RIA this weekend

[Sergio Natali]

Maybe he was a russian tycoon :-)

I've never been to an auction.
In any case to me Lugers are items that first of all "must be loved" before you buy them. When I fall in love for a new Luger I seem to transform myself in some sort of "tormented soul" and the initial "infatuation" is generally followed by:

b) hundred of doubts about the item/price asked for it
c) wondering if it is a good idea to get it for the collection

So generally it takes a pretty long time before I decide to buy it.
Probably just I'm not made for auctions.

[alvin]

Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

So generally it takes a pretty long time before I decide to buy it.
Probably just I'm not made for auctions.

Obviously not. In this mood, even join an auction, most likely you won't win anything. One strategy is putting a group of low bids (I mean low, much lower than their low estimate) on the items that you like, if no one wants it, then you win. if not win, normal. I tried that strategy, but be honest, I won nothing.

There are some items do not sell and ask for offering.... that's another chance to give an offer. Auction house will pass that to the owner. So far, I got nothing this way either.

The only way to win is to be competitive. But that's the cost. If it's a great gun, more dollars than I planned to pay and I paid it, I can accept that, a few times in life we are crazy, fine. Worst thing is paying high price for a wrong gun.... and cannot return it

[sheepherder]

I wanted to audit this auction, but was unable...

By my last count, 249 Lugers were offered...I copied some of the more interesting ones...