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clarence said
steve004 said
rogertherelic said
I had checked earlier in the week and believe it sold. RDB
I can’t say I am surprised.
I am; no bids but it “sold”?
The auction just indicated it ended. It sounds like we know it sold because Roger contacted the seller. As I understand it, a seller is free to end an auction on GB if there are no bids. I also believe a seller can end a reserve auction if none of the bids have met the reserve. With an auction run like this one, the most common scenario is an interested buyer contacts the seller and negotiates a lower, “buy-it-now” price. I don’t think gunbroker enjoys this as they miss out on their commission. The seller has room to negotiate just by not having the pay the auction commission. Then there is the sales tax aspect that might come into play as well.
steve004 said I don’t think gunbroker enjoys this as they miss out on their commission.
No doubt, & Big Brother ebay makes it impossible (unless you can outwit their computer!) by blocking direct contact with seller by email or phone–put either into your message to seller, & it bounces back with a dire warning that you are violating ebay rules; oh horror! The “out” that GB sellers have is that, since virtually all of them are FFL dealers, they can simply say the item was sold to a local customer.
Maybe now Bert will tell us how much he beat the guy down?
rogertherelic said
I had checked earlier in the week and believe it sold. RDB
I realize now that Roger probably didn’t contact the seller, but rather checked the auction and noted the seller had ended it. Who knows, for all we know, the seller realized what a great rifle it was and changed his mind about selling it. More likely, as Clarence speculates, Bert probably found a way to add this to his collection.
I would like to clear this matter up, since I started the topic. I saw the item posted on G.B. and was surprised that it hadn’t been discussed on the forum.
I alerted the members and allowed ample time for discussion and action. Some time back I made the decision to not buy anymore guns as I am reaching that age where I must start selling what I have or risk sticking the kids with items they have no idea of what the value might be.
In the interim, I decided that this was an item I found irresistible. I talked with my wife to see if we could work out the price. By selling a few of my collector pieces we found away.
More than once in my days at gun shows I have hesitated to purchase an item I really desired and returned to find someone else had bought it. I feel very fortunate that no one jumped on this jewel. Thanks to all for allowing me the opportunity to get this fine Winchester. RDB
Glad you swung the deal, Roger–you’ll love those triggers. Now ask Bert to make you a deal on a Mid-Range Vernier, which it probably left the factory with, since it has a factory globe.
Congratulations Roger! I’m glad you got it. Not as glad as I would be if it were coming to my house, but still, I’m happy for you. Interesting on how we are in about the same situation as far as our collections. I suspect we are not the only ones.
There are some opportunities that are desirable but you can let them pass by without too much pain. Other times, it really hurts to let them slip by. I’m still thinking about that super-nice Model 65 .218 Bee that was recently offered here 
November 7, 2015
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Nice score, Roger.
Mike
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