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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: cable on March 24, 2014, 12:49:18 AM

Title: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: cable on March 24, 2014, 12:49:18 AM: anyone familiar with this builder? upcoming auction has a very attractive .58 flintlock, signed on barrel by this man. didnt find any references to him when i searched.

here is the link to the item and pictures:

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=3161&aid=77276&lid=19238328&rfpb=0#
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: jamesthomas on March 24, 2014, 01:23:14 AM: 19% Internet Premium?
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: iloco on March 24, 2014, 01:35:56 AM: Quote from: james e on March 24, 2014, 01:23:14 AM
19% Internet Premium?

Plus 8% sells tax. That equals 27% added to winning bid.
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: jamesthomas on March 24, 2014, 01:48:58 AM: Quote from: iloco on March 24, 2014, 01:35:56 AM
Quote from: james e on March 24, 2014, 01:23:14 AM
19% Internet Premium?

Plus 8% sells tax. That equals 27% added to winning bid.

They have a dark place they can put it. I hope anyone bidding on it realizes that.
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: cable on March 24, 2014, 01:53:35 AM: Quote from: iloco on March 24, 2014, 01:35:56 AM
Quote from: james e on March 24, 2014, 01:23:14 AM
19% Internet Premium?

Plus 8% sells tax. That equals 27% added to winning bid.

sales tax only if you are living in california.
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: jamesthomas on March 24, 2014, 01:56:58 AM: Still, 19 percent?. Its a nice rifle and all, but 19% is too much.
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: cable on March 24, 2014, 02:07:42 AM: i agree, but more and more of the auction houses charge 15-20% even if you are there bidding in person. i guess most bidders take this into account when bidding, and the prices are less accordingly.
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: cable on March 24, 2014, 02:08:22 AM: but has anyone heard of this builder i wonder?
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: JTR on March 24, 2014, 06:44:47 PM: Haven't heard of him, but he did a nice job, in a 1987 sort of way.
John
Title: Re: DA Coultrup, rifle made in 1987
Post by: wet willy on March 27, 2014, 12:31:12 PM: If the item is unique and a limited market, maybe an auction house is best despite the fee. Most quality ML have a limited market.

What you get for the auction house fee includes: advertising to thousands of prospective buyers, collecting payment (which can be messy with bad checks, disputed transactions, etc), packing and shipping and handling and damaged-in-transit issues, and general complaints ("this doesn't look like the image you posted and I want my money back").

For a private sale with word-of-mouth advertising, buyer inspection & buyer pick-up from your place, cash sale ... probably not worth 19%.