theotherwaldo
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I love online auctions put together by poor researchers that can't spell... .
Gun Crazy Auction??
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My wife and I have spent many hours at estate and farm auctions. It's kind of a hobby for us. Once in a while, we get some good deals on things we can use, but you have to do your research first. Reloading equipment and supplies usually go cheap because (I guess) most reloaders don't go to auctions. I bought several hundred .257, .277, and .308 premium bullets last summer for under $100. I once paid $15 for a RCBS uniflow powder measure, and the guy bidding against me looked at me like I was crazy.
That said, the one and only gun I was able to buy at auction was a Ruger Old Army many years ago for $200. Not a screaming deal, but I wanted it. I have seen many guns start at prices higher than I was planning on bidding. A quick for instance: there was an Ithaca O/U advertised at one auction. I went and looked at it and it was an SKB, not a Perazzi, the barrels were pitted and covered with oil to make them look good. I figured an maybe paying $350 since it would have made a good shooter. The bidding started at $600 and went up from there.
That said, the one and only gun I was able to buy at auction was a Ruger Old Army many years ago for $200. Not a screaming deal, but I wanted it. I have seen many guns start at prices higher than I was planning on bidding. A quick for instance: there was an Ithaca O/U advertised at one auction. I went and looked at it and it was an SKB, not a Perazzi, the barrels were pitted and covered with oil to make them look good. I figured an maybe paying $350 since it would have made a good shooter. The bidding started at $600 and went up from there.
I've actually done very well with on-line auctions, but in-person estate auctions go really nuts. Example: There was a NIB Winchester 94 17HMR at an auction in the tiny town of Bern, KS. Lots of really nice guns and lots of eager buyers. At the time that rifle was kinda steep on GunBroker for around $1200-$1300. It went for a staggering $2500. NUTS!!
Yeah, there was a Henry Golden Boy at an auction a few years ago that my brother in law really wanted. It was in just OK condition. It went for over $520 when you could buy a new one for $359. You wonder how those buyers felt when (if) they checked out their purchase online.
Howland937
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Around my area, the auctions generally have an attendance of about 75% Amish folk. The gun prices are always astronomically high...
I asked a guy who bid $275 on a bone stock 10-22 (and didn't win) why he'd pay more for it than a new one cost. His reply was that they'll always pay more for one "without paperwork". That doesn't explain the online auctions though.
I asked a guy who bid $275 on a bone stock 10-22 (and didn't win) why he'd pay more for it than a new one cost. His reply was that they'll always pay more for one "without paperwork". That doesn't explain the online auctions though.
soonerfan66
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It's not just gun prices at auctions . I was at one few weeks back and it had a lot of reloading supplies . That was why I went . Ammo , bullets , primers , dies ect nothing went cheap . It all was market value or even higher . Crazy . Could of drove to a big type store and paid less .
Zaydok Allen
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Sure glad I have what I need right now.
Go to auctionzip.com and open an account. (free) use key words like "firearms" and "Guns" set it up to be notified of all sales within your comfortable range like 50 miles.
They will e-mail you when an auction is being held within your range of miles. You can click on the sale and they give you pictures and/or listing of what you are interested in.
Have fun Mars.
soonerfan66
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I got everything I NEED but might find something I WANT . Was hoping to get a deal on primers and bullets .
Riomouse911
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I have an acquaintance, who is a bit of a braggart, that went to a dinner/fundraiser (RMEF I think?) that had gun auctions that started after the cocktails kicked in. He, and his financial advisor Jack Daniels, ended up in a battle with two other inebriates for the right to claim the high bid on a beautiful new Lazzeroni 8.59 Titan with a nice scope already mounted and sighted.
This three-way weenie-war ultimately ran the high bid North of $5,000.00, and after the gavel dropped the third time my acquaintance proudly and loudly had won. That night he happily wrote out the check, making sure all knew what he just paid.
Well, when morning came I learned that when he sobered up and realized what he paid for the rifle he bought he about fainted. Then, when he saw this hard-kicking monster had proprietary ammo that cost a fortune he felt like an ass, well a bigger ass than he already is. When he realized that he paid more for this rifle than the high bid of a guided elk hunt that was also auctioned off in a silent auction, he about cried.
I don’t recall him ever shooting the gun, but I do recall him on a couple of occasions him trying to trade me for my CMP Service-grade Garand straight up (I paid $500.00 for it in the late 1990’s.). I had no desire to own a rifle I would never shoot and probably wouldn’t be able to sell so I declined the offer, even with three boxes of ammo thrown in to sweeten the deal.
I’m seriously wondering if that Mossberg was won by one of the three bidmeisters from that dinner....
Stay safe.
This three-way weenie-war ultimately ran the high bid North of $5,000.00, and after the gavel dropped the third time my acquaintance proudly and loudly had won. That night he happily wrote out the check, making sure all knew what he just paid.
Well, when morning came I learned that when he sobered up and realized what he paid for the rifle he bought he about fainted. Then, when he saw this hard-kicking monster had proprietary ammo that cost a fortune he felt like an ass, well a bigger ass than he already is. When he realized that he paid more for this rifle than the high bid of a guided elk hunt that was also auctioned off in a silent auction, he about cried.
I don’t recall him ever shooting the gun, but I do recall him on a couple of occasions him trying to trade me for my CMP Service-grade Garand straight up (I paid $500.00 for it in the late 1990’s.). I had no desire to own a rifle I would never shoot and probably wouldn’t be able to sell so I declined the offer, even with three boxes of ammo thrown in to sweeten the deal.
I’m seriously wondering if that Mossberg was won by one of the three bidmeisters from that dinner....
Stay safe.
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