Missed Opportunity / Elmer Keith

[Pizza Bob]

I'm posting this mainly to see if it was somebody on this board that bought this gun. This gun being a Model 29-3 Elmer Keith Commemorative Deluxe Edition (one of the first 100 - came with added embellishment and ivory Magna stocks).

I enjoy surfing through RIAC's catalogs for their regular auctions. Usually bid on one or two items - rarely successfully - but sometimes this blind squirrel does find a nut. Such was the case this past July when I managed to win serial #EMK0079...

This past Wednesday (02/24) there was an auction. I had previously gone through the catalog and imagine my surprise when I found another Deluxe Edition Keith Commemorative - the real surprise was that this one was serial #EMK0080 - yes, consecutive to my gun.

So this went from a casual interest to a must have - within reason. I went in with a bid at the high auction estimate - which was $500 more than what I won 0079 for. Alas, it was not meant to be - 0080 went for $400 higher than the high bid estimate - a whopping $900 more than the winning bid for my gun back in July.

So, is anybody on here now the proud owner of EMK0080? If so, just know that I have its immediate predecessor.

You never spend too much on a S&W, you just buy them too soon.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

 

[Valmet]

So, what was the hammer price?

 

[RGNewell]

I have bid high estimate only to have someone bid double.
Go figure.

 

[outta_ammo]

That one hammered @$2,300, so $2,726 with buyers premium. There were two other "standard" Elmers that went at $1,908 and $1,772 including premium.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

auction prices.........

 

[Sam McCord]

auction prices.........

Yes, and don't forget the price paid for the sellers penalty, er I mean the buyers premium.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

Yes, and don't forget the price paid for the sellers penalty, er I mean the buyers premium.

theoretically to get a great deal at an auction,but if two people want the same gun- look out! Lol