motorcarman
Compulsive Collector
I saw a local ad in the Wise County Messenger about a local gun and knife auction.
I found the site and it indicated that you need to use PROXBID to watch items or bid.
I thought I remembered that I already signed up for another auction so I found my 'username' and 'password', sure enough I was registered with PROXBID.
I found a few things I was interested in and 'watched' them.
Then I placed a bid on 5 items. 3 were ammo related and 2 were firearms.
I researched and determined my max bid and placed them.
I vowed to NOT 'chase' the items when the bids came in!!!!!!!!!!
I was outbid on the first two ammo items. Then I was the only bidder on a few hundred .312 cast bullets with copper gas checks (winning bid $1.20)
Then the rifle came up. A Winchester Model 74 first year (1939) .22 short.
The buyers premium was 17% cash so I calculated what I was willing to pay MAX and I placed the bid and WON.
Then the Winchester Model 50 20 gauge came up and I got it for $100 under my max bid.
I drove to Chico TX (about 20 miles away) and paid about $500 for everything.
I found a few more auctions in MO, FL, IL.
I think I'm out of control!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found the site and it indicated that you need to use PROXBID to watch items or bid.
I thought I remembered that I already signed up for another auction so I found my 'username' and 'password', sure enough I was registered with PROXBID.
I found a few things I was interested in and 'watched' them.
Then I placed a bid on 5 items. 3 were ammo related and 2 were firearms.
I researched and determined my max bid and placed them.
I vowed to NOT 'chase' the items when the bids came in!!!!!!!!!!
I was outbid on the first two ammo items. Then I was the only bidder on a few hundred .312 cast bullets with copper gas checks (winning bid $1.20)
Then the rifle came up. A Winchester Model 74 first year (1939) .22 short.
The buyers premium was 17% cash so I calculated what I was willing to pay MAX and I placed the bid and WON.
Then the Winchester Model 50 20 gauge came up and I got it for $100 under my max bid.
I drove to Chico TX (about 20 miles away) and paid about $500 for everything.
I found a few more auctions in MO, FL, IL.
I think I'm out of control!!!!!!!!!!!!!