Drunken Gunbroker bid with a happy ending
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:45 pm
Not that type of happy ending. Perverts.
After 10,000 beers one evening, I started playing on Gunbroker. Opening bid stuff. You all know what I mean. "If it closes for that amount, I'll take it." I bid on what I thought was a '43 ex-sniper after peering at it with one eye open. 6 days left, no bids, opener was $125. The next day, I was still the high bidder. Oh well, I don't need another 91/30, but I'll get outbid. Four days later I still reigned supreme at $125. Better check this jewel out. Much to my dismay I noticed the strong possibility of a refinished stock. Crap. I guess you get what you deserve by bidding while plastered, but I still have some time left.
You know what happened. No need to explain.
When I went to the FFL to pick it up we opened the box and sure enough a refinished stock. Wonderful. All the metal parts were still cherry original and it was a '43 ex-sniper, but the stock was wrong. Double crap. My FFL is also a gunsmith/manufacturer. I looked over on his bench and there was another 91/30 all original laying next to a scout scope mount, replacement trigger and a Mosin recoil pad. "What's all that?" He told me he had another customer that paid him to sporterize (ruin) a Mosin for him. He hadn't gotten started yet. I looked and it was wearing a beautiful blonde, arsenal-fresh stock. Being the silver tongued devil that I am, I asked him since the guy obviously didn't care about the historic aspect of the gun would he ask his other customer if he would consider a stock swap. A nice, non-shellaced refinished, oak stained stock.
You know what happened.
The guy said sure, he didn't care and now I have a sweet, correct ex-sniper for $125! It's nice to catch a break every now and then.![thumbsup :thumbsup:](./images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
After 10,000 beers one evening, I started playing on Gunbroker. Opening bid stuff. You all know what I mean. "If it closes for that amount, I'll take it." I bid on what I thought was a '43 ex-sniper after peering at it with one eye open. 6 days left, no bids, opener was $125. The next day, I was still the high bidder. Oh well, I don't need another 91/30, but I'll get outbid. Four days later I still reigned supreme at $125. Better check this jewel out. Much to my dismay I noticed the strong possibility of a refinished stock. Crap. I guess you get what you deserve by bidding while plastered, but I still have some time left.
You know what happened. No need to explain.
When I went to the FFL to pick it up we opened the box and sure enough a refinished stock. Wonderful. All the metal parts were still cherry original and it was a '43 ex-sniper, but the stock was wrong. Double crap. My FFL is also a gunsmith/manufacturer. I looked over on his bench and there was another 91/30 all original laying next to a scout scope mount, replacement trigger and a Mosin recoil pad. "What's all that?" He told me he had another customer that paid him to sporterize (ruin) a Mosin for him. He hadn't gotten started yet. I looked and it was wearing a beautiful blonde, arsenal-fresh stock. Being the silver tongued devil that I am, I asked him since the guy obviously didn't care about the historic aspect of the gun would he ask his other customer if he would consider a stock swap. A nice, non-shellaced refinished, oak stained stock.
You know what happened.
The guy said sure, he didn't care and now I have a sweet, correct ex-sniper for $125! It's nice to catch a break every now and then.
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