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Offline Boris Badinov

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Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« on: August 19, 2017, 04:11:58 PM »
I was definitely snoozing:

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683012552

Apparently, the seller knew what he had and at the same time had absolutely no idea what he had.

How long til it shows up again with a $1500+ starting bid?


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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2017, 04:17:58 PM »
Actually, after looking at the photos. It might not be all that special. The only other visible serial (bolt carrier) is a mismatch.

Still, for $650...

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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2017, 04:32:59 PM »
Still too rich for my blood.  But maybe not for true dyed in the wool collectors.  I shoot the majority of my sks rifles and love my Chinese "ghost" mixmaster the most even though it only cost me $300.  I have never paid more than $450 for my any of my SKS rifles including a 1951 Russian which was the one that cost me $450.  For the price of a rifle like this, I would not want to shoot it at that price.  And if I am not wanting to shoot a rifle or pistol that I have, I sell it off quick.  Any rifle or pistol I own gets shot for my enjoyment and not for my enjoyment of just owning it.  I guess I am more of a shooter and not a die hard true collector.   :(   YMMV!
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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2017, 08:16:46 PM »
 :o  Dang, for $650 I would have jumped all over that...if I had been watching doh1 What a steal!  I haven't been paying much attention to the Broker lately.

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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2017, 11:00:24 PM »
Seller made at least a $500 mistake with the addition of the BIN. Regardless of matching serials, that gun is ridiculously hard to find.  Like P32, I would have jumped all over it had I seen it. 

Nice find Boris, one of these days your persistence will pay off and you'll land one of the big three.  thumb1
      

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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2017, 12:09:15 AM »
Seller made at least a $500 mistake with the addition of the BIN. Regardless of matching serials, that gun is ridiculously hard to find.  Like P32, I would have jumped all over it had I seen it. 

Nice find Boris, one of these days your persistence will pay off and you'll land one of the big three.  thumb1

I can't take credit for finding it. New member posted it over on gunboards.

I'm biding my time til the x-mas slump before i make any new sks purchases-- unless a gem pops up. I would have passed on this one had I seen it-- out of my range for now.

However, it looks like possibly a new addition to the serial data base, yes?

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Re: Just goes to show, Ya snooze ya lose $650 BIN
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2017, 07:23:36 PM »
My buddy sent me this auction an hour after it was claimed. I'm still nauseous.
Freaking fantastically cool deal. This is why I always hit a pawn shop on the road. Congrats to the buyer  thumb1
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