Someone explain something about Gunbroker

[fast306stang]

If you saw two OPEN listings for identical guns, and one had a $8.5k BIN and the other had a $11k BIN price, and THEN later you saw the $11k BIN get sold and the $8.5k BIN was still open, then yes, that makes no sense.

I've seen this happen a lot. Not at this price point but many, many times.

 

[kbkatl]

Do you have the links to the listings?

Don't have a link to when when it happened. I just go in every day and look. some are closed now, some still open. still trying to make sense of it all. one has active auction and appears to have no minimum (well now its $210.00 and no reserve. I get that is "open" and will go up, but I can't believe it will hit those levels so now I'm wondering how that is going to go.

 

[kbkatl]

And I see where this one sold for $8.5k. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/888927760
I don't see any others listed or sold.

try searching both "alien" and "alien pistol". I don't know why, but I see more when I search the "alien pistol" although I would have expected the word "alien" to pick them all up.

 

[kbkatl]

And I see where this one sold for $8.5k. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/888927760
I don't see any others listed or sold.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/889829653

 

[Granite3]

I bought a Rossi Stainless 20" 357 Mag carbine on GB about 10 days ago, from a top 25 seller.

It showed up on GB with a Buy now price over a $100 less than several current auctions were at the time, for blued guns.

I bought it then, still watching them sell for $200 more than the buy price was on mine.

It does happen.

 

[kbkatl]

I'd be scorned for flipping, but I wouldn't turn down a 5K profit.
but I'm a cynic and don't believe some of the stuff I am seeing and may just go to the range and start shooting.

 

[kbkatl]

I bought a Rossi Stainless 20" 357 Mag carbine on GB about 10 days ago, from a top 25 seller.

It showed up on GB with a Buy now price over a $100 less than several current auctions were at the time, for blued guns.

I bought it then, still watching them sell for $200 more than the buy price was on mine.

It does happen.

maybe people buy from a trusted, established seller rather than from private individuals? I'd pay more to feel secure. not thousands more, but more.

 

[jeep78]

A lot of those Alien listings are for new or real low time sellers.

There is more to buying than just the price. Some sellers don't accept credit cards, you will notice bids on their items are either non existent or much lower than listings with established dealers that accept credit cards.

 

[GeauxLSU]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/889829653

The $8.5k one sold on the 6th. The $11k one sold on the 17th. The current one listed is open until the 24th.

 

[GeauxLSU]

A lot of those Alien listings are for new or real low time sellers.

There is more to buying than just the price. Some sellers don't accept credit cards, you will notice bids on their items are either non existent or much lower than listings with established dealers that accept credit cards.

Another good point.