First Two of My Horses in a Race

ithacaartist · 12-29-2013, 02:15 PM

Right on, Ed. This my first time ever selling a pistol--now that I think of it, I've never sold any gun. But Ive certainly watched my share over the last several years, and actually have had some strategies when I've bid.

For buying on eBay, I've found auctionsniper.com a handy tool. In case you don't know about it, it's a max-bid proxy setup that submits your max bid to eBay in the last seconds. I'm still outbid plenty, by higher max bids already in the eBay proxy system, but I find it really handy in sticking to a set budget. In setting things up ahead of time, it's way less likely to become embroiled in the last minute frenzy. And operating on the notion that refraining from early automatic bidding can help keep the hammer price down, I don't need to remember to go online near the end of each auction--particularly when the ol' lady has dragged me off somewhere--to do it myself.

rhuff · 12-29-2013, 06:54 PM

David,

I don't consider what you have done with these Ermas as "bubba" fixes. You understand the mechanics of these handguns, and study what is right, and what may well be wrong.....no "bull in china closet" moves. It can be difficult at times to repair something that has been grossly screwed up by someone else. I have had my share of "challenges" in the past, and being stubborn to a fault, I can't admit defeat easily on them. One old Spanish .380 auto took me forever to finally tune that thing to where it works correctly. My Alphabet Luger was another challenge, especially because I wanted it to fire 30 Luger and 9mm from the same frame. Things just take me so much longer than they used to!!

12-29-2013, 02:15 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	Right on, Ed. This my first time ever selling a pistol--now that I think of it, I've never sold any gun. But Ive certainly watched my share over the last several years, and actually have had some strategies when I've bid. For buying on eBay, I've found auctionsniper.com a handy tool. In case you don't know about it, it's a max-bid proxy setup that submits your max bid to eBay in the last seconds. I'm still outbid plenty, by higher max bids already in the eBay proxy system, but I find it really handy in sticking to a set budget. In setting things up ahead of time, it's way less likely to become embroiled in the last minute frenzy. And operating on the notion that refraining from early automatic bidding can help keep the hammer price down, I don't need to remember to go online near the end of each auction--particularly when the ol' lady has dragged me off somewhere--to do it myself. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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12-29-2013, 06:54 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	David, I don't consider what you have done with these Ermas as "bubba" fixes. You understand the mechanics of these handguns, and study what is right, and what may well be wrong.....no "bull in china closet" moves. It can be difficult at times to repair something that has been grossly screwed up by someone else. I have had my share of "challenges" in the past, and being stubborn to a fault, I can't admit defeat easily on them. One old Spanish .380 auto took me forever to finally tune that thing to where it works correctly. My Alphabet Luger was another challenge, especially because I wanted it to fire 30 Luger and 9mm from the same frame. Things just take me so much longer than they used to!!