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I guess I now own my 1900 shooter. Funny, they described it as a 1906 "thin barrel". http://www.rockislandauction.com/vie.../1024/lid/5386 This is just about what I wanted as far as condition and price...well, it's always more expensive than we want, whatever. I think the overall fine pitting is charming!
Here's how I rationalize the buyer's premium: It's what I pay to eliminate travel expenses. A couple hundred bucks might barely cover the gas to a Luger this distance from me--which I think I would travel if I had to. I'll get better pics up once it's home, which will be a while if it's anything like last time I won something there.
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I like it. It's a taste. If it's all matching, it's a gem.
=== But don't "restore" it. It has been kept as is for many years, that's not easy, keep it this way will be the best. Once I saw a pistol on GB, sending message to seller asking the bore condition. He replied "fair bore, but you can reline it". I was so disappointed -- not on the bore condition, but on his misunderstanding. |
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I bid on it too - just at the lower end - I agree with what you say about travel and the buyers premium, although I plan on sending them a check.
I won the 1925 Simson and somehow ended up with an early colt ![]() |
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At least you won something...I bid on a lot that I was sure no one else would want, and bid the 'high end', with Plus 2...And still lost...
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What's the meaning of those "Plus 1", "Plus 2", I saw that on bid form, but don't know the meaning so I always leave that blank...
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There is a big difference...If it's from the last bid, and say there were 3 bids above yours, in increments of $100, your Plus 1 bid could be $400 higher than your last bid...And your Plus 2 could be $400 more than that...But if it's just a Plus 1 from your last bid, then you'd stop at $200 over your maximum... It's very confusing... ![]()
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Its a plus 1 or 2 to YOUR bid
or else you'd be guaranteed to win if it was plus 1 to the final bid ![]() |
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It's gotta be the Plus to YOUR last bid (like you say)...'cause if there were 10 of you bidding, you could go $2,000 over your original bid of $1,000... Doesn't matter. I could go Plus 10 and someone on the floor would still win it. ![]()
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I'm glad this morning that no one has pointed out that I paid too much. It was somewhat of an emotional influence, because I've wanted something like this baaaad for quite a while. Spiffy ones are out of reach for me, so I was more than willing to accept this "fair" condition one since it is affordable to me.
The 1906 I had G.T. re-barrel for me initially looked like an old beater before I swapped grips and barrel. I remember that it had a certain appeal to me that way, but the slight makeover won out and I'm not sorry. But this one seems even more able to stand just the way it is, plus a little cleaning up, and I can shoot it! This is the only item I bid on, and at low estimate, so I perceived it quite unlikely to come through and was well-surprised when the notification came in. Once again, the hammer price is equal to my max bid--which was through RIA's website, NOT Proxibid, which saves several points off the premium. I'm paying by check or M.O., so that saves another 2.5% compared to c.c. payment. Rich, that thingie looked like a "counter" window to me, too, at first glance! Never got involved with the plusses; I set my limit, submit a proxy bid as early as possible, and like Ron Popeil would say, forget it! I shudder to think what would happen if I attended an auction for something I really wanted with a pocket full of cash! My system eliminates all the emotion in the bidding aspect of things except, of course, for that moment of submitting the bid. One detail to which I must attend before it arrives is to get a replacement CC permit. Mine accompanied everything else in it as my wallet took a ride in the washer two weeks ago, and is pretty much papier mache'. The photo came detatched in the process and is blank! Mine is the last county in the state to change to laminated permits, and I hope the county clerk has straightened out their machine by now! It is puzzling that my driver's license, which shared the wallet pocket, was completely gone, and it was laminated!
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I also noticed I forgot to update my employer/occupation...Oh, well... ![]()
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Its easy to get excited at an auction. I paid too much for the 1902 Colt but have wanted one for a while - the Simson I paid just under what my 'max' was set for (less than half of what an unmolested model would be).
Rich, was unsure how you meant. I thought i was clear ![]() Normal auction bidding..... . . . Permits? for what? ![]() ![]() |
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When you are able, Rich, you'll see that the hammer price was $1,100--same as RIA's "low estimate".
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Dave,
Congratulations on landing a nice early Commercial 1900. They are much more difficult to find than an American Eagle. I also notice that the serial number, 3402, is real close to my 1900 Commercial 3453! Ron
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All NYS permits are concealed carry. Some states I've been in allow purchase but not carry concealed.
$1,100 sounds reasonable to me. I paid more for my 1900AE.
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I'll be interested in how much the damages come to once all totaled, with bidder's premium, taxes, transfer fees, etc.
If you don't mind sharing... dju |
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I thought everyone had to get a permit but few had carry permits but i might be confusing NJ with NY City ![]() Philly has laws that SAY that carry permits from the rest of the state are not legal, but state legislature disagrees |
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David, so far the tally includes the $1,100 hammer price and the 15% buyer's premium. I chose registered mail for shipping, which should be the most economical. But they always ding you heavily for handling/packing, IIRC. I'll report after their invoice arrives. Transfer fee on my end just went up to $20 from $15 for a pistol.
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If I had bid on that Luger it would have sold for 30% over high estimate! That's been my experience with firearms that I bid on at RIA. On the flip side ones I have looked at and not bid on have went for low estimate or less. Be nice to figure that out some day!
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