Hoarder recently passed away.....

Drmsparks · Mar 23, 2015

please post up when you find out if things will go to auction or consignment.

thanks

fidelity · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
While I appreciate all the condolences, the deceased was neither friend nor relative, and I had never met the gentleman. He was the father of my son's friend who I just offered to help when he told my son he had to ' take care of his father's guns'. I had no idea what I was walking into, but how many of us have ever gotten to walk into something like this?!!

Thanks for all the great advice.

Must have been surreal. Thanks for sharing.

echo6mike · Mar 23, 2015

I'm hoping some of those wheelguns go to consignment where I can go check them out, that pic alone was enough to catch my interest!

Hope all's going well for the man's family, it sounds like they really have their hands full for a while with everything he left.

wilcam47 · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
...and I've been asked to help with liquidating the guy's guns. We spent the better part of the day cataloging guns; many NIB, multiples never opened, old milsurps, modern Desert Eagles, a boatload of Colt SAA's, some P08 Lugers, M1 Carbines,, Remington Nylon[66's, SKS's, Lee Enfields, many commemoratives, some consecutive serial numbers...... It will be a little while before the selling begins, but I'm just having a great deal of fun sorting through these beauties. Below are just a few samples;

-Unopened Colt Custom SAA
-P08 Luger
-Pre-64 Winchester 30-06 Lever (yes, a 12 ga. trench gun below that with ordance mark)
-SAA's, S & W's, Colts
-Desert Eagle 50 AE, NIB
-Elmer Keith Commemorative .44 Mag

I can't begin to describe what it was like to be photographing and handling some of these weapons. Stay tuned

nice collection he had.

Docster · Mar 23, 2015

wilcam47 said:
nice collection he had.

To him it wasn't a collection, it was just hoarding. I was heartbroken a couple of times seeing a commemorative poorly stored-like the John Wayne revolver. Unfired in box and pristine on one side, pitted barrel on the other. :sad20:

Bootknife · Mar 23, 2015

An Unusual situation for sure, I have a few times come across things that should never have happened. I posted one or two here in the Past. If Your Interested search "Crying Shame". Shame He didn't Prepare and Care for that last Cattle Drive, Sad indeed. Prayers and Peace to the Family. We will all meet again on God's Golden Shore!

namrelio · Mar 23, 2015

My brother in law was a hoarder and I had to clean his place up. Most of his stuff was just junk. Man them hoarders can sure pack it away. :sad20:

It is good some of their stuff has value.

j_h_smith · Mar 23, 2015

I had a friend of a friend who asked me to sell some of his guns. He had maybe 200 long and handguns, but all of them were put into a bank safe and there were not one worth trying to sell for the money he was asking. I saw him at one of the show a few months later and he didn't one item all day. I don't know what he ever did with the firearms.

md_rick_o · Mar 23, 2015

Subscribed for the plans.

BossmanPJ · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
A gun appraiser that was there to document items for estate purposes says it was not a clone. He should me the markings including the ordnance mark. Of all the guns, there was only 5-10 that were junk like rusted H & R's; 3 Norinco SKS's NIB. The rest were all top stuff including the 3 M1 Carbines and unopened drum mags for his Thompson.....

I only ask because of the box it's sitting on. Looks like a Norinco clone but maybe not. So... What about Norinco sks's new in box?

ma_deuce · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
To him it wasn't a collection, it was just hoarding. I was heartbroken a couple of times seeing a commemorative poorly stored-like the John Wayne revolver. Unfired in box and pristine on one side, pitted barrel on the other.

Wow. Now that's something I can't understand. Who'd want to pay good money for valuable pieces like that and then let it deteriorate?

wilcam47 · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
To him it wasn't a collection, it was just hoarding. I was heartbroken a couple of times seeing a commemorative poorly stored-like the John Wayne revolver. Unfired in box and pristine on one side, pitted barrel on the other.

That is sad...

ma_deuce said:
Wow. Now that's something I can't understand. Who'd want to pay good money for valuable pieces like that and then let it deteriorate?

The same people that turn in such a firearm for a $50-$100 gift certificat :sad20:

Many are gifts/inheritance and the person doesnt know the value or is too stupid/lazy/anti-gun to care.

tomandjerry00 · Mar 23, 2015

wilcam47 said:
That is sad...

The same people that turn in such a firearm for a $50-$100 gift certificat Many are gifts/inheritance and the person doesnt know the value or is too stupid/lazy/anti-gun to care.

A lot of guys get the guns when they are younger and by the time they are in their 80s, they can't handle taking care of their collection anymore but still want to keep it. Unfortunately, the guns then rust away... Hopefully a qualified gunsmith can clean them up a decent bit.

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Mike · Mar 23, 2015

Docster said:
To him it wasn't a collection, it was just hoarding. I was heartbroken a couple of times seeing a commemorative poorly stored-like the John Wayne revolver. Unfired in box and pristine on one side, pitted barrel on the other.

So sad to hear he didn't take care of them enough to prevent rusting. It looks like he was into 'cowboy action' guns. It would sure be nice if some type of a show could be staged. If he had a Thompson sub machine gun, I have never seen one of those outside of a museum. If you're going to try to clean and oil them up, put me down as a volunteer. PM me.

embermage · Mar 24, 2015

Yeah i am with that too, would be more than happy to help clean guns just for the chance to hold some of those classics

Jason21237 · Mar 27, 2015

ma_deuce said:
Wow. Now that's something I can't understand. Who'd want to pay good money for valuable pieces like that and then let it deteriorate?

Hoarders brains don't work that way. Its about collecting as much shit as possible. It has nothing to do with the individual items nor do they care about the condition. They will fight about throwing away a 20 year old newspaper or rotten food from the fridge. I have dealt with family members that hoarded everything. Im talking full bags of stuff from walmart or the grocery store just sitting on the floor underneath a pile of other stuff. Never opened, never touched. Its all about getting the stuff not about using it. Everyone likely knows at least one hoarder but doesn't realize it because they act perfectly normal outside of their home.

Rick3bears · Mar 27, 2015

Doc you got your hands full. Best of luck and condolences to the family. I own Rick3bears Pro Firearms Care. If you have a question about cleaning or restoring, pm me. Glad to help a brother MD Shooters guy.

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