I'd say it really depends on what you're selling. Anything rare but in high demand, I would put on Gunbroker with a very long auction duration and a reserve price on the medium-high end of what it could realistically sell for. Be prepared to re-list it a few times. From what I've seen of the rare ones, the 3rd or 4th go-around tend to gross the highest, as interest gets built up. Like awhile back there was a guy selling apparently every single 8" barrel, nickel-plated, .44 mag Mateba Autorevolver in the country. First one went for $1976, 2nd for $1800, 3rd for $2200, 4th for $2450! I think the 5th and last is up on GB now, apparently quite a delay between the 4th and this one.
Anything currently popular, gunbroker, with a starting bid about $20 to $50 less than the going rate (basically start it at the lowest price you're willing to accept, rather than using a reserve).
One thing for Gunbroker auctions, try to make sure the auction ends around 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Eastern time. That gives every day shift worker in the continental USA a few hours to stare at the auction and try to do last-minute bids, without needing to stay up late into the night. That $1800 Mateba I mentioned above went that low because it ended at something like 2:30 in the afternoon.
Anything less popular and/or less rare, THR trading post.
Anything currently popular, gunbroker, with a starting bid about $20 to $50 less than the going rate (basically start it at the lowest price you're willing to accept, rather than using a reserve).
One thing for Gunbroker auctions, try to make sure the auction ends around 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Eastern time. That gives every day shift worker in the continental USA a few hours to stare at the auction and try to do last-minute bids, without needing to stay up late into the night. That $1800 Mateba I mentioned above went that low because it ended at something like 2:30 in the afternoon.
Anything less popular and/or less rare, THR trading post.
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