RIAC 19-22 February 2015 Auction

[alvin]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I am forever loser in auction wars.

No problem. That's a sign -- you have already setup a collection. So only very special ones interest you. Or, very undervalued ones.

Initially, I did not count cost much. But gradually found, I am losing more and more in auction. Espeically after I start selling some guns from collection. There is always a "how much can I sell this one" in my mind -- although I am a collector not a dealer.

But who knows... remember that M711 sold via RIAC in 2011? I bid there, my cap was $12k, BP included will be its book value (RIAC's low estimate). People pushed it... I was out after the 1st round. Not expecting I could find another one in merely a few years, at a fraction of the cost. Probably only once in lifetime though.

Sometimes, you would hear this: "Gun is a good gun, but you don't leave me any profit". That means the viewer has already have it, or it's not in his/her planning. So, it's not for him/her.