$1800 SKS

[Bobby Ricigliano]

The seller got mods on another forum to ban any posts of his auctions because it was affecting his business.

People on another forum have met and know him and he has allegedly confirmed, to them, that he forges markings.

He allegedly uses shill bidders.



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Sounds like a real asset to the firearms community.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

The only logical explanation for the grey blanket phenomenon is shill bidding.

The receiver cover being two-tone is very common. I dont know if there is a definite reason determined for why. Maybe part of the manufacturing process/ heat treatment

From this day forward, everything I post for sale will be resting on a gray blanket. It was white, but I haven't washed it in months.

[jdben92883]

Not really in this case. If you perceive the value of an SKS to be worth $1800, then I perceive that you're on crack.

Yeah but if there is a documented online history of them selling for such high prices. Whether or not they actually paid. Doesn't it eventually affect the perceived market value.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Not really in this case. If you perceive the value of an SKS to be worth $1800, then I perceive that you're on crack.

I would pay $1800 for an SKS that had a circle inside a star on the top cover..

[Meety Peety]

There are some absolute steals on GB from time to time. Lot of CA hate from many sellers though. I rather enjoy it when i see a gun i want to buy but the seller inexplicably says "NO SALES TO CALIFORNIA" and it doesn't sell because of his FUD.

Heh, oddly enough shortly after that comment I found a deal on GB that may make me eat my own words. I wouldn't really consider this one to be a steal, but a better than average price on a brand new shotgun. Still going back and forth about whether or not to buy it.. never bought online before and not being able to inspect it in person makes me kinda uneasy.

[SanPedroShooter]

That would be news to me.IIRC by 1957 China was making them and Russia had moved on to Kalashnikovs.

I thought the same thing, and everyone says so.

Then I was reading this

Scroll down to the section on Russia. He is basically saying that the letters match up with letters used on other small arms and ammo for corresponding years. Probably just a coincidence.

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm