Removes all doubt ref prices going up.

Roadkill · 06-26-2002, 07:33 PM

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4344767

RK

Frank · 06-26-2002, 07:51 PM

RK, maybe these bidders have more dollars than sense. A professional would have known the small parts are strawed and not to rub so hard on all the markings. <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

saxman · 06-26-2002, 08:38 PM

Looks like a $350 gun to me.

Thor · 06-26-2002, 08:53 PM

You got that right Frank! Egads......the horror! Buffing 101 is certainly in order!

Roadkill · 06-26-2002, 09:06 PM

My point is sellers see this and use it as a basis for pricing. The good part about the internet gun business is the availability of items far beyond immediate geographical boundaries. The bad part is there is no competitive environment for price comparison. If I could get that for my 1918 Erfurt shooter it would be gone in the morning and I'd be calling Thor for a deal.

RK

tracyp · 06-27-2002, 12:01 AM

Look at the bid history. This guy kept bumbing it up until he met the reserve of $800. This guy must be confined to the house and not able to go out into the real world. If I were him, I wouldn't tell anyone I what I paid for it.

Edward Tinker · 06-27-2002, 12:22 AM

This is one of those double edged swords.

Take e-bay for instance, on the one hand you can find items that you used to have to search years for by just typing in a description.

And then people get excited at auctions and bid too much sometimes! At least I do!

But like someone said, they see an item they want and just decide it is the one and only. Going to a place like Ralphs or Simpsons, (although I haven't gone there, but have seen pictures), it is amazing when you see so many Lugers for sale! So that beat up 1936 Mauser seems so fine on Gunbroker, but if you could choose from 3 or 4, it would make a real difference.

Lugerlvr · 06-27-2002, 10:07 AM

Ed, I wholehartedly agree! I have also been guilty of this. I tend to get very excited when I purchase a new Luger(and yes have been guilty of paying too much for them on occassion). A dealer has a much better chance of selling his luger if he is at a small show and is one of mabey two dealers with Lugers on his table. The competition isn't there, as it is at bigger shows. If someone goes to that show with the intention of buying a Luger, he or she depending on their experience will probably buy one of those two. It's human nature, plain and simple. If you haven't been to Simpson's you owe it to yourself to do so. As Ed stated, a dealer who has several 1938 S/42's, gives you options not afforded by the "blind" sale or internet offering.

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06-26-2002, 07:33 PM	#1
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Removes all doubt ref prices going up. http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=4344767 RK

06-26-2002, 08:38 PM	#3
saxman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks like a $350 gun to me. __________________ You can lead 'em to the water, but you can't make 'em drink.

06-26-2002, 08:53 PM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	You got that right Frank! Egads......the horror! Buffing 101 is certainly in order! __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

06-27-2002, 12:22 AM	#7
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,909 Thanks: 1,986 Thanked 4,500 Times in 2,076 Posts	This is one of those double edged swords. Take e-bay for instance, on the one hand you can find items that you used to have to search years for by just typing in a description. And then people get excited at auctions and bid too much sometimes! At least I do! But like someone said, they see an item they want and just decide it is the one and only. Going to a place like Ralphs or Simpsons, (although I haven't gone there, but have seen pictures), it is amazing when you see so many Lugers for sale! So that beat up 1936 Mauser seems so fine on Gunbroker, but if you could choose from 3 or 4, it would make a real difference. __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

06-26-2002, 07:51 PM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	RK, maybe these bidders have more dollars than sense. A professional would have known the small parts are strawed and not to rub so hard on all the markings. <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

06-26-2002, 09:06 PM	#5
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	My point is sellers see this and use it as a basis for pricing. The good part about the internet gun business is the availability of items far beyond immediate geographical boundaries. The bad part is there is no competitive environment for price comparison. If I could get that for my 1918 Erfurt shooter it would be gone in the morning and I'd be calling Thor for a deal. RK

06-27-2002, 12:01 AM	#6
tracyp User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 391 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Look at the bid history. This guy kept bumbing it up until he met the reserve of $800. This guy must be confined to the house and not able to go out into the real world. If I were him, I wouldn't tell anyone I what I paid for it.

06-27-2002, 10:07 AM	#8
Lugerlvr Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ed, I wholehartedly agree! I have also been guilty of this. I tend to get very excited when I purchase a new Luger(and yes have been guilty of paying too much for them on occassion). A dealer has a much better chance of selling his luger if he is at a small show and is one of mabey two dealers with Lugers on his table. The competition isn't there, as it is at bigger shows. If someone goes to that show with the intention of buying a Luger, he or she depending on their experience will probably buy one of those two. It's human nature, plain and simple. If you haven't been to Simpson's you owe it to yourself to do so. As Ed stated, a dealer who has several 1938 S/42's, gives you options not afforded by the "blind" sale or internet offering. [img]wink.gif[/img]