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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2342058" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>The last estate auction I attended was at a ranch near Tulsa; they had probably 60-70 firearms up for bid, laid out on a flatbed trailer. Most of the firearms were SA revolvers, lever action rifles, and hunting bolt actions and shotguns, but there was an International Harvester M1 Garand; eyeing the crowd, I figured I might have a real chance on getting it for a good price, as no one seemed to pay much attention to it. When the M1 came up for bids, someone popped up in the crowd that I recognized as a M1 nut from the gun show circuit, and he led the bidding. When it got to $1400, I dropped out, and IIRC, the final bid was $1800. For a plain-jane postage stamp IHC that you can find online for well under $1500. I've wondered what the rifle would've sold for if that fellow hadn't showed up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2342058, member: 7157"] The last estate auction I attended was at a ranch near Tulsa; they had probably 60-70 firearms up for bid, laid out on a flatbed trailer. Most of the firearms were SA revolvers, lever action rifles, and hunting bolt actions and shotguns, but there was an International Harvester M1 Garand; eyeing the crowd, I figured I might have a real chance on getting it for a good price, as no one seemed to pay much attention to it. When the M1 came up for bids, someone popped up in the crowd that I recognized as a M1 nut from the gun show circuit, and he led the bidding. When it got to $1400, I dropped out, and IIRC, the final bid was $1800. For a plain-jane postage stamp IHC that you can find online for well under $1500. I've wondered what the rifle would've sold for if that fellow hadn't showed up. [/QUOTE]
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