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WTF is Wrong with People?? #17022041 03/03/22 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut OP Campfire Tracker OP SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/925161550

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022063 03/03/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,164 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,164 TX Ho Lee Fuq !!! That’s just crazy! 🤪 "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022359 03/03/22 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,885 1 1Akshooter Campfire Regular 1Akshooter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,885 Would you please let me know if it drops down to $350.00?

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022482 03/03/22 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,022 BB3 Campfire Regular BB3 Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,022 Why? Just why? There are some on there for buy it now that's quite a bit cheaper. "What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." -Sir Isaac Newton

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022632 03/04/22 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 144 SC SPK Campfire Member SPK Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 144 SC That is just shy of insane. Plus $50 to ship. I simply don't get it.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022659 03/04/22 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,737 Richmond, Virginia arkypete Campfire Tracker arkypete Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,737 Richmond, Virginia The U.S. mint would be doing the citizens a favor if the $20.00, $50.00 and $100.00 were printed and rolled up like toilet paper. Right now the dollar has about the same value but less value then the toilet paper. "Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." --Thomas Jefferson

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17022958 03/04/22 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA Crazy times needless to say T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023002 03/04/22 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA another example https://utahgunexchange.com/ads/444p-marlin/ T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023454 03/04/22 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia 21 Campfire Regular 21 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia Couple of guys with a NR rating driving it up. Makes me wonder........ "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer".

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023513 03/04/22 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,731 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,731 West of the Blue Ridge Assuming the bids are real, it may just be that someone(s) with money we can’t begin to comprehend really wants one. It is very nice. For someone with REAL money, letting a couple or three thousand stand between you and something you really want would be kinda crazy. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023537 03/04/22 Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 28 Durango, CO Durango_Dave Campfire Greenhorn Durango_Dave Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 28 Durango, CO There has to be at least 2 people bidding to drive up the price. In this case it's Josonhixon and Mia959 that must love the Marlin 336.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023550 03/04/22 Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 28 Durango, CO Durango_Dave Campfire Greenhorn Durango_Dave Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 28 Durango, CO and here's another Marlin 336 with scope but this one sold for only $756 Marlin Model 336 R.C. in 30-30 Win JM stamped Micro Groove w/Scope 1966 And here's a search of sold Marlin 336 rifles. Search Marlin 336 Last edited by Durango_Dave; 03/04/22.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023630 03/04/22 Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,356 KC R Rossimp Campfire Regular Rossimp Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,356 KC No disrespect, but there are very few Marlins I would spend that kind of money on, especially one made post 1960. There are however many Winchesters I would spend that kind of money on, even some made post 1960.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023644 03/04/22 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,271 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,271 Northern USA i have a real Marlin 45-70 S.S. GUIDE GUN with good peep sights i have shot 7 rds. thru it just might be for sale for $2100.00 tyd ? it kicks too much with my bad shoulders , its nicer than the 30-30 rifle in that picture . LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17023982 03/04/22 Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 771 Minor Hill TN / Hillsboro AL E EddieSouthgate Campfire Regular EddieSouthgate Campfire Regular E Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 771 Minor Hill TN / Hillsboro AL Nuts . Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch . Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17024512 03/04/22 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 90% of the intelligence is held by 10% of the population.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17026363 03/05/22 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 331 SE PA T t185 Campfire Member t185 Campfire Member T Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 331 SE PA Is there something special about that rifle? Or is it just the case of someone with more money than sense? If God can get by on 10%, why does the government need 90%

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17026679 03/05/22 Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 950 L Live2hunt941 Campfire Regular Live2hunt941 Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 950 Makes me feel better about the 1969 model one I bought last week for $240

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17027003 03/05/22 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 590 Pennsylvania M Mossyoak1957 Campfire Regular Mossyoak1957 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 590 Pennsylvania Something fishey in my opinion going on with that auction,notice the people running up the bids arn't even registered members on GB, and have no past purchases or feedback. May have a case of "SHILL BIDDING" going on but it's just my take on it,maybe I'm wrong it will be interesting to see "who wins" the auction.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17028531 03/05/22 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 169 M msinc Campfire Member msinc Campfire Member M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 169 Crazy times....at the Barrett Jackson car auction last month an AC Cobra that was not an original Shelby sold for something like $985,000.00. It wasn't a kit, there were a couple companies that offered finished cars. This was one of them. Must have either belonged to someone or two alcoholics were not going to be outdone...probably the same thing here.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17030319 03/06/22 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut OP Campfire Tracker OP SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C. Guys, it is now over 5K!!! What am I missing? I'll repeat: What The FU*K is WRONG With People? Surely, there is some skulduggery afoot!

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17030473 03/06/22 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408 R rem141r Campfire Outfitter rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408 paying 5k for a 336 is gods way of telling you that you make too much money My diploma is a DD214

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? Mossyoak1957 #17030580 03/06/22 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,727 jsgwoodsman Campfire Tracker jsgwoodsman Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,727 Originally Posted by Mossyoak1957 Something fishey in my opinion going on with that auction,notice the people running up the bids arn't even registered members on GB, and have no past purchases or feedback. May have a case of "SHILL BIDDING" going on but it's just my take on it,maybe I'm wrong it will be interesting to see "who wins" the auction. I tend to agree with your assessment. The question is will it work?!

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17030704 03/06/22 Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,403 NE South Dakota Bugger Campfire Outfitter Bugger Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,403 NE South Dakota I have a very nice waffle top Marlin 30-30 that I’ll sell for 1/2 the final price listed and I’ll ship for free. I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17030801 03/06/22 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,338 Georgia 348winchester Campfire Regular 348winchester Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,338 Georgia I've had a couple of non paying bidders on GB the past year. They need to police their site. A bowhunter at heart but a gun guy at soul. I'll take craftsmanship, wood and blue steel over plastic and composite any day.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17031075 03/06/22 Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,403 NE South Dakota Bugger Campfire Outfitter Bugger Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,403 NE South Dakota Let’s see - don’t pay - lose privileges - start all over anew. I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17031561 03/06/22 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,652 SoDak S Sharps1874 Campfire Regular Sharps1874 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,652 SoDak $10,024.00 with 3hours and 50 minutes to go. Time to sell?

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17032534 03/06/22 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,868 RAVENNA Joel/AK Campfire Tracker Joel/AK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,868 RAVENNA And to think a friend of just picked up a commemorative Winchester in 30/30 for a couple of hundred bucks. He showed it to me the other night.... Dam, I offered him a grand. He told me to pack sand....lol I don't blame him

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17033141 03/06/22 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,220 The Good Life B backtobethel Campfire Regular backtobethel Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,220 The Good Life That has to be the most produced gun that Marlin made, and they were probably producing > 10,000 per year, for over 50 years. There is absolutely nothing special about that gun. Insane. Give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above. Don't fence me in.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17033143 03/06/22 Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,445 SheriffJoe Campfire Tracker SheriffJoe Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,445 There's hope that my extra 1895GS JM (unfired and NO handling marks whatsoever) is building value. Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue. Pronoun: Yes, SIR !

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SheriffJoe #17033170 03/06/22 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,220 The Good Life B backtobethel Campfire Regular backtobethel Campfire Regular B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,220 The Good Life Originally Posted by SheriffJoe There's hope that my extra 1895GS JM (unfired and NO handling marks whatsoever) is building value. Sell now. I’m not joking. Give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above. Don't fence me in.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17033563 03/07/22 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,995 Tallahassee, FL USA P pacecars Campfire Tracker pacecars Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,995 Tallahassee, FL USA The winning bidder seems legit and has bought several guns this month on Gunbroker for $4000 to $25000? More money than sense maybe? Won the lottery? Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17049686 03/11/22 Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,647 I Idaho1945 Campfire Regular Idaho1945 Campfire Regular I Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,647 One of them is a Forum employee. Dick

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17113104 03/29/22 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,234 wherever the deer are yar Campfire Tracker yar Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,234 wherever the deer are Condition, condition, condition . Originality and people flush with money. We can not fathom the wealth that is out there.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17122475 04/01/22 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,137 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,137 OMAHA That auction seems to prove the old saying that there's a sucker born every minute. Who would have thought that any regular production Marlin 336 would sell for that kind of money?

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17123478 04/01/22 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,683 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,683 Either Texas or Idaho Frankly, I have never been bothered with how one chooses to spend their money. There are more than a few privately own Lear jets flying. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SheriffJoe #17127310 04/03/22 Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,373 York County, PA W WStrayer Campfire Regular WStrayer Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,373 York County, PA Originally Posted by SheriffJoe There's hope that my extra 1895GS JM (unfired and NO handling marks whatsoever) is building value. Until Ruger releases something close...

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? 260Remguy #17127754 04/03/22 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,024 SW Montana V VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,024 SW Montana 260Remguy: This "sale" indeed seems to be a puzzle of extraordinary "puzzlement"! Until you realize/consider that this is "gunbreaker"! And NOT every sale on gunbreaker is a legitimate transaction. I will not use gunbreaker and advise my friends of my concerns thereof and relay to them the scams other friends have endured AND engaged in, thereon! My advice avoid gunbreaker and do your gun deals/dealings IN PERSON. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

Re: WTF is Wrong with People?? SCGunNut #17155783 04/12/22 Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 190 Northern Delaware S sawdustin Campfire Member sawdustin Campfire Member S Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 190 Northern Delaware If that was a legitimate purchase I'd eat my hat. I'm more inclined to say sort of internet shenanigans or money laundering.....😉 NRA Life Member