https://www.gunbroker.com/item/845005563 finished sale
very nice but so are the ones i use hunting. can anyone enlighten me as to why this sold for this amount?
I'd sell mine for that much in a heartbeat!! Wow. No, I do not have an answer to your question.
a 30-30 no less. i could see if it were some rare chambering or had a famous owner.
i have one with a 217xxxx sn in better condition i'd sell for half that and would double my money.
someone just got glassy eyed and went for it.
I’m at a loss at this one and one last month that brought near what this one did. Hell, I know where at least two NIB originals are that could be had for less than that...
LIke the king in the King & I said "is a puzzlement". Looks like a pretty ordinary M/94 to me.
Deerstalker: I think that Rifle sold (allegedly!) for $1,800.00 MORE than I would have paid for it!
I have been invited to participate in so many fake bid scams over the years on "gunbreaker" that I don't give much credence to that site at all.
I prefer to do my dealings face to face then next in line would be the classified ads on this site with ads listed by long term members.
A higher volume gunshop I frequent, here in Montana, had a very similar condition/vintage pre-64 Winchester Model 94 in 30-30 that sat in their gunrack for nearly a year - priced at $950.00!
It is now gone from their shelves but I am certain it did not sell for anywhere's near $2,000.00+!
I am shaking my head!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
GBOB: Was that "other" Model 94 also "sold" (allegedly!) on gunbreaker also?
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VarmintGuy
VarmintGuy:
Yes sir was sold on GB on Oct 27
1956 30-30 item # 839272663—2,600.00
Guess you guys better get to sellin' then.
Multiple bidders going pretty high on that one.
Usually when you see one go for that it's 2 guys that got too much money and too much ego to lose. Winning can become more important than the $
That's why when you start an auction at .01 it can whip people up into a frenzy.
I'm not a Winchester collector or expert but I keep an eye on a lot of Winchester auctions because I love the drama. Kind of like watching a ball game.
You just never know...
Yup, there is an opioid crisis in this nation....
I wouldn’t count on getting that price again for ANY 1950’s Model 94. Actually, wouldn’t count on getting half of that amount for any 1950’s Model 94.
I have been a very "active" member of Gunbroker since 2004, mostly as a buyer, and never once have I been invited to participate in fake bid scams. Not that it couldn't happen but I don't see it as a problem at all. Maybe two or three guys born in 1956 wanted a mint example from that year, and exactly how many have been made since 1956?
Too rich for my blood however.
Win 70 , i agree that it is possible for a couple guy's to go for a special year mint, but that was nowhere near mint. look at the right side of the wrist. looks like someone grabbed it with paint thinner or such .
as for selling my 94's i sold the bulk about 10 years ago. sold 40 and kept 3. and those are special, to me.
GBOB: Thank you for the comeback information - I am just shaking my head in bewilderment!
Thanks again.
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VarmintGuy
looks like someone is in love with 1956 models. 22xxxxx sn on one and 21xxxxx on the other. need to check my serial no's
Shill bidders fairly common in a reserve auction before the reserve is met.
There ain't no shill bidding going on in an absolute auction started at .01
Auctions started at .01 are real auctions. Takes all the funny business out.
That why I never bid in a reserve auction until the reserve is met.
both no reserve auctions maybe legit ?
Have been going to auctions all my life.
Been doing the GB and other internet auctions as well for pushing
15 years. There are so many games and prop up bids in all
Kinds of auction. Doesn’t matter if it’s land , cars or firearms
Know you values , do your research and set your price before ever taking the stage!
They weren't 94's but I've seen in local farm auctions that Stevens Crackshots went for 1200 and 800 respectively. One was pristine having been nicely refinished and the other was very worn but tight. I go to a lot of auctions and yeah shills are frequent but have decided that old men with a heavy dose of nostalgia and a dash of ego just won't be denied.
Mertz is sky high to begin with. The above auction where the 94 sold high either involves shills, uninformed bidders, or just sheer lunacy. Expect its some of all.