Grease Gunner Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 https://www.rockislandauction.com/catalog/77/class-iii/1/?keywords=thompson 15 is a lot for one auction......Be interesting to see the results They have a total of 68 class3 items including a UD42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromFL Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Estimated prices seems low.Is that typical?Does the final price usually hit within or above that range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 estimated prices mean nothing- sometimes a hook to lure you in!!I have seen them sell for lower than the low estimate and sometimes higher than the high estimate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Pretty much the estimate is a marketing tool. Ignore it. It means absolutely nothing. Really depends on who is in the room bidding. I have been there a number of times, and you really need to look the guns over. Some great deals in years past, but recent pricing seems to bear out the fact that folks found the auction and have plenty of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Well, I think all of the Thompson stuff is done at RIA. Below is my list of items and prices. I used 18% Bidders Premium, though all items were listed as sold "onsite". I am interested in comments on the cheap Westy, and the two drum lots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Those prices seem a little high, given the current state of the market. As for the $14k WH, that is more than I would pay for one. In my mind, $12k is about right. I would have to send mine to PK, where I would spend around $4k and wait for years to have the work done. Is that required, maybe not, but it would be for me. So I would have $16k into a gun that has no historical significance, and is still inferior to a WWII, or prior, TSMG. No offense to WH owners everywhere, just my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Anyone see the Jap 99 DEWAT sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 HOw do you find the sold prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Interesting that there was not an M1 in the bunch... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 The way Mike got the final prices was having it online and the prices are posted if you are watching the auction live. Thats how he got them.He did a greart job!! They will be posted for eveyrone to see sometime this week. The owner of the C drum will net only 1600 since the usual commish deducted from the seller is 20% (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Interesting that there was not an M1 in the bunch... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.comThere was a M1 Thompson sales sample in the Auction Catalog. No idea on the hammer price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 IIRC the M1 sample went about $8K. Just from memory... I deleted it since I cannot get samples. I get my prices by saving the item in my Proxibid watch list. It stays for a week or more available for viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks Panda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an1913t Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 The C-Drum seems like it went particularly low. What am I missing here? Is it not an original 1921 drum? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 The C-Drum seems like it went particularly low. What am I missing here? Is it not an original 1921 drum? Thanks.NopeA quick check comparing to the mags in the pinned section should help answer as to which vintage it may be Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMG28 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 an1913t, Actually, the C-drum went pretty high. It appears to be a West Hurley C-drum. Essentially none of these drums worked properly. The springs were all terrible. If it has been repaired by Merle Bitikofer (no way of telling from one pic), it would at least be fully operational. However, since you can now buy a modern Taiwan-made repro for under $400 that works great, I would not expect anyone to pay much for a West Hurley drum. About the only people who want West Hurley C-drums are crazy collectors like me that want one for a display. The second drum is an XL-drum, which is nothing more than an MGC drum that Numrich stamped and sold as a 39-round drum for their Thompsons. Together, they are probably worth under $500. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Interesting that there was not an M1 in the bunch... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.comThere was a M1 Thompson sales sample in the Auction Catalog. No idea on the hammer price.It doesn't look like sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromFL Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Definitely surprising prices....and not in a good way but then it depends if you are buying or selling. Edited September 10, 2019 by JimFromFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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