Legacy's web site says they charge a reasonable 15% of the selling price. I agree their selling prices are somewhat less on average than what you see on Simpson's.
However the prices at Simpson's are set by the consignor, unless they ask Simpson to set it for them. I do that.
C numbered guns are consignment, D numbered are his. The prices on D numbered guns you'll see are more down to earth. To get an idea how unreasonable a consignor can be in pricing, look at Simpson's "Reduced Prices" page. Some reductions are drastic, indicating how ridiculously the item was over priced by the consignor. There are three or four guns on Simpson's that I would buy in a minute if they were not so over priced, and Simpson will not go to the consignor with an offer.
I like using Simpson because he gets more money for an item. For example, I had a table at the Ohio Gun Collectors Association for a couple of shows to see if I could sell a few things. I had a P.38 I tried to get $1400.00 for and would have taken $1200.00 if offered, but could get no interest. I gave it along with four other guns to Simpson's and asked him to put a price on them that would sell. The P.38 sold for $1995.00. Give Simpson his 20%, and I got $1600.00. Similar story on two of my other guns that I had tried to sell at the OGCA. All sold when they came out in his "New Items" listing.
My other three guns are selling more slowly as they are considerably higher priced items that I am not that motivated to sell anyway, but if I can get my ridiculously high price I will let them go. They're antiques, not Lugers.
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