steve004 said
I almost couldn't believe it when I saw how Wards ended their auctions - nothing ends until bidding is complete on all items!  And how one bidder could keep the whole thing going all night!  
  

This has been their policy for years. Only the format of the auction web site has changed.  Once years ago, it went to 8 AM.  Erick Ward does not own the Auction anymore.  I believe that family members do?

Anthony said

Jeremy P said
I will report back on these two, with photos hopefully! 
  

We're looking forward to it Jeremy. At least better photos than Wards posts! They're lack of photos sure ups the Gamble, as far as bidding on they're sight. At least as far as I'm concerned.
Hoping that you're happy with you're purchase. I saw those, but didn't need another one, as was said they're usually beat up and saw hard use as an early boys rifle.
Makes me wonder why the lack of photos on they're part. Lazy? Hiding something? Sneaky? Naturally, this takes time to do, and they're not willing to go the extra mile. IMO!
Makes it harder to bid on they're firearms. Yeah you might be able to sneak one or more out, as the lack of photos creates an issue for the non gambler type!
Tony
  

Yeah, I'll gamble a little on the lower priced stuff but not on anything big! Most of their auctions have too few photos, L-R and Top-Bottom, that's it, so I don't believe it's an effort to hide anything, at least not on all of them. Has to be a speed/efficiency thing but yes, if they'd put that effort into good photos and more of them, they might not need that gimmicky timing system to influence bidding!

Jeremy P said
I will report back on these two, with photos hopefully! 
  

We're looking forward to it Jeremy. At least better photos than Wards posts! They're lack of photos sure ups the Gamble, as far as bidding on they're sight. At least as far as I'm concerned.

Hoping that you're happy with you're purchase. I saw those, but didn't need another one, as was said they're usually beat up and saw hard use as an early boys rifle.

Makes me wonder why the lack of photos on they're part. Lazy? Hiding something? Sneaky? Naturally, this takes time to do, and they're not willing to go the extra mile. IMO!

Makes it harder to bid on they're firearms. Yeah you might be able to sneak one or more out, as the lack of photos creates an issue for the non gambler type!

Tony

JWA said
Jeremy, congrats on snagging those 2!  I shied from bidding as the photos were just not good enough (for me) to determine the bluing originality.  I hope you end up with 2 great rifles, they are very hard to find in that condition.
Best Regards,
  

Jeff-

The thing I like about this market sector is that the incentive for turning a sow's ear into a silk purse is small, as you know. That doesn't preclude a period upgrade but I think Jeremy is developing a good feel for these auctions. I like the looks of the 1902. I suspect while others are cussing the system he's gaming it. I know a little something about that. The main reasons I (finally) made the Texas PPC Governor's Twenty was because we shot the match in the rain and everyone hated the furnished ammo. I twisted the RP rep to furnish the ammo at the previous state match and I shot my first PPC match many years before in the rain. I sighted my "duty" gun in with the prescribed ammo and eschewed my sight smoke and shooting glasses. I outshot some better shooters that day. Good job, Jeremy. I think you'll be pleased when the UPS guy tosses that box into your driveway!

Mike

Ben said
That said, I do know that there are those who have "stolen" some very nice items from this auction company in the past... 🙂 
  

JWA said
Jeremy, congrats on snagging those 2!  I shied from bidding as the photos were just not good enough (for me) to determine the bluing originality.  I hope you end up with 2 great rifles, they are very hard to find in that condition.
Best Regards,
  

Same here, but I can gamble with that amount I guess. I figured they are all about their guarantee of "accurate descriptions by experts" in their terms, so if I don't like it because the finish doesn't seem as original as stated, I imagine I can hold their feet to the fire. I'm going to try and have them shipped in the same box to lower the shipping a little too. I'll report back!

Best Regards,

Chuck said
I bought some stuff.  I put in my max bid and went to bed.  
Jeremy, the auction ended at 12:33 AM PST.  It says so in your post.  Their email went out at 0330. Out of curiosity I was watching that rifle.
Weird rules benefit the auction house.  More buyer and seller premiums.  They say it is for the sellers. 
  

...so ended 0230 hours my time (CST)...still too late to watch it go! At first I forgot about their new format and all the complaining everyone was doing previously when it changed. When I saw the 30 second "countdown timer" keep resetting I thought "what a crazy glitch!"

Yeah hopefully it is as original as they say! I got the model 1900 with the pressed "WINCHESTER" wood buttplate as well.

Bert H. said

Maverick said
I like the previous version better. This last version had no way of creating a Watchlist for the different lots I was interested in. Sometimes change is not a good thing.
  

I strongly concur!
Bert
  

Me too! I hate this format. Huge pain the butt if you are watching more than a few items and it is crazy they didn’t create a watch list. I think the auction house chose to end the entire auction only when the last item sells so they can move a ton more items at one time. One need only compare how many items they auctioned off over 7.5 hours last night versus what the 3 full days the big auction houses take to sell off much less! They have great service but their format is certainly the worst for us east coast guys! 3:30am is a young man’s game. 

Maverick said

I like the previous version better. This last version had no way of creating a Watchlist for the different lots I was interested in. Sometimes change is not a good thing.
  

I strongly concur!

Bert

I like the previous version better. This last version had no way of creating a Watchlist for the different lots I was interested in. Sometimes change is not a good thing.

Jeremy, the auction ended at 12:33 AM PST.  It says so in your post.  Their email went out at 0330. Out of curiosity I was watching that rifle.

Weird rules benefit the auction house.  More buyer and seller premiums.  They say it is for the sellers.