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

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Some of you are insanely serious about this. I don't understand what the problem is.

It's a "legitimate" auction and if the buyer doesn't pay, it's his ass, not the sellers.
 
Don't they charge the fees and then you need to protest the non-payment and then you get the money back in a month or two... that was how it worked for me when I had a non-paying buyer...

Fees on that kinda money is more then I want to imagine! :what:
 
It also funny to me how many people think he will, or hope he gets paid. Get serious people.

I really doubt that once it went out of the realm of a small claims court case that there even a remote chance of payment in full.

Rich eccentric guy bidding, or force the bidder to pay up, LOL. Some live in a fantasy world regarding this. You have better luck with a lotto ticket.

Whether or not there is financial punishment for the joke, I am sure someone is sweating it out.
 
Don't you need a slip of paper from the ATF for that volume of ammo sales? Seriously though end the auction early and say you sold it locally.
 
When the bid went over a Hundred Million dollars, I suddenly figured out who's bidding.

It's US Congress. They're the only ones stupid enough, and they got the money.
 
Like Targettarget said, some here are taking this waaaay too seriously...

ants, yep, the FedGov is backdoor banning guns by buying up all the ammo, no matter how much it costs them to do it!
 
It's a commentary. And a good one!

Don't forget Saxon Pig's first post on this thread:
a commentary on the current madness with ammo prices.
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Bravo, dude. Awesome exercise of First Amendment right to express your opinion. And what's the worst that can happen? A negative feedback? Lock your account? Small price to pay for free speech.

Gunbroker is not run by idiots. They know a commentary when they see it. Saxon Pig won't get hurt.

Like John E. says, let's lighten up. Let's have fun with it.
 
they [Congress] got the money
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No, they dont. The Chinese have all the money. We're only borrowing it, at the rate of something like $12 mil a day in interest.

Lots of assumptions going on...will GB make the bidder pay...will GB hit SPig's CC for the fees...will accounts be suspended...will it be allowed to walk away with a chuckle.

Who knows?

What I seriously hope doesn't happen is some kid got on his dad's GB account and started running the bid "for" his Dad. Can you imagine that bill??? And the whipping???

Now to the important questions...
Has anyone contacted:
- the Guiness book of records people?
- Bill O'Reilley
- the NRA (they could milk this thing for a lot of PR about "fear factor")
- Sean Hannity
- Rush Limbaugh
- the View (just to get their whoosies & whatsies in a bunch)

Q

edit: I just looked at the GB auction. When I first saw the page, the price was $100 mil. I checked the bid history, then went back to the auction page and the price jumped to $134 mil and change!!!

one more edit: I thought - for the time span of two heartbeats - of throwing down a bid to make it an even $135 mil bid. Then, in the next heartbeat, I realized that with my luck, that would be the precise moment that the madness would end, SaxonPig would stop the auction, or GB would say "that's it" and I would get stuck holding the bag. I will keep my computer mouse FAR, FAR away from the "BID" box, just to make sure I am not tempting lest even the fail-safe "bid confirmation" somehow be circumvented by my "luck."
 
Hey saxonpig, you gonna spread the wealth? :D:D:p Or donate it all to the NRA.....they would love that.


Don't you need a slip of paper from the ATF for that volume of ammo sales? Seriously though end the auction early and say you sold it locally.
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I think because it is only 1 round....no. (could be wrong)
 
I just blew the whistle... Saxon... if my whistle blowing causes some whacked out eccentric to buy your round for $150,000,000.00 can I get a couple boxes of .40's? (Street price is fine....::)
 
Acera & Cohibra45- You miss the point. I did nothing that violated GB rules. I started a legitimate auction with a very high starting price. So high I assumed nobody would bid. But somebody did. And then others joined in. I did nothing wrong but the bidders did unless they intended to pay should they win the auction. When the first bid was placed THAT made it a real auction and THEY have violated the rules by placing bids they don't intend to pay. At least I assume I will not be getting a check for 134 million dollars...

If I do, the beer's on me.
 
When the bidding was in the thousands I was like wow SP is going to get a nice windfall.

When the bidding was in the 10k range I was like WOW

When the bidding was in the 100k range I was getting suspicious

Now that we are talking 100MILLION I am willing to bet that GunBroker is holding a meeting saying uuhhhh lets think of a way to market the crap out of this.
 
Other than gross hyperbole about the neighbor with the van Gough and the Playboy model, I don't know that there is untruth in what he wrote as the seller's description:

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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It seems to me to be a classic case of creative writing, aka "advertising." Have you watched any info-mercials lately? They all promise the moon, but rarely deliver. To my knowledge, most (I will not say "all") dodge prosecution for failure to deliver as promised. It's caveat emptor to the nth degree.
 
Not a bit of misrepresentation in his auction...NONE at all.

This is funny, but I wouldnt expect to be paid....perhaps you would have a better chance if you offered to give all proceeds to helping new shooters get a NRA membership ?

That would also be very responsible and commendable....can we say "news worthy" !
 
Saxon, actually I think there is a law against misrepresenting a product like you have done. You have committed fraud, and if your product actually sells, then theft through misrepresentation.
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How did he misrepresent the product? It very clearly states that it is ONE round of ammunition (not a box, not a case, but one round).


That seems pretty clear to me......
 
SaxonPig

If I do, the beer's on me.
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You only hope was when, it was still relatively low and there was a chance you could legitimately sue for the money and the bidder would pay you a portion instead of getting a lawyer. No lawyer will take your case without you paying him up front.

Comments like the one you made make me think you actually believe in this little fantasy of yours.

At least you can tell your friends you were "owed" $100 plus million at one time. LOL.

Fortunately with the size of the auction, you will probably be let off the hook.

It continues to amaze me how many people post like there is a chance of that money, or some of it coming your way, even when it was under $10,000. Now you will be lucky if you keep your account and don't have to pay anything.

You tried to make a political statement, and used Gunbroker's resources to do so, they are the only entity out anything. They should get some compensation for their trouble.

The bidders that took it to such a high level are not at fault, they probably saved you a large hassle. You will probably not get dinged for the commission that you would have to fight to get back if it had stayed in the thousands of dollars range.


Currently at: $134,594,115.90

Estimated Fee SaxonPig owes Gunbroker upon end of auction: $1,682,463.93
 
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Well, apparently there are people out there that believe that one round of .45ACP is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Thereby, mathematically, the cartridge=$100,000,000+. The two are interchangable, just like having a nice flatscreen HDTV is just about the same as having $1500 or so. Same value ascribed to both, just expressed differently.

Thusly, SaxonPig's single round of .45ACP, that others believe is worth $100,000,000 is really worth that, making Saxon a theoretical multimillionaire. Something is worth whatever someone else is willing to pay for it, whether that price be ridiculously low or incredulously high.

Since whoever is in ownership of said cartridge is a theoretical multimillionaire, I think that would inspire enough jealousy to make this:
Playboy models will come running, that people with Van Gogh's will be jealous, that every man will want to be him, and that every owner will want to be with him.
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come true.

Granted, I know it's a joke, that's why I kept saying "theoretical" multimillionaire.
 
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