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I have purchased guns at auctions, but never sold any. Would like to hear some advice and experiences people have had selling with particular auction houses. Is there a better time of year to sell at auctions? What is a reasonable seller fee and how negotiable are rates? Looking to sell SXS guns in the $5-$20K range. Thanks for any input.

From my recent experience buying SxS guns at auctions...many of them are going for what I'd call stupidly low prices...

I would have a very frank discussion with any auction house I was considering about their ability to realize good prices.

Consignment might be a better choice, if you are patient.

Keep in mind that any auction house gets a percentage of the sale from the seller in addition to the buyer.

On occasion, if you have a very expensive, high grade collection the auction house MAY waive that percentage of the buyer.

For the average seller, if you have the time or patience, selling it yourself is a better option.

You can sell it fast, through an auction and not get what they are really worth at the end or sell them slow yourself and maybe get what they are worth.

The above is based to selling my father's guns when he passed. He had decent guns, well taken care of, but if I had the time, patience and motivation, I probably could have gotten another $5 k - $10 k based on what he had.