Freije&Freije Firearms Auction: 1 Jan 24 Clayton, IN

[ditcherman]

Wife n I do a lot of online auctions due to our business, word of advice. Make your highest bid, not a bid during the auction. Don’t get caught up in the heat of the moment. Then forget about it. If you win- you’ll know about it. If you win good for you, if you don’t, you didn’t want it for that price anyway. JMO.

No way, how do I know ahead of time what my highest price is? That knowledge only comes with that feeling you get when you see “time extended…”



Don’t know that I’d buy a gun at an auction, but spent a couple hundred thousand on equipment and trucks over the years on online auctions, almost always somewhere between ‘bargain’ and ‘fair’.

ETA; I can’t stand going to local live auctions like an old farm auction, unless there’s something there that I can’t live without. Online only for me.

 

[Nugget]

ETA; I can’t stand going to local live auctions like an old farm auction, unless there’s something there that I can’t live without. Online only for me.

The droning of the auctioneers as they drag out the bidding of each item with nonsensical noise-babble drives me nuts. I went to this Frieje auction in 2021 and had a splitting headache for the next two days. Never again.

 

[Limpy88]

Been 12 years since I have been to it. How late do they run in to the day?

 

[Nugget]

Been 12 years since I have been to it. How late do they run in to the day?

Late. The live auction starts at 10am. There are 1000 firearm lots on Day 1. If they auction one gun every 30 - 45 secs, that's 8.5 - 12.5 hrs. No way they finish before 8 or 9pm.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Wanna make sure I remember to check on post-sale prices for all the $600 bottom-tier ARs, $550 glocks, and $500 Mosins (before premiums and fees).

 

[Waldojr]

The gun I was looking at is already above retail before the fees .I just ordered it online for much cheaper and it's new.

 

[Mij]

The gun I was looking at is already above retail before the fees .I just ordered it online for much cheaper and it's new.

Yep, you got it.

 

[Nugget]

Auction starts soon. If you really want something, go bid in person. The year I was there, they openly admitted that if the high bid in the room matched the high bid online, they'd give it to the room. Seemed shady, but their comment was, "if you really wanted it, you'd have come to the auction."

 

[KellyinAvon]

Pulled in at 0910, I’d estimate 100 vehicles in the parking lot. I’m standing by the back door where I can get some semblance of reception out here.

 

[KellyinAvon]

What I’m seeing looks pretty reasonable. 29-3 went $850

 

[bgcatty]

From looking at the online bidding in real time an awful lot of extreme amounts of money being bid on otherwise available firearms without a buyer’s premium. My !

 

[BoilerWes]

I’m sure someone can point out a deal or two…but what I am seeing is insane…especially when you figure buyers premium, CC fee, online bid fee, sales tax, transfer fee!

 

[drillsgt]

What I’m seeing looks pretty reasonable. 29-3 went $850

I saw that one, somebody got a good deal. I almost forgot about this but was able to get in and put some bids in and walk away.

 

[KellyinAvon]

@Smith& W is in the house. I bet we are going to be looking at some of the same ones.

 

[KellyinAvon]

@Smith& W is a sneaky bidder, he bought two guns and I didn’t see him move.

 

[BGDave]

I'm looking at completed auctions.
My interests have narrowed somewhat so;

Bauer .25s seem to have dropped in value. 3 or four went for 350 ish.
Franken AR 15 prices are in the toilet.
Looks like somebody bought a Dan Wesson 14 for a 15 price.
Colt Sp1s are hit and miss. The 2K one was a theft. The 3K one (listed as a 1971 was a 1981)
Pro tip; any number after SP in the serial is part of it. So SP168xxx is a six digit.
NOT SP1 68xxx. A five digit. A five digit is closer to C&R status.

I'm only 6 or seven pages in and already thinking $$$ X 10% X7% X3%

They had some very nice firearms.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'm looking at completed auctions.
My interests have narrowed somewhat so;

Bauer .25s seem to have dropped in value. 3 or four went for 350 ish.
Franken AR 15 prices are in the toilet.
Looks like somebody bought a Dan Wesson 14 for a 15 price.
Colt Sp1s are hit and miss. The 2K one was a theft. The 3K one (listed as a 1971 was a 1981)
Pro tip; any number after SP in the serial is part of it. So SP168xxx is a six digit.
NOT SP1 68xxx. A five digit. A five digit is closer to C&R status.

I'm only 6 or seven pages in and already thinking $$$ X 10% X7% X3%

They had some very nice firearms.

I left with one, I didn't own an N-Frame and now I do.

I grabbed the Model 27 which came up before the Model 66-1. I thought $1,000 was a bit much. I wouldn't have chased that one that far.

A few other on my list (the ones @Smith& W didn't buy, he bought 3 that were on my list) were in the range I was willing to go. Don't know how far the "other bidder" would've chased.

Also, I'm not an M-1 Garand guy. One went for $6K. Not sure why.

The Hi-Points and Jennings went for about what you'd expect.

 

[KellyinAvon]

HOLY CRAP! The no-dash 686 went for $600!

 

[KellyinAvon]

Were you able to snag anything, Sarge ?

Keep scrolling MM, got an S&W Model 27-3.

 

[Nugget]

GLOCK MODEL 19X 9MM

SEMI AUTOMATIC, BARREL LENGTH 5 INCH, ENHANCED POLYGONAL RIFLING, IMPROVED BARREL CROWN, AMBIDEXTROUS SLIDE STOP LEVER, GLOCK NIGHT SIGHTS, FIRST EVER FACTORY COLOR SLIDE, COYOTE COLOR, LANYARD LOOP, INTERCHANGEABLE BACK STRAPS, 3 17 ROUND MAGAZINES, COND: LNIB

www.freijeauctioneers.com

Sometimes, you just REALLY want a widely available $500 gun, and nothing is going to stop you from getting it right this minute!

That's $880 with the premium, so pushing $950 with tax and fees?