Warning on a turd K98K AX 41

[Discogodfather]

Yeah but then the 15 minute rule is a really bad idea too, as you get into a real time bidding war with someone and go WAY beyond the max you thought you'd pay. Got into that last year and paid 20% higher than I wanted.

Just ask yourself what the highest amount is you want to pay, then forget it. If someone gets it for $5 more then that's the bones. Trust me, if your there and you get the 15 minute warning email your going to spend more than $5.

[glennsche]

Not to mention the MANY items that I bid on and forgot about, that got sniped for +$5 at the end.

Drunk bidding!

A few times ive woken up to "you were outbid" and never been so glad to see those words thru a raging hangover.

But to this reisel fella...

I recently got a pre ww1 british navy smle no1 mk* which had later been used by the irish, according to research done on the serial. This wasnt mentioned in the desc. and led me to conclude he didnt know; as such i felt like i got it at an okish price as it was a rather rare piece.

Then recently noticed his profile on ebay was selling what was described as an ncos pickelhaube when it was called out by an observant watcher as actuallya fireman's. This too sold at a reasinable price

So.. he doesnt seem to always know what hes selling. Makes sense considering tbe volume be moves.

Xcuse insomniac phone typing

[hollowpoint67]

Yeah but then the 15 minute rule is a really bad idea too, as you get into a real time bidding war with someone and go WAY beyond the max you thought you'd pay. Got into that last year and paid 20% higher than I wanted.

Just ask yourself what the highest amount is you want to pay, then forget it. If someone gets it for $5 more then that's the bones. Trust me, if your there and you get the 15 minute warning email your going to spend more than $5.

Everytime I see this it just strikes me as shill bidding / bull****.

[onelonehorseman]

Not to mention the MANY items that I bid on and forgot about, that got sniped for +$5 at the end.

Glad it's not just me..

Ha! I've done that too and kicked myself later for forgetting to stay on top of the auction.

[glennsche]

Everytime I see this it just strikes me as shill bidding / bull****.

no way, that's the way its done, Son! You snipe at the end.

I've been ebayin' for over a decade and this isnt shill bidding, its best practice. you try to whisk the item away from the jaws of another bidder at the very end and insodoing keep an emotional bidding war from ever happening.

I cant even tell you how many times i've sat at my computer in a ww1 flight helmet and scarf, blaring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", hitting f5 with a lump in my throat, waiting for the final 15secs before placing a bid!

The rush! The Adrenaline! The surge of victorious Euphoria when "you're the top bidder" and "auction ended" come up at almost the same time!

granted, GB doesnt let you quite do this since they reset the clock at 15mins. Buncha Buzz-killin' savages.

[onelonehorseman]

no way, that's the way its done, Son! You snipe at the end.

I've been ebayin' for over a decade and this isnt shill bidding, its best practice. you try to whisk the item away from the jaws of another bidder at the very end and insodoing keep an emotional bidding war from ever happening.

I cant even tell you how many times i've sat at my computer in a ww1 flight helmet and scarf, blaring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", hitting f5 with a lump in my throat, waiting for the final 15secs before placing a bid!

The rush! The Adrenaline! The surge of victorious Euphoria when "you're the top bidder" and "auction ended" come up at almost the same time!

granted, GB doesnt let you quite do this since they reset the clock at 15mins. Buncha Buzz-killin' savages.

Yup, no sniping on GB. They are actually smart to do it that way because it maximizes the price for the seller, and thereby maximizes the 5% cut that GB gets. I have certainly done my fair share of sniping on Ebay, but I'm surprised they don't have a similar 15 min rule to maximize their profits as well (and Ebay takes 10%).

[I Swan]

A 15 min rule is only bad to those who don't do regular live auctions I guess. Any actual auction with people in attendance had a going once, going twice type thing going on. Learn your max to spend, bid it, and stick to it. If you can't handle it, well then get bent over paying too much.

I love pissing matches and bidding wars when I'm selling. I feel the 15min rule is great compared to the eBay system and sniping.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Everytime I see this it just strikes me as shill bidding / bull****.

It doesn't really make sense to shill a sale for $5 over what the last bid was, unless you just decided not to sell it and want to relist it. But that gets expensive because GB is going to collect their vig, shill or not.

I bid on random stuff and forget, sometimes late at night or after a few cervezas. It is the life of a high rolling international playboy. If there is something I really want, I make sure to watch at the end.

The flip side is getting that "CONGRATULATIONS" email from gunbroker when you win something you forgot you even bid on or looked at.

I can't complain about sniping because I would do it too if the opportunity presented itself.

[prdubi]

I got a RC...BYF...most matching..

Im happy and it looks good and shoots very well.

Is it collectible. ...

I left it stock where I can.

that's it.


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[Bobby Ricigliano]

I got a RC...BYF...most matching..

Im happy and it looks good and shoots very well.

Is it collectible. ...

I left it stock where I can.

that's it.


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Yes, it is collectible. Keep it, shoot it, enjoy it. Don't bubba it.

[prdubi]

no bubba....

good god..The butchering people would do.

stupid. .

It's all stock except for the trigger ...I've updated that a tiny bit with a drop in.



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[saki302]

K98s are fine- just stick to the lower end stuff unless you REALLY know what you're doing.

-Dave

[DSB]

Glad I'm not into high end collectibles! I'll stick with the mundane so that if I get burned, it won't be too painful.

[mike415stone]

$835 was the high bid and it did not meet his reserve. Lets see who you tries to sell Himmler's rifle to next time

[Discogodfather]

So I commented before when I read through the thread on k98, but I did not look at the images.

Went back and looked through the images and this rifle does not look as bad as I originally thought. Seems like the stock has been sanded and refinished lightly and maybe a H mark was used to re-indent the mark, but I can find no real evidence of any major "humping" going on.

What I can't tell from any of the pics is that no one has brought up the real issues:

1) Is the stock internally numbered (it should be)
2) Bolt pieces- need thorough pics of parts to tell

Some claim the safety is wrong? Why? It looks fine, all the other numbering looks fine.

I'm sorry I jumped on the bandwagon earlier but I have seen so much crap sold for so much money on GB but this rifle doesn't seem like it's overly humped. Hyped and overvalued at 2K+ maybe, but no one has provided any proof its a hump. Unfortunately the seller seems guarded and needs to provide a simple set of pics of the bolt parts and the numbers inside the stock to really justify a high price.