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How Far Do You Travel For Gun Auctions?

frog21frog21 Member Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 2009 in General Discussion
I just got back from a 160 mile round trip.I saw an add on auctionzip,that had a Marlin 336,219 zipper at a public sale.I thought this could be my lucky day to get a bargin on an uncommon gun.Apparently others thought the same thing,cause it wasn't in very good shape and sold for 725,which I thought was plenty for the amount of rust on it.Oh well for the sale,but I did find 20 bucks at Wendy's that covered the cost of my trip.
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    200 miles, one way, about a month ago.

    It was a bust.

    But I bought a knife and some paracord at a surplus store and won a couple of bucks in a casino.

    Doug
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932
    edited November -1
    anymore, not to far. You can get a better deal right here.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    When I had my Auction business here and had a few guns up, people went nutz,, [:D][:D][:D]

    I went to a friends auction and won a Smith and Wesson model 1 for 200 bucks ..[:0][:0] only good deal I ever got at auction for a gun.
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 16,926 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey frog, Glad you found my twenty. Send it..thanks in advance..nambu
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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...Only 30-40 miles at most. I may go to this one, though there's not much that interests me.

    http://www.biddersandbuyers.com/ads/052909hintze.htm
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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...Oh yeah...the onsite dealer gets real pissed when I whip out
    a C&R copy to avoid the wait and a second trip.
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,504 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My job lets me go to a lot of estate and equip auctions farthest was about 1500 miles where I picked up nice savage 340 for 100.00 travel paid for by the company the truck i went there to bid on went for way to much
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  • SuwanneePirateSuwanneePirate Member Posts: 65 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I used to go 150 each way but am saving the gas and food costs and staying home and using this site . I still go to the local show in town .Its a small show with the same dealers and the same stuff each time so I'm looking more on here all the time .
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    about 20 feet from the couch to the computer.

    I prefer the internet, GB, GA, or AA.
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  • ruger41ruger41 Member Posts: 14,665 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    same as PBJ--now gun shows are a different matter as the farthest I ever went for one was 200 miles and it was a garbage show--mostly toys-never seen so many airsoft guns in my life, it was in Orange County CA when I lived in Fresno. The Washington shows are awesome with believe it or not GUNS being sold[:p]
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by ruger41
    same as PBJ--now gun shows are a different matter as the farthest I ever went for one was 200 miles and it was a garbage show--mostly toys-never seen so many airsoft guns in my life, it was in Orange County CA when I lived in Fresno. The Washington shows are awesome with believe it or not GUNS being sold[:p]


    ruger41 -

    must be nice - the gunshows in NEPA suck, unless you like paying top dollar, or are a jerky affecionato. I stopped going about 6 years ago.
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