Holts auction is coming up in June. Its kind of my Christmas Catalog these days. Found one gun which I am going to put in a bid. I like it a lot. Figure if I bid on it, the hammer price will be like all the other lost bids lately, 2-3 times estimated price. I know fellow conspiracy buffs think they put up low estimates for bids, to create an atmosphere of bargains, to spark bidding interest. But a friend in the business thought my bid(s) was in excess of what he expected the guns to bring in a retail shop, after a little cleanups. Hint, he thought I was bidding way too much. When the hammer fell I was low by 30-50%. Add in paying for pickup, making everything right and shipping to me it just gets worse. No bargains to be found there anymore. But still a few extremely nice guns to buy if you get lucky.
But ever the optimist, I am going to try again. If I can get the wife to take a few days off maybe Ill fly over there and bid in person. That would be a lot of fun for me at least. At least that way Ill get a nice trip out of it and even hold my gun for a few minutes. The risk then is I might just throw caution to the wind and end up paying 12,000 pounds for a 9,000 pound gun. Then another grand to get home. Better not let the wife see that bank/credit card statement. She will want something new for the house.
Last edited by KY Jon; 05/21/18 10:40 PM.
