Single round of 45 ACP ammo has been bid up to $1,325.

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I think the thread I started about this auction has been deleted for some reason as it no long appears on the list threads I started. I won't post a link or even the auction number as maybe that was unacceptable. But I listed a single round of 45 ACP ammo on Gun Broker with a starting price of $1,250 as a joke and commentary on the current madness with ammo prices and it has now drawn three bids. Current price is $1,325.

I never meant for anyone to actually buy it at that price but GB will want the selling fee.
 
Offered for your consideration is one round (not one case or one box but one single round) of genuine .45 ACP ammunition. This is something rarely seen (at least since November 4th) and is hard to find at any price. The round of ammo includes a real brass casing; one full metal jacket bullet weighing 230 grains; a generous amount of hard-to-obtain gunpowder; and one nearly impossible to locate primer. Yes, you read that correctly. This round of ammo actually comes fully equipped with a real primer! Just try finding one of those! Imagine the thrill of actually being able to shoot your gun for a change. You will be the talk of the neighborhood when news gets around that you actually fired your pistol with your round of ammo. You may want to keep your round of ammo as an investment as prices are sure to keep rising. Just think of the confidence you will feel when you walk around with your round of ammo in your shirt pocket (Barney Fife was 50 years ahead of his time). Every man will want to be you and every woman will want to be with you when they learn that you possess a round of ammo. Your neighbor with the van Gogh painting will die of envy when he learns that you have obtained a genuine round of ammo. Playboy models will beat a path to your door when they hear the news! This is an opportunity which may never come around again. Act now and make your bid. Don’t let this one get away! Starting price is a ridiculously low one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars with NO RESERVE! Payment by money order only. Please add $5 for insured shipping within the Continental United States (additional charge to AK and HI). Sold as is, no returns. Please include a signed affidavit swearing that you did not vote for Barack Obama or your payment will be returned and the item will be relisted. Added: I have received requests to post a photo of the primer to prove it's actually present. I have added the photo. You can also see the round of ammo appears to be a military contract round with the primer sealed in place and the headstamp date 1985.
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After reading all that I almost looked for a "buy it now" option.:what:
 
I think you would get more action, but your bid increment is $25. A $5 increment would likely see the price driven steadily higher.

I am intrigued that you have made such an offering with all of those features. Do you believe it to be genuine military contract ammunition? If so, then it is a bargain, no doubt!

If you have any more of these gems, I suggest you don't sell them too quickly after this auction. Let the buzz on the internet gain some momentum and then release one round ever month or two. Maybe you could get a picture of your product alongside a read GI so as to give some additional patriotic inflection to what you are selling. Heck, maybe even offer a gracious 10% donation to the V.A. hospital for every round sold! I realize that might cut into your profits, but given that the round maybe cost you 6 cents in 1985 or maybe 20 cents last year, plus GB fees and P&H, you would still come out with enough profit to make the whole endeavor worthwhile, or come close. That way, everybody wins.
 
While I think it's funny, you have to understand that Gunbroker is a business. They have fee's to prevent people from listing things like this. I hope you get out of paying. Maybe see if you can cancel the auction?
 
On the flip side, if the buyer does pay, well, time to go gun shopping.
 
Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it! Its right in line with the Jesus pancake that sold on ebay. People got wrapped up in the hype and started a bidding frenzy.
 
The fee is around 3% I think or about $30-$35 at this point. I assume the high bidder plans to actually buy it. If he refuses to pay I have to file a non-payment complaint and he might have his account suspended.

The listing was meant to be humorous but bidding makes it a real auction. Maybe the guy is looking for his 15 minutes?
 
You wanted to use gunbroker as part of your joke. You knew there could be fees associated. Maybe this should be a lesson to you.

If I was at GunBroker and someone filed a complaint over a refusal to pay $1300 for a single round of .45ACP I would be suspending the seller account...but that's just me.
 
I got some WW1 dated ammo around somewhere, It must be really valuable. Still works too, I shot a couple of rounds off about 6 months ago.

Absolute madness keep us posted.
 
That's too funny. If someone wants to buy it, or if Saxon Pig wants to cancel it and pay the 3% thinking it was worth it for the humor, they have my blessing. Yep, insane, and as bad or worse on E Bay. Yep, too funny.
 
Please include a signed affidavit swearing that you did not vote for Barack Obama or your payment will be returned and the item will be relisted.
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Very Funny :D:D:D
If the guy decides he doesn't want to pay for it, all he has to do is not sign the affidavit. If he does pay, then he must think it is worth that much just to brag:what: Also, if he pays, then you can buy a nice EBR :evil:
 
If I was at GunBroker and someone filed a complaint over a refusal to pay $1300 for a single round of .45ACP I would be suspending the seller account...but that's just me.
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Under the law, the buyer has entered into a binding contract. This is a valid contract, and as long as the product was not misrepresented, he has to pay the money. Buyer's remorse is not a valid reason for voiding a contract.
 
Well, Ed, it IS just you. Bids are the responsibility of the bidder... not the seller.

I did list this as a humorous commentary on the current ammo crisis but if people start bidding that's their business. I will sell the item to the highest bidder.
 
Divemedic...You are arguing against straw positions. I never said it wasn't a valid contract or that buyer's remorse was cause to void a contract. Follow along, I said "If I was at GunBroker and someone filed a complaint over a refusal to pay $1300 for a single round of .45ACP I would be suspending the seller account...but that's just me."

I don't know where you got that other stuff from. :rolleyes:

ETA: SaxonPig: Yes, it IS just me. I think I said that a bunch of posts ago. And again I don't know why you need to affirm that bids are the responsibility of the bidder...that was never in question.

Whether you will sell depends on whether the other party will buy. They won't pay and if you try to collect everyone along the way will laugh.

No-sale it, get your refund, and move on. I would suggest not turning your mutual attempt at levity into a cause for anger by posting negative feedback but, again, "that's just me." :)
 
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I note that you have three bids from three different bidders. What is the rule if the high bidder reneges? Is it a No Sale or does the next higher bidder get it?
 
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