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July 8, 2012
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I was looking at Cabelas Gun Library on-line and came across this Model 1873 deluxe, inscribed rifle, and they are asking $13,999.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/100833717
This same rifle was sold in the June 2020 Rock Island Premier auction where it sold for $6,900 including buyers premium. Seems to me someone got a good deal at the Rock island auction.
Al
November 7, 2015
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Wow, even borrowed the ad copy. May have to drop by the orphanage to see this one in person.
Mike
July 8, 2012
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TXGunNut said
Wow, even borrowed the ad copy. May have to drop by the orphanage to see this one in person.
Mike
Mike,
I noticed the ad also. I think they even left the auction tag on it. Give us report if you get to see it in person.
Al
March 31, 2009
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Nice looking gun. I think a good price is somewhere in the middle.
July 14, 2016
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That sounds cheap going for $6,900 USD in June!
A man can never have too many WINCHESTERS...
May 2, 2009
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They should of taken the photos from RIA site. Their photos don’t do the gun justice.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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July 8, 2012
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I agree Bob. RIA photos are much better.
May 2, 2009
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If they rely on their photos to sell the gun they may not get what they got into it.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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November 7, 2015
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1873man said
They should of taken the photos from RIA site. Their photos don’t do the gun justice.Bob
Some stores have talented photographers, Bob, most don’t. Not sure if Kurt is still the buyer there but I think he stole that one. Looks like they got a little greedy pricing it but I’ll try to sneak in for a better look this weekend.
Mike
September 22, 2011
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I think whomever bought this rifle from RIA got a very good deal. Which is unusual given that it’s RIA.
Does Cabela’s regularly purchase from auctions for resale? It seems that given their business model, The time taken to try and identify a bargain at auction that could be resold in a reasonable amount of time with enough of a markup would not be worth the effort. I would have thought whomever purchased this at auction brought it in to Cabela’s and sold it to them at a small profit and now they have it out for retail sale.
November 7, 2015
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At one time I had a pretty good working relationship with my local Cabela’s. I don’t think I’m revealing any trade secrets when I say that their buyers will place bids on quite a few items in the various auctions. We all know that sometimes an item will not receive the bids that we think it should for whatever reason and someone who’s paying attention will get a bargain. Their business model does indeed involve a substantial markup but they have a sales history of many thousands of transactions and they feel they know what a given item will bring in their store.
Mike
June 4, 2017
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I see Cabela’s sales people at the Tulsa show buying. They have Regional Acqusition Managers that buy and distribute to the stores. I’ve dealt with Bill Taylor in the past when a large collection was liquidated and he was a buyer. It would not surprise me if they are bidding at large auctions. T/R
