Dale's Guns LLC

ithacaartist · 06-01-2015, 10:55 PM

This is a humungous, 2-day auction. Everything that is in a big gun shop.

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Auction....asp?ahid=5215

alvin · 06-11-2015, 07:46 AM

Gun auctioneers make good money these days

It's an interesting phenomenon. At the beginning of gunbroker.com, auctionarms.com, gunsamerica.com, etc, I suspected legacy firearm auction houses would go out of business in bulk.

No. The opposite happened.

sheepherder · 06-11-2015, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvin

Gun auctioneers make good money these days

It's an interesting phenomenon. At the beginning of gunbroker.com, auctionarms.com, gunsamerica.com, etc, I suspected legacy firearm auction houses would go out of business in bulk.

No. The opposite happened.

...???...What is a "legacy firearm auction house"???...

ithacaartist · 06-11-2015, 11:51 AM

Rich,

Here's my take: legacy firearm auction houses = long-established operations

Not unlike the Big-Box effect. The mom & pop garden centers, hardware stores, lumber yards, etc. all took a heavy hit when WalMart, Lowe's, and Home Depot came to town. But it didn't work like that in this case. These fairly centralized arenas of firearms exchange remain, and thrive--to the extent that all the buyers' premiums are sky high! I think what changed most is the way individuals can more easily buy and sell. The internet has almost eliminated the need for long, hard work in establishing connections for buying/selling/collecting.

I am glad it is this way. It would have taken me a lot longer to find what I now have, in terms of a collection. This pales in comparison to the information I've obtained just by being a member of this forum. I'm an extremely late bloomer in this interest, and at my vintage, I appreciate this opportunity. I guess nothing remains the same as much as the fact that things will change!

ithacaartist · 06-11-2015, 12:01 PM

Nobody found anything noteworthy at this auction?

mrerick · 06-11-2015, 12:22 PM

The link took me to someone selling livestock...

alvin · 06-11-2015, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Nobody found anything noteworthy at this auction?

I searched "Luger", there are two boxes of .30 Luger ammo. I searched "Mauser", some rifle ammo showed up. I searched "FN", some ammo for FN showed up.

Lots of ammo and rifles.

Any C&R pistols??... just searched "Nambu", nothing. "1911", a few showed up, but not C&R items.

Obviously, this was not a C&R dealer.

What did I miss?

Mac Cat · 06-11-2015, 02:41 PM

Several Lugers, but poor photos and vague descriptions.

ithacaartist · 06-11-2015, 03:33 PM

I noticed the ammo mostly, plus all the reloading jazz. Seemed to be some obscure ammo, but mostly a big variety. Where I live, .25 auto, for example, is rare on the shelves. And .30 Luger is virtually non-existent.

cirelaw · 06-11-2015, 05:35 PM

Dave you are a nice guy!

alvin · 06-11-2015, 06:08 PM

There is a gun shop near Manchester NH selling various kinds of ammo, including rare .30 Luger ammo. Fiocchi is about $21-22 a box (50 rounds FMJ, new). But I am not sure they take phone order or not.

Yahoo search on "gun shop manchester nh" shows the name is "Shooter's Outpost", 1158 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH. (603) 232-6125. It's a 2-floor building. They sell ammo on 1st floor, and sell guns on the 2nd floor.

If desperately need .30 Luger ammo, they have that in stock.

sheepherder · 06-11-2015, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

The link took me to someone selling livestock...

That's what I get...Dunlap Livestock, via ProxiBid/Schaben Auction Service..."There are no current events for this seller"...

Whatever auction you guys got, was he selling any tools???

alvin · 06-11-2015, 07:46 PM

Click on "show archived events" in the link, you will see two sessions of "DALE'S GUNS LLC. COMPLETE LIQUIDATION NO RESERVES"

The tricky part is this -- it takes proxibid.com quite a few seconds to load after clicking on that "show archived events", be patient

ithacaartist · 06-12-2015, 12:01 PM

Yes, that would be correct. I forget exactly when, but the auction happened not too long after my OP, probably last weekend.

06-01-2015, 10:55 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Dale's Guns LLC This is a humungous, 2-day auction. Everything that is in a big gun shop. https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Auction....asp?ahid=5215 __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

06-11-2015, 11:51 AM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Rich, Here's my take: legacy firearm auction houses = long-established operations Not unlike the Big-Box effect. The mom & pop garden centers, hardware stores, lumber yards, etc. all took a heavy hit when WalMart, Lowe's, and Home Depot came to town. But it didn't work like that in this case. These fairly centralized arenas of firearms exchange remain, and thrive--to the extent that all the buyers' premiums are sky high! I think what changed most is the way individuals can more easily buy and sell. The internet has almost eliminated the need for long, hard work in establishing connections for buying/selling/collecting. I am glad it is this way. It would have taken me a lot longer to find what I now have, in terms of a collection. This pales in comparison to the information I've obtained just by being a member of this forum. I'm an extremely late bloomer in this interest, and at my vintage, I appreciate this opportunity. I guess nothing remains the same as much as the fact that things will change! __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

06-11-2015, 12:01 PM	#5
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Nobody found anything noteworthy at this auction? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

06-11-2015, 12:22 PM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	The link took me to someone selling livestock... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

06-11-2015, 03:33 PM	#9
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	I noticed the ammo mostly, plus all the reloading jazz. Seemed to be some obscure ammo, but mostly a big variety. Where I live, .25 auto, for example, is rare on the shelves. And .30 Luger is virtually non-existent. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

06-11-2015, 07:46 AM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Gun auctioneers make good money these days It's an interesting phenomenon. At the beginning of gunbroker.com, auctionarms.com, gunsamerica.com, etc, I suspected legacy firearm auction houses would go out of business in bulk. No. The opposite happened.

06-11-2015, 02:41 PM	#8
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 670 Thanks: 2,006 Thanked 542 Times in 292 Posts	Several Lugers, but poor photos and vague descriptions.

06-11-2015, 05:35 PM	#10
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Dave you are a nice guy!

06-11-2015, 06:08 PM	#11
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	There is a gun shop near Manchester NH selling various kinds of ammo, including rare .30 Luger ammo. Fiocchi is about $21-22 a box (50 rounds FMJ, new). But I am not sure they take phone order or not. Yahoo search on "gun shop manchester nh" shows the name is "Shooter's Outpost", 1158 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH. (603) 232-6125. It's a 2-floor building. They sell ammo on 1st floor, and sell guns on the 2nd floor. If desperately need .30 Luger ammo, they have that in stock.

06-11-2015, 07:46 PM	#13
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Click on "show archived events" in the link, you will see two sessions of "DALE'S GUNS LLC. COMPLETE LIQUIDATION NO RESERVES" The tricky part is this -- it takes proxibid.com quite a few seconds to load after clicking on that "show archived events", be patient

06-12-2015, 12:01 PM	#14
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Yes, that would be correct. I forget exactly when, but the auction happened not too long after my OP, probably last weekend. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894