Discussion Firearms auction

[JackADriscoll]

There was a firearms auction online today where they sold some of my bucket items. Notably a colt musket, a le mat, and a spiller and burr revolver, anyone pick up anything neat lately?

 

[archieclement]

Haven't even seen anything in my wheelhouse lately...

Perhaps I have too much a caviar taste for a roma noodle budget .......

 

[scooter748driver]

Missed it. What was the auction house?

 

[JackADriscoll]

Kraft auction service

 

[UCVRelics]

The Spiller was very sketchy with a Whitney cylinder. The LeMat sold for the the same price $8500

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

Rock Island Auction Company has interesting Civil War auctions from time to time.
Two years ago, I went there with a freind to look at some cannons.....To rich for my blood!

 

[archieclement]

Rock Island Auction Company has interesting Civil War auctions from time to time.
Two years ago, I went there with a freind to look at some cannons.....To rich for my blood!

It is something to experience in person though, get there early and you can preview the auction........its like going to A museum where you can touch and hold everything.

 

[bayonet]

Kraft auction service

I went back and forth starting 3 weeks ago on 2 items there via internet. Finally bowed out. Auctions are great sometimes to get some items way below value. Picked up a item a month ago 1/2 to 2/3rds below its value.

 

[Jack7171]

There was a lot of discussion about that spiller yesterday on 2 other forums, and several pretty stout collectors all commented that the spiller was an aged up Italian repro for 8500 bucks.

 

[Present Arms]

I had good luck in an auction, lately. I maintain searches for certain items on online auctions. Whenever something I want is scheduled, I do my research to determine authenticity and ask questions of the auctioneer if necessary. Sadly, I have limited means and my low-ball bids are quickly overcome by someone with deeper pockets. One of my desired items was in an auction held on last Christmas Eve with no reserve and a low starting bid. A similar item was in the preceding lot. Those lots went live during half-time of a football game and I noticed that the similar item sold low with very few bids. In the next lot, my low-ball bid had only one response and I won the item with only one raise. I paid roughly 1/3 of its true value. Moral of the story: If selling in an auction, be sure that it will not be held on a holiday and put a reserve on it. It is better to have your item passed at low bids than to sell it cheap.

 

[CW Appraiser]

The Spiller was very sketchy with a Whitney cylinder. The LeMat sold for the the same price $8500

Spiller serialized 967 was total reproduction as were many guns in that sale.