GB listings for July, 2016 - Yugoslavian

[running-man]

Down to only 33 34 changing hands this month, though a few more M59s than previously seen, and 0 HG's (again).

Lowest Sale Price: $200.00
Avg. Sale Price: $399.47
Highest Sale Price: $700.00
M59 Avg. Sale Price: $458.75
M59/66 Avg. Sale Price: $391.57
M59/66 HG Avg. Sale Price: $ N/A

Please let me know any feedback (good or bad) to these.

If you have an objection or observation to add to anything I've listed, by all means call it out.  Let's look at it long and hard (I only look at each listing for a minute or two at most) and maybe everyone can learn a thing or two! 

-RM

Item Link   Description   # Bids   Final Price   Model   Block Letter   Arsenal Condtion   Current Condition   RM's Notes

569669261   Yugoslovian M59 SKS 7.62x39 New Unfired   2   $580.00    M59   C   All-Matching   Good   Nice M59, but man that's quite a premium.
572138645   Yugo SKS 7.62X39 Item-S31   15   $355.00    M59   C   Bubba   Fair   Too bad about the missing magazine.
573255160   Yugo SKS M59 7.62x39 More Rare than 59/66   1   $485.00    M59   C (late)   Force-Matched   Good   Very nice recent PW Arms import.
571383527   Zastava SKS Rifle 7.62x39   1   $415.00    M59   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   Horsetrash.
569764717   C.A.I. 59/66 Yugo SKS 7.62x39mm 10-rd   7   $315.00    M59/66   M   All-Matching   Good   
569616378   CENTURY ARMS YUGO SKS 7.62X39   1   $349.00    M59/66   V   All-Matching   Good   
567578908   Yugo SKS 59/66 7.62x39 Numbers Matching + log book   18   $405.00    M59/66   K   All-Matching   Good   Grease covered goodness!
573050874   Yugo SKS Model 59/66 w/ Bayo & Good Bore   1   $365.00    M59/66   H   All-Matching   Good   
569827328   Yugo Yugoslavian M59/66 SKS All Matching w/Access   4   $420.00    M59/66   U   All-Matching   Good   Nice gun here!
572815744   Yugo SKS   1   $300.00    M59/66   L   Bubba   Fair   
572751058   YUGO SKS - SG WORKS BULLPUP - 7.62X39-GREAT SHAPE   1   $699.00    M59/66   O   Bubba   Fair   
573003688   Yugo SKS 7.62X39 Item-S101   36   $515.00    M59/66   E   Bubba   Good   Wow that's an expensive bubba…
572571496   Yugo SKS 7.62X39 Item-S211   15   $250.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   
569851226   YUGO YUGOSLAVIAN M59/66 SKS 7.62x39 Matching Num   1   $399.99    M59/66   Uncertain   Bubba   Good   
573950512   Yugoslavia sks 7.62x39 fde tapco stock   1   $449.99    M59/66   I   Bubba   Fair   
570486802   YUGOSLAVIAN M59/66 W GNade launcher SKS & more   1   $499.00    M59/66   G   Bubba   Fair   5 bills for this!??!?!
569010501   Yugoslavian SKS 59/66 7.62x39 Yugo 59 66 Zastava   2   $360.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   That Chinese stock on this gun is like lipstick on a pig!!!
564713315   Zastava M59/66A1 Rifle SKS Excellent A+ Condition   1   $700.00    M59/66   Z   Bubba   Good   CA legal adds $200 to the price.  I'll have to make a mental note of that...
567516700   Yugo M 59/66 SKS 59 66 SKS like new SKS   2   $415.00    M59/66   F   Force-Matched   Good   
570928586   Yugo Zastava SKS Model 59/66 7.62x39 UNISSUED C&R   1   $439.00    M59/66   G   Non-Matching   Good   Laugh, 7 bids at $439.00 before the seller finally dropped the reserve on this one.  Pricey for a mixmaster.
569875044   beautiful Yugoslavian SKS w/matching serial #   1   $400.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   
571862200   *unissued* YUGO SKS M59/66   1   $400.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   Cherry's Yugo.   Not sure wtf those duckbills are doing near a gun like this though.
572486590   Yugo SKS - Model 59/66 - C&R -   8   $235.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   
571327956   Yugo SKS - Model 59/66 - C&R -   3   $266.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   
569877144   Yugo SKS - Model 59/66 - C&R -   1   $325.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   
569876835   Yugo SKS - Model 59/66 - C&R -   2   $330.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   
569396376   Yugo SKS 7.62x39   1   $250.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   
569646806   Yugo sks 7.62x39 LE/mil only   1   $200.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   WTF is with LE/mil only?  What if I only sold certain things to non-democrats only or non-whites only? 
569012716   Yugo SKS 7.62x39 Like New   1   $400.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   
568790513   Yugo SKS all original   8   $375.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Uncertain   Horsetrash.
572999097   Yugoslavian SKS w/ Grenade Launcher / Penny Start   11   $390.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   
570921642   Zastava M59/66 SKS 7.62X39   1   $500.00    M59/66   N   Uncertain   Good   
570031259   Zavasta SKS M59/66 7.62X39mm   4   $370.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Good   

[armedhippie]

569646806   Yugo sks 7.62x39 LE/mil only   1   $200.00    M59/66   Uncertain   Uncertain   Fair   WTF is with LE/mil only?  What if I only sold certain things to non-democrats only or non-whites only? 

Horse trashy as well. What the hell?!? I agree man, if you want to be like this, sell local and not national. How long do you think a "whites only" sale would last? No different in my book. I can relate to what his thinking was and don't necessarily disagree with what he does with his on property....but WRONG venue.

[running-man]

Missed one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=571317798

Bizarro gun here.  Early low serial C block, should be a M59, but it's clearly got an M59/66 barrel, sights, and gas system.   No idea whether this one was done at arsenal in the former Yugoslavia or if bubba rebarreled it.

[running-man]

Missed another (not that there's much to see here).  Must be losing my touch!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=568132198

[Phosphorus32]

Missed one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=571317798

Bizarro gun here.  Early low serial C block, should be a M59, but it's clearly got an M59/66 barrel, sights, and gas system.   No idea whether this one was done at arsenal in the former Yugoslavia or if bubba rebarreled it.

Hmm, the scarce M59/NC-Star/DMR  

Too bad Bubba had his black arts way with this SKS. It may have been an unusual refurb Arsenal upgrade to M59/66A1 specs.

[Greasemonkey]

Hmm, the scarce M59/NC-Star/DMR  

Too bad Bubba had his black arts way with this SKS. It may have been an unusual refurb Arsenal upgrade to M59/66A1 specs.

M59/NC-Star/DMR    oh..I get it, "D"estroyed "M"ilitary "R"ifle, right  

That would have been a good one just for it's collectitve oddity..

[Justin Hell]

Missed one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=571317798

Bizarro gun here.  Early low serial C block, should be a M59, but it's clearly got an M59/66 barrel, sights, and gas system.   No idea whether this one was done at arsenal in the former Yugoslavia or if bubba rebarreled it.

It is certainly not an early rendition of a 59/66 as it has the night sights and the non ported launcher. It seems like an awful big job to basdardize an m59 and upgrade it to a m59/66A1.  This would be a nice time to have the log book for sure...and some close ups of any stake marks and electro pencil handiwork. I suspect it was done during a refurb...and would be quite a neat find if that was the case, and provable.

I find it interesting to see both the UTG Pro and the Choate M4 in the wild... I haven't seen anyone pony up the cash for either and it is my first time seeing anything other than stock photos.  I find the UTG less appealing than imagined, and the Choate more interesting than I had before.  I almost wonder if the mag included is some spendy DC Engineering contraption.

It would have been a screaming deal if it came with the original stock and hardware.  Bubba lost at least $200 on this sale.

[Greasemonkey]

If done here, I would think someone might have spent some time just getting the head space correct. I ain't saying it can't be done, but to do it state side and not consider that into the equation is kinda scary. 

A refurb shop would have no issues dealing with it, it might be an extra few minutes worth of minor inconvenience for the factory, they have the parts and skill to do it, where a weekend warrior in moms basement would have to figure out, measure and learn exactly how to do and what to do correctly, and even drag liability in to his life if something went wrong in this sue happy world, just to make an oddity.