Finally, won a lot of three or four

alvin · 06-28-2015, 04:16 PM

Today, there was another Ruby lot slightly better. I tried $350 again, but another bidder put $375 down. So,,, it did not come.

I bet all these Spanish pistols came from the same seller. Who collected so many Spanish stuffs, looks like an author just finished his book and dumped his collection. Unless he collected each one under $100, how could he not losing money on these... whole auction session wise, each one goes $130 on average, including RIAC's commission and shipping cost.

But who knows, these pistols were cheap in 1920s, probably seller's average cost was under $100 (in today's dollar value).

sheepherder · 06-28-2015, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by alvin

Unless he collected each one under $100, how could he not losing money on these.

I bet the executor of his estate would be thrilled to get $50 each for his collection. I know my niece will, and I'm leaving her an auction catalog and instructions to just dump all my pistols in a box and mail it to RIAC.

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06-28-2015, 04:16 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Today, there was another Ruby lot slightly better. I tried $350 again, but another bidder put $375 down. So,,, it did not come. I bet all these Spanish pistols came from the same seller. Who collected so many Spanish stuffs, looks like an author just finished his book and dumped his collection. Unless he collected each one under $100, how could he not losing money on these... whole auction session wise, each one goes $130 on average, including RIAC's commission and shipping cost. But who knows, these pistols were cheap in 1920s, probably seller's average cost was under $100 (in today's dollar value).