Thanks jerk! I mean 'congratulations high bidder'

[hAkron]

I've been watching a sweet 1987 CZ 85 on gunauction.com that's been there for months with no bids.  I was hoping for the price to drop, but the auction would time out and the seller (Sarco in PA) would just relist it at the same price ($399 no box NO magazine, some holster wear) well 16 hours before the auction was to again close I figured I would make my move.  I placed the first bid on this gun since it was first listed in September.  I was the high (and ONLY) bidder all afternoon and ll last night.  When I woke up this morning I had been out bid  I upped my bid a few bucks but the other bidder must have put in a pretty high max bid.  It got past what I was willing to pay and I had t let I slip by.  I consider myself very lucky that I was able to pickup a mint CZ 75B Omega, a Mint CZ 75BD, a decent CZ 75 BD Police, AND a CZ 85 transitional in the last few weeks.  All great deals...I guess I can let somebody else get a deal too...I don't need EVERY CZ...do I?

Seriously though, if whoever won that auction reads this forum, congratulations to you sir (or madam)! 

[bang bang]

unless youre willing to pay up, you can loose out  Obviously someone else thought it was worth more $$$$.  sometimes you get lucky, sometimes not.  thats the way auctions are.  there will be another one, its just what will you do next time?

i was looking at a used glock a few weeks ago.  I got busy at work when the auction was due and missed it by seconds.  imo, easy come, easy go.  its not like that was the last glock on earth either.  I still have $$ in my pocket and it didnt cost me $$$ for loosing that bid either.  that $$ in my pocket will be there for the next glock or toy that come along.

[hAkron]

Next time I'll wait until just before it times out to make my bid.  This one was delisted once every 6 days since September without a bid.  If I made my move right as it was closing out it would have been mine.

I do know what you are saying.  I try not to get too emotionally invested in expanding my collection.  If it's not a good deal then it's NOT A GOOD DEAL and I have to remember to let it go by.  This was $400 + shipping + FFL and didn't even include a magazine or papers or anything.  $400 is my max for any regular CZ varaiant, and that's usually with at least a magazine, but usually also with a box.

[bang bang]

Next time I'll wait until just before it times out to make my bid.  This one was delisted once every 6 days since September without a bid.  If I made my move right as it was closing out it would have been mine.

I do know what you are saying.  I try not to get too emotionally invested in expanding my collection.  If it's not a good deal then it's NOT A GOOD DEAL and I have to remember to let it go by.  This was $400 + shipping + FFL and didn't even include a magazine or papers or anything.  $400 is my max for any regular CZ varaiant, and that's usually with at least a magazine, but usually also with a box.

you can try to jump in before the auction ends, but some sites/seller use the 10/15 minute rule. 

[larryflew]

All of the gun auction sites have extended auctions for bid in the last 10 minutes. IE you wait 'til the last minute, place a bid and the auction automatically extends for 10 minutes.

[Czeetah]

Next time I'll wait until just before it times out to make my bid.  This one was delisted once every 6 days since September without a bid.  If I made my move right as it was closing out it would have been mine.

Horribly suspicious .. ZERO bidders for months, and as soon as you make one bid wham! another bidder comes to raise it?

Okay, yeah, could be. Likely it was a schill/seller trying to squeeze more money out of a bidder when one appeared.

I would keep an eye out to see if it magically reappears because the *clears throat* "winning bid" *cough* "fell through" *cough hack*

[hAkron]

It was a few hours after I put my bid in, and Sarco was selling the gun.  I can't imagine what gain they could derive by out bidding the only bidder in 10 months on a single item.  My guess is that I wasn't the only person watching this gun waiting for a price drop.

I was a decent 1987 CZ 85 with no magazine.  I think Sarco used to be in NJ, so maybe they had to dispose of the factory 15 round mag....anyway it was listed for $399.99, which was my opening bid.  After being outbid I tried up to $411 but at that point, as much as I would have loved to add this piece to my collection, it wouldn't have been worth it.  $350 is the value for that gun.