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December 9, 2002
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I thought I’d post this near miss, from earlier today.
I decided not to go past $2,950.00 on my bid earlier, as it hammered @ $3,200.00 Bucks! With all the extra fees, and me driving 40 minutes to pick it up, it would have put me a little the $4,000.00 Grand Mark, so I wasn’t going to pursue it any higher!
A very nice example, but us collectors gotta have a stop point Budget! 
Anthony
November 7, 2015
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Nice rifle, good call. No telling how far the winning bidder would have gone. We’ll understand if you kick yourself a little bit, no telling when you’ll see another…outside of Bert’s gun safe, of course.
Mike
December 9, 2002
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Mike,
I understand what you mean, as I think we’ve all been there before! Yeah, their had to be at least two more, going after it, and maybe a third, for it to get there. I am very much aware of Bert loving that round, and for all the great obvious reasons! It didn’t hurt, that my 1948 model 70, in .220 swift, with a heavy Hart barrel, and Unertl Ultra varmint scope, awaits more trigger time! Kinda takes the sting away from separating the Wants from the Needs! 
I edited my post, as I put down a 7 instead of a 9, and must of not proof read it, before I hit the Send button.
Anthony
November 19, 2006
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Tony –
As has been said, we’ve all been there. I also try to remind myself of the point Mike made when I experience regret over a rifle selling for one bid beyond my last bid: we can’t assume one more bid would take it. There is every possibility the other bidder will keep going.
I was going through the recent final prices from the Morphy auction. I didn’t bid on anything. As I scanned the final bids, there were a few I thought to myself that I would have gone one bid higher. Interestingly enough, the rifle that pained me the most happened to be a M54. It was the .38-55.
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