Who is Old Town Station Firearms Auctioneers and ArmsBid.com?
Founded by Jim Supica and Dan Kull, KS Firearms Auctioneers has grown from conducting an auction every couple of years since 1993 to conducting 3 annual Live Auctions in Topeka, Kansas. These auctions offer sales of 1000s of quality firearms throughout the world with nationwide and international marketing that reach to the 1000s of catalog and mailing list subscribers.
Kull Auction & Real Estate Co founded in 1989 and Old Town Station- Armsbid.com formed a joint venture to do what we love, sell guns! Jim’s love and dedication to the gun industry has drawn him to Virginia to be director the NRA museum. With Jim’s departure, Kull Auction & Real Estate formed a new entity, KS OTS Firearms auction. Attendees in the Midwest know Kull Auction & Real Estate one of the top full time auction firms with over 2 decades of live auction experience.
Why Kull’s Old Town Station Firearms Auctioneers?
Licensed & Legal
As a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), we legally sell & ship to enthusiastic buyers throughout the United States & internationally. All sales are made in compliance with all firearms laws.
Non-FFL auctioneers are limited in who they can legally sell to, and are only brokers, with the gun owner considered the actual seller, and responsible for illegal sales. Why take chances? Let KS do it right for you.
Powerful ArmsBid.com
Among websites of actual live gun auctioneers, our ArmsBid.com website usually ranks number one on the entire Internet on major search engines. We average 2000 to 3000 unique visitors every day, and over 8 million hits per month. Our website is arguably the top live gun auction website on the Internet. Check it out on Google. Last time we looked, we were rated No. 1 on the entire Internet for "Live Gun Auction", and our placement for "Gun Auction" and "Firearms Auction" was higher than any other live gun auctioneer in the world.
The Right Size for You
While KS Firearms Auctioneers –ArmsBid.com is considered one of America’s best known & respected firearms specialty auctioneers, we are far from the largest.
We like it that way. We’re proud of our Midwest-friendly auctions in our climate controlled and homey permanent auction pavilion. Each bidder & consignor is important to us.
How much do you charge?
KS Firearm Auctioneers is competitive. We know what it takes to put on a world class firearm auction and IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES our commission is the same AS THE “LOCAL AUCTIONEERS” COMMISSION, BUT we have the knowledge, THE expertise and the world wide EXPOSURE TO sell YOUR GUNS at the highest possible price on that given day.
The terms of the consignment are spelled out in detail on our consignment contract. Seller's commission starts at 25% for our National Firearms Auctions, and can be considerably less for large collections or exceptional individual pieces. Regional Firearms Auction sellers' commissions are lower. THERE ARE NO HIDDEN CHARGES FOR PHOTOGRPHY, CATALOGING, INSURANCE, ETC. You need to know the folks you trust your guns to. Put KS Firearms Auctioneers expertise to work for you!
After 20 years in the auction industry our professional achievements include, Missouri Auction School Instructor, Certified Appraisers Guild of America Instructor and Court recognized auctioneers & appraisers. Professional memberships include, National Auctioneers Association, Kansas Auctioneers Association and National & Kansas Realtor Associations.
Check out the prices realized from past auctions. Historically, 55-65% of our auction firearms sell within pre-auction estimates, 35% sell over estimate, and only around 4% sell under estimate. Click here for prices realized from past auctions.
Three ways to sell your guns with KS Firearms Auctioneers
- Cataloged Collectors Auctions, Spring & Fall
Best choice for antique and collectable firearms, or those which would benefit from national exposure.- All guns pictured in full color catalog mailed to thousands of collectors throughout the U.S. & around the globe.
- Full expert descriptions of all guns.
- National display advertising in major firearms publications.
- Local & regional print & radio advertising.
- Full photos & descriptions on our popular ArmsBid.com website.
- Absentee bidding by mail, fax, phone & internet.
- Live bidding on the internet w/ streaming audio.
- Summer Shooters Auctions
A good choice for sporting arms that don’t require detailed descriptions, at a lower sellers’ commission competitive with local & regional non-specialized non-cataloged auctioneers, but w/ KOTS perks.- Best choice for antique & collectable firearms, or those which would benefit from national exposure.
- Guns listed in brochure mailed to thousands of proven buyers.
- National advertising.
- Local & regional print & radio advertising.
- Listing on ArmsBid.com website.
- Absentee bidding by mail, fax, phone & internet.
- Outright purchase
If you wish to sell immediately, KOTS Firearms auctioneers will buy your entire collection or nice individual gun. You should get more by selling on consignment at auction, but we have an excellent reputation for offering good wholesale value for outright purchase if you need or prefer an immediate sale.
OTS Dispatch is now the mail order auction catalog. All guns are pictured, described, and estimated. Recent issues have featured 800 to 1800 guns to be sold at public auction.
A subscription is $70.00 U.S. ($150 international), and runs about 4 auction catalogs over about a two year period. Our summer shooters auction has been a flyer only and our catalog subscribers will also receive these.
To subscribe:
- Call Christine, (785) 862-8800 or (800) 466-5516, 9a - 4p (CST) with Visa/MC info.
- Order by mail with this order form.
- Fax Visa/MC info to (785) 862-8811.
- Order online via PayPal (US only!)
