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Just a heads up to those interested in seeing what he has for sale.
I asked for a list and a general location to see if there was anything I was interested in and within a reasonable driving distance.
I got a reply of "LIST WOULD EXTENSIVE , CALL ME" and a phone number.
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I listed a small stack of guns last year. The flak, chaff, and pure bullshit that ensued is probably why OP is being pretty tentative. I haven't risen to the level of no fucks given that OP probably has, but I am quickly rising to a special level with each birthday.
It is easier to dump a complete collection in one shot with one lump sum, but to do it that way, you will never get top dollar.
A neighbor on the down-low helped liquidate a massive gun collection/estate for a widow of a man who planned to retire and tour gun shows. Neighbor got her a pretty good stack of cash and the prices were reasonable, by simply carrying a list with prices around to gun peeps he knew. It took him 6 months. An example is the unfired Model 94AE I bought for $350.
Making a list, setting prices, taking photos, etc. can be quite an undertaking. Not doing it is a form of denial IMHO. Nobody wants to have the reality check of what this hobby has co$t them.
I was pissed when the insurance company made me make a list of the parts on my totaled '56 Ford pickup. I did not want to see on paper what it cost me and what I had just lost.