Gun auction goodies!

[madkiwi]

Have to brag. Hit the Greg Martin Firearms auction that ran yesterday and today.

The tally:
Ruger Red Line Woodside Over/Under, 12g, 26" barrels (made in 1996, Excellent condition shows little use) for $900
Sig P226 stainless (Excellent, as new, sold with original box) $450.
Marlin 6660 22LR semi-auto $100
Winchester 94 in .44 Magnum (made in 1970, 95-99% finish with slight wear to relief edges) $375
Inland M1 Carbine (barrel dated 5/44, finish 90%, wood VG, bore excellent) $600
Browning B-SS 20g (As new, in original box) $1,400

Missed out on: Tokarev SVT40, Browning Hi-Power, S&W Model 46 target, Benelli 121 M1 and some others that just went too high.

Stressful couple days though!

madkiwi

[chickenfried]

I completely forgot!!

[pogo]

Very nice, wish I lived up your way!

[madkiwi]

Very nice, wish I lived up your way!

While we did go to the preview on Sunday, we did not actually attend the auction. There is this service called proxibid.com, where they have a live audio feed from the auction and an online bidding process. All but one gun (the Ruger Woodside was a telephone bid) was purchased using proxibid. They charge an additional 3% for using their service.

Proxibid was not without glitches, a couple times it froze up completely, but I was able to call tech support and have someone on the phone within 10 seconds. Usually the problem was resolved within a few minutes, which apparently involved "restarting the feed."

I did not miss out on any lots I wanted to bid on, but I would have been ticked off if it had caused any problems.