so, the wife goes outta town...i buy two Lee Enfields at Joes going out of business sale. so, i must have been drunk one nite and bid on a Mauser k98 on GB. i have been sweating it out for the last week. never have i been so happy to be outbid at the last minute. the wife was receptive to the Enfields (the first on anyway)...the $350 + S&H Mauser had me worried.
gunbroker woes...
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morsecode
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Never drink and bid on firearms.
And never mind how I know this.
And never mind how I know this.
Rikkn
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LeeeeeeeeeRoooyyyyyyyy, I have a case of beer and a couple Enfields for you........
Grayfox
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I'm sure alot of us have auction stories where we learned the hard way.
A couple years ago I saw a brand new listing on Auction Arms for a Model 17-6. I liked it, but didn't need it. Already had several .22 handguns including a nice standard Model 17. And I sure didn't need to be spending the money right then.
For some unknown reason I put in the opening bid amount knowing full well someone would out bid me.
Seven days later the auction ended and I was the only bidder. Oops!
I had to do some quick financial re-arranging and delay some other planned purchases, but I kept my end of the deal.
But it really is a nice gun.
A couple years ago I saw a brand new listing on Auction Arms for a Model 17-6. I liked it, but didn't need it. Already had several .22 handguns including a nice standard Model 17. And I sure didn't need to be spending the money right then.
For some unknown reason I put in the opening bid amount knowing full well someone would out bid me.
Seven days later the auction ended and I was the only bidder. Oops!
I had to do some quick financial re-arranging and delay some other planned purchases, but I kept my end of the deal.
But it really is a nice gun.
Originally posted by Grayfox:
I'm sure alot of us have auction stories where we learned the hard way.
A couple years ago I saw a brand new listing on Auction Arms for a Model 17-6. I liked it, but didn't need it. Already had several .22 handguns including a nice standard Model 17. And I sure didn't need to be spending the money right then.
For some unknown reason I put in the opening bid amount knowing full well someone would out bid me.
Seven days later the auction ended and I was the only bidder. Oops!
I had to do some quick financial re-arranging and delay some other planned purchases, but I kept my end of the deal.
But it really is a nice gun.
Ditto. Only difference was my mistake was with a Model 34-1 RB nickel NIB. Did not need it, but thought I would do the nice thing and put in a bid of $299 to get the ball rolling on this AA auction. Low and behold I was the only bidder and had to pony up #324 to honor my bid + shipping. Nice shooter, but really did not need another 22. Good part about the deal was I owned it for a few months and sold it to a friend who uses it to shoot tree rats off the bird feeder on his back deck.
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I did that on eBay once, with a computer. I had bid what I thought was a good price, BestBuy's ad came out with a better price on a better computer. Fortunately, I was outbid in the last few minutes.
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I did that on eBay once, with a computer. I had bid what I thought was a good price, BestBuy's ad came out with a better price on a better computer. Fortunately, I was outbid in the last few minutes.
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animalmother
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A very good friend of mine found himself caught up in unwise bidding. Most of the time someone came along to outbid him. He did a lot of sweating. He got stuck a few times with items he did not really want.
44forever
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Have put in bids that were too high and lost them anyway. Have put in an opening bid just to get things started and wound up winning the auction. Got a very nice 629-1 4" in wooden case that way. It averages.
truckemup97
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You all just bought guns in your auction stupidity. I bought a danged pickup.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Shouldn't this be in the "dumb things I have done drunk" thread?
Let's see......drunk bidding has gotten me:
A BSS that I didn't need but at a good price
A SBE II that I didn't need but at a great proce
A 9.5" Super Redhawk with a 2x scope that I REALLY have no use for but got it at a great price.
A pristine 3.5" 27 that I DID need at a really good price.(this was actually drunk Hurricane bidding)
The rest of them I was sober.
Let's see......drunk bidding has gotten me:
A BSS that I didn't need but at a good price
A SBE II that I didn't need but at a great proce
A 9.5" Super Redhawk with a 2x scope that I REALLY have no use for but got it at a great price.
A pristine 3.5" 27 that I DID need at a really good price.(this was actually drunk Hurricane bidding)
The rest of them I was sober.
Jack Flash
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When you say Lee-Enfields, would those be No. 1s or No. 4s, or some other No. / Mark?
What kind of price did you pay?
What kind of price did you pay?
Was at an American Legion baseball banquet, went around at a silent aution putting some small, introductory bids on some autographed baseballs. I checked my bids about an hour later--I was the only one on alot of the sheets. I said to my wife, I think I might be taking home some baseballs. And I didn't even have enough money! I must of got about 5; can't remember the dollar amount, $100-125 maybe. Not so bad; but, you can get caught.
I only buy ammo on line when I drink, it's cheaper.
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