GB listings for February, 2016 - Romanian

[running-man]

7 Romys going through GB this month.  I still consider the Romy to be the best value in SKSs today.  They are built like tanks, even if they trend a bit uglier then their brethren.

Lowest Sale Price: $265.00
Avg. Sale Price: $388.82
Highest Sale Price: $550.00
As-Issued Avg. Price: $499.99

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   Year   Arsenal Condition   Current Condition   RM's Notes
539933632   CUGIR ROMANIA MODEL 56 7.67x39 (SKS COPY)   21   $331.76    1958   Bubba   Fair   Lots of bid on this one with not a very large end price.  Almost like people were daring the other to keep bidding just so they wouldn't have to take it home.
540823212   Romanian 1959 SKS 7.62x39 CAI matching numbers   14   $285.00    1959   Bubba   Good   Meh.
541018572   Romanian SKS 7.62x37 Hydro dipped / Cera coated   21   $305.00    Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Take a $400 to $500 gun, add $250 worth of Cerakote and Hydro Dipping and you get a $300 gun.  Good job guys!  Mercy me!
541391781   1958 Romanian SKS 7.62x39mm Matching In Box CAI   1   $550.00    1958   Refurbished   Good   Nice gun w/ the original box.  Even though it's restampted, the wood is in pretty nice shape.
541922805   ROMANIAN CUGIR SKS 1959 7.62X39MM 7.62 X 39   15   $485.00    1959   Refurbished   Good   Decent enough looking Romy here.  Refurbed stock really limits the upside potential though.
542893505   CUGIR ROMANIAN TYPE 56 SKS NUMBERS MATCHING   1   $499.99    1959   As-Issued   Good   It's hard to tell with 100% certainty, but I think the stock finish on this one is legit.  If so, this was a steal.
543485794   * Romarm Cugir model 56 SKS 7.62x39 semi rifle *   16   $265.00    Uncertain   Bubba   Fair   Meh.

[Phosphorus32]

541018572   Romanian SKS 7.62x37 Hydro dipped / Cera coated   21   $305.00    Uncertain   Bubba   Uncertain   Take a $400 to $500 gun, add $250 worth of Cerakote and Hydro Dipping and you get a $300 gun.  Good job guys!  Mercy me!

Agent J, quick, hit me with the flashy thing!   



Well stated Joe!  Three Romanians worth looking at this month.

Bubba! Do the math!
Average Bubba'd price: $296.69
Average military configuration price: $511.66
Net: -$214.97

[running-man]

Laugh Jon, exactly! 

Honestly though I'm in awe at this listing.  Now whether it's awe inspired from the awesomeness of that gun itself or awe from the sheer audacity of bubba thinking that doing *that* to a firearm somehow makes it more desirable I don't rightly know.

That one is right up there with Saddam Hussein's 18K gold plated AKs.

[Loose}{Cannon]

Merica.   

[Phosphorus32]

Laugh Jon, exactly! 

Honestly though I'm in awe at this listing.  Now whether it's awe inspired from the awesomeness of that gun itself or awe from the sheer audacity of bubba thinking that doing *that* to a firearm somehow makes it more desirable I don't rightly know.

That one is right up there with Saddam Hussein's 18K gold plated AKs.

Shock and Awe was never meant to be like this   

Merica.   

Yer darn tootin' 

[Blicero]

Jon, thank you for providing proper illustration to supplement RM's barren description. A rifle like that deserves at least a full paragraph.
Work on it, RM.
Now please get agent J to hit me with the noisy cricket.