I actually won a GunBroker auction

[Twiki357]

I initially put in a minimal bid amount on a fairly well-worn model 36 that had 12+ days to go on the auction and since forgot all about it. Then last night I received a GB email that I was outbid by $5.00. I upped the bid by $5.00 triggering that darn 15 minute rule and went on to other things expecting the other bidder to bump it again. Ten+ minutes later a got a GB email that I won it.

So, now in a few days I’ll have another model 36 (to go with the 5 I already have) that I need like a hole in the head. Oh well, after 3 or 4 years of always being out bid, I finally get out of that “Not rated” category.

The part that made me laugh is that the seller is in Massachusetts, but has in his listing that he doesn’t sell to Massachusetts residents.

 

[bannockburn]

Twiki357

Congrats on winning your first bid. Love those J frames, especially the 3" barrel versions. Would like to see a photo sometime of your Model 36 collection.

 

[george burns]

I guess that's a good thing right? So congrats.

 

[Old Fuff]

People often are afraid to bid on anything that has cosmetic or mechanical issues. I go out of my way looking for these. One time I was the only bidder on a like-new Colt .357 that had a free spinning cylinder.

I won, and for peanuts I had bought an almost-like-new Colt, where the only problem was someone had reassembled the cylinder bolt spring backwards. I turned the spring around and the gun worked fine.