The worlds gone Britannia mad !

[walnutfarmmick]

Me too
Some poor bu55er will be sad if he buys them blind.....

Well, I can assure you it wasn't me - I was nearly killed in the rush to bid £35. Although judging by the prices one was a lot better than the rest. Had you actually viewed them, Pete? Or can anybody else explain?.

Comfort yourself with the thought that nobody gets everything. I'm sure there was a story behind a hoard like that and I for one would like to hear it. Was the vendor even one of us? I did my sums and knew I had to buy several to justify the expenses. Unfortunately that would not have benefitted the vendor in the least and the flak I'd have got at home for embarking on a 350 mile round trip may not have been worth the effort.

Luckily what happens in NZ stays there.

ATB, Mick

[steve medlock]

A mad morning - even the ratty Weihrauch made good money.

I bid on the Haenel pistol but I didn't think it was worth half of the hammer price

I wish I'd had some of my own spare guns for sale in it!

[Lakey]

Out of interest, does anyone have the hammer prices to hand, to see what the guns actually made ?

Lakey

[Graemevw]

Out of interest, does anyone have the hammer prices to hand, to see what the guns actually made ?

Lakey

They haven't published, and I didn't take notes, but I think They made between 300-350 for the cheapest and it was either 500 or 600 for the most expensive.
Plus commission, which was nearly 27% online.

[micky2]

Out of interest, does anyone have the hammer prices to hand, to see what the guns actually made ?

Lakey

The Brits made £260,£280,£340,£340,and £550 which might have been a .25, the Rangers made £260,£340. all of them hammer prices. Haenel 28 pistol £320

[Jerry Cornelius]

The Brits made £260,£280,£340,£340,and £550 which might have been a .25, the Rangers made £260,£340. all of them hammer prices. Haenel 28 pistol £320

Mmm, so about £330 all in for the cheapest, and they all looked pretty much project guns to me

I’m not regretting having passed this time.

[slug-gun]

Interesting how there are different folks for different strokes, as they say. ie clearly there are those who will happily pay top money at a provincial auction for items that, were they to appear on a table at Kempton Park for example, would remain there all day unsold, most probably?

[old goat]

Interesting how there are different folks for different strokes, as they say. ie clearly there are those who will happily pay top money at a provincial auction for items that, were they to appear on a table at Kempton Park for example, would remain there all day unsold, most probably?

It is interesting, with a mate shared a stall a couple of times at Kempton and sold lots of guns, but only one or two at the asking price even given all where keenly priced, some of the buyers seemed to have Boot Sale mentally with silly offers

Never bought anything at auction but I suspect most buyers never attend and bid online and get caught up with the moment, paying over the odds for everyday guns with out even seeing or handling them, something they are welcome to do at Kempton

[ogilkes]

Interesting how there are different folks for different strokes, as they say. ie clearly there are those who will happily pay top money at a provincial auction for items that, were they to appear on a table at Kempton Park for example, would remain there all day unsold, most probably?

That's the insanity of auctions. Bidders get into a feeding frenzy. Cast my eye over the Brits. too but te bank manager would not like it if I bought one at the moment.

[Binners]

Well, I can assure you it wasn't me - I was nearly killed in the rush to bid £35. Although judging by the prices one was a lot better than the rest. Had you actually viewed them, Pete? Or can anybody else explain?.

Comfort yourself with the thought that nobody gets everything. I'm sure there was a story behind a hoard like that and I for one would like to hear it. Was the vendor even one of us? I did my sums and knew I had to buy several to justify the expenses. Unfortunately that would not have benefitted the vendor in the least and the flak I'd have got at home for embarking on a 350 mile round trip may not have been worth the effort.

Luckily what happens in NZ stays there.

ATB, Mick

No, never viewed em mate, just the pictures online. I don't buy from auctions, especially one that gets mentioned on here

[micky2]

I thought they where good buys even with the auction fees added, as one of the above posts says they are rare. compare it with the price of the Haenel 28 pistol. l know which one l would have. l remember about 10 years ago, one went in auction for £800 hammer price. and only looked to be in average condition.