Trigger Mike Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 Was playing around on a bidding sight and wanted to keep an eye on a new Smith but wasn't sure I wanted to buy it so I bid 300 less than my dealer can get it and won 44 less than my bid. Ooops. It is on it's way now. Be careful you just might get it
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 Must've meant to be coming to your home..good buy !
Pat Riot Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 How can you win a bid for less than your bid? What site was this? thanks
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: How can you win a bid for less than your bid? What site was this? thanks Pat , I don't know about any other sites , but on the GunBroker site if a bid has been made on an item , you can enter your maximum bid ,but it will only add the going bid increments (usually 5.00). If the bidding doesn't reach your max. , you can end up winning for less than your max bid. That is kind of the rough idea , hard for me to explain in text. Rex
Sparky Nelson Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 That's how Ebay works too. You enter in the maximum you're willing to pay but the system doesn't offer that as your bid on the auction. It bids in small increments until it's just above the current bid, up until it hits your maximum or you win the auction. So you could enter $100 but if bidding stops at $50, you win the item for that amount. It's done as a convenience so people don't have to keep watching an auction when they should be working. (grin)
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 But when I'm drinking and browsing the auction sites is when I find all the great deals!
Trigger Mike Posted July 18, 2018 Author Posted July 18, 2018 Yep. Gunbroker does that. My max bid was never met by the other bidders. Since a Smith and Wesson 325 retails so high I wanted to watch it to see how popular and how high it would go never dreaming I'd get it.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Sparky Nelson said: That's how Ebay works too. You enter in the maximum you're willing to pay but the system doesn't offer that as your bid on the auction. It bids in small increments until it's just above the current bid, up until it hits your maximum or you win the auction. So you could enter $100 but if bidding stops at $50, you win the item for that amount. It's done as a convenience so people don't have to keep watching an auction when they should be working. (grin) You mean that people would actually do that?
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: But when I'm drinking and browsing the auction sites is when I find all the great deals! I think that actually increased the value of that high point.
Irish Pat Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 I was in a shoe store with my wife and mother and daughter at Christmas time and trying not be seen by them while I bid on a Colt Single action army. I meant to bid $2,500 max and bid $25,000. I won it but had to call the dealer and pay him a $150 to let me off the hook with the auction site. It is doesn't pay to be sneaky with wife, mother, and daughter looking over your shoulder. My daughter thought I was calling a girl friend but wife knew it had to be about guns!
Pat Riot Posted July 18, 2018 Posted July 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Rex M Rugers #6621 said: Pat , I don't know about any other sites , but on the GunBroker site if a bid has been made on an item , you can enter your maximum bid ,but it will only add the going bid increments (usually 5.00). If the bidding doesn't reach your max. , you can end up winning for less than your max bid. That is kind of the rough idea , hard for me to explain in text. Rex 6 hours ago, Trigger Mike said: Yep. Gunbroker does that. My max bid was never met by the other bidders. Since a Smith and Wesson 325 retails so high I wanted to watch it to see how popular and how high it would go never dreaming I'd get it. 6 hours ago, Sparky Nelson said: That's how Ebay works too. You enter in the maximum you're willing to pay but the system doesn't offer that as your bid on the auction. It bids in small increments until it's just above the current bid, up until it hits your maximum or you win the auction. So you could enter $100 but if bidding stops at $50, you win the item for that amount. It's done as a convenience so people don't have to keep watching an auction when they should be working. (grin) Okay...Now I understand. Thank you.
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 20 hours ago, Smoky Pistols said: Honestly--I think I may need one of these! Nah..The zip ties are a classic !! Looks good though .............
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 6:21 AM, Smoky Pistols said: Honestly--I think I may need one of these! Not without a folding stock and a bayonet.
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 9:21 AM, Smoky Pistols said: Honestly--I think I may need one of these! What's with the zip ties? Shoulda used Duct Tape. (Why Yes! I am a member of Possum Lodge!)
Smoky Pistols Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: What's with the zip ties? Shoulda used Duct Tape. (Why Yes! I am a member of Possum Lodge!) I was thinking that a couple of carefully fabricated brass barrel bands would do nicely!
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Not without a folding stock and a bayonet. No bayonet but one could be added with either duct tape or zip ties.
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