hold it for 2 weeks before cashing it.
The guy traveled in high social circles, was a multi-millionaire, rubbed elbows with Ross Perot, had a large company...and it took him two weeks to come up with a measly $17,000.
Point is: just because someone is high social circles don't mean they have any more money than the guy who fixes your plumbing.
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You may be surprised who has money. I have several friends that I thought were regular joes. Turns out they are millionaires several times over though you would never be able to tell by the way they dressed and acted.
Have you thought of contacting Butterfields in San Francisco?
http://www.butterfields.com/areas/arms_consign.html
They may be able to give you a price and you may be able to auction the entire collection through them.0 -
You could try Lewis and Leyton Yearout of Great Falls, Montana. They have one of the largest/best Winchester collections in the country.
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you could also try g u n s a m e r i c a.com or
maybe
soldusa.com ,, they buy whole collections their info is
SoldUsa.com 1418 Industrial Dr. Bldg. 2A Box 11,
Matthews, NC 28108
phone number is 704-815-15000
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