Fox?

Looks like Ohio bidder is on Top

There are some western cat and coyote trappers that like the 2 1/2 single long for setting in tight spaces. That extra spring on a #3 takes up space. A B&L 2 1/2 is plenty strong.

Who do I think will get those traps?? Maybe some one in idaho!!? LOL

So the 2 1/2 is a 3 with just one spring?

No the jaws are not symmetrical they are rounded on the opposite of the spring. They are their own traps. Some #1's are the same way, not designed to use a second spring.

Too rich for me. Fun to watch though. Maybe some will show up on here?

$6.70/trap average before the 3.5% on the traps on the pallet. $10.15 ea for the ones in the barrels, currently. Still money to made. It takes money to make money they say. These are higher dollar to collectors, and the fans of the B&L traps. There are some hidden gems in there too IMO.

$1825.00

$1875.00

$144.00


Dang!

Just left there from handling them.
They belonged to Bill Pruitt. (Not spelling the name correctly). An old fur buyer from St. Louis.
The guy who bought his place found them in a shed and put them on the auction.
Too many 44 double under springs in the mix. They aren’t worth much.

I think I recognize that name from the 70s and 80s when I was first starting out in the fur business.

Funny thing about old fur buyers and their stashes of new traps. You should have seen Joe Garcia’s collection, makes this one look small. Garcia was a buyer in central and Northern California in the 50s and 60s. Never met him.

I'm right about there being a couple "sleepers" in there though, I bet. ? I bet there aren't many trap collectors that have a new old stock #44 DUS in their collections. They may be worth more than you think. You're right about their value as users.

That's a major bummer.

I figured them as hard as I can work my pencil.
They are already higher than I can sell them for.
Plus add on the over 10 percent tax and buyers premium.
I’m out, and I’m at the Missouri fur auction 24 miles away from them.
I’ve bought a sold a few traps. Won’t work for me.

There’s a lot of them out there Jayme.
It’s a nice set of traps though.

3 hrs to go ........
Higher than I was expecting already.

wow
5350
3400
415
70

Higher than I thought it would go

2 people got into a bidding war at the end . Illinois and Ohio. Illinois won. Sort of like a Big 10 football game!!!

$8750 for 435 traps eh.
$20.11 ea.
Maybe there was stuff in there we didn't see ?
WOW