This is the highest I have ever seen paid for a sideplate... Auctions absolutely amaze me... The buyer must have had need to "match" a gun whose last two digits are "46"
I don't know the buyer, or what the intentions are, but
$159.50 is a lot for a used sideplate...
In your purchases over the next few months, keep an eye out for this sideplate on an "all-matching" gun... If you are in the market for a genuine "all matching" Luger, I recommend you download the photos from the auction before they disappear... They might come in handy...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
(Photos displayed directly linked from the source-JS)
caveat emptor...