Over a year ago, I was in the gun liquidating mood and enlisted the aid of Lock Stock and Barrel auctioneers to dispose of 18 long guns and a revolver. The guns were picked up by LSB on their established eastern USA route in mid April and sold at auction on GB in June and I received my check in July. Had i tried to sell them on my own, it would have been a long and miserable project. I had sold 4 guns on my own quickly and had given away to a young friend 3 turkey guns all pumps. LSB didn't charge for pick up, but charged 25% on the sale to me. Buyer didn't have a premium to pay. Some guns went lower than I had hoped, but some higher than I hoped. All auctions start at a penny with no reserve. Three of the guns I sold on my own were to an Ohioan. Postage for each gun, registered mail, was about $90 per gun. One of the owners of LSB picked up the guns at my home. Surprisingly, he told me that some of the high bidders on guns know nothing about guns, but target auction items that have high activity which he believes causes the buyer to believe that the gun could be resold at a later time privately for a profit. Point being that while boomers may still buy quality guns, that isn't the only interest in them. Gil
