[snakeman99]

I never knew they offered E-Nickel back in 1936

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/976835483

I am joking, of course... 🤪

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

I’ve no idea what the hammer price will be but I think someone is going to get an expensive lesson buying that.

 

[7.62Kolectr]

Letter says blue yet they tout nickel 🤣

 

[853OKG]

That DIY nickel plate never comes out right...........

 

[CJS57]

Years ago turned down a NRA horrible $500 Super Match that had been polished to a rounded lump of ugly steel. So they sold it on GB for over $3000. Wish I would have taken it now.
The OP's referenced gun would look real nice if re-redone by Turnbull or similar to bright nickel. Once a gun is ruined by refinish you may as well do whatever you want. That gun has a nice King mirrored front sight so that could stay.

 

[Jimmy2Dogs]

Letter says blue yet they tout nickel 🤣

It's just a really not-so-clever attempt by the seller to dodge the issue. Note that the ad says, "Colt Factory authentication letter." All he's saying there is that it's a lettered pistol, not that the letter documents the current finish. Word games, that's all, and all too common on GunBroker.

 

[Walter Rego]

And it has some much later parts like the stocks which look like they were made yesterday and a 1950's era magazine.
Plus a few blued parts that must have missed the plating bath.
The pinned trigger looks odd too.

 

[JohnnyP]

35 row stocks also.

 

[Todd]

I've seen that grade finish on a pistol before... now, what was that🤔?......

Oh yeah, a nickel, ChiCom Tokarev. Sadly, I'm NOT kidding.

 

[Scottz63]

Thing is over $5000 with 7 days left!! What am I missing?

 

[snakeman99]

Thing is over $5000 with 7 days left!! What am I missing?

An easy way to throw away your money???

 

[Scottz63]

An easy way to throw away your money???

Apparently. Lol

 

[ignats]

One bidder has placed over 20 bids on that gun pushing the price up. A possible shill. The top bidder is an idiot.

Avelarmanue_17 NR
Member Since 03/01/2023

 

[853OKG]

One bidder has placed over 20 bids on that gun pushing the price up. A possible shill. The top bidder is an idiot.

Avelarmanue_17 NR
Member Since 03/01/2023

or two shills working in tandem

 

[CJS57]

If two shills are bidding it up, how does the seller make money?

 

[Todd]

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If two shills are bidding it up, how does the seller make money?

The implication is that at least one is schilling for the seller.

A second could be running it up in tandem to establish a plurality of false enthusiasm. Kind of like goading an actual bidder into thinking that at least two others think the value is there. Of course, that's a risky business as the seller could get suck with it and have to pay the buyer's AND the seller's premium.

I call that scenario KARMA.

 

[853OKG]

or just claim a non paying bidder and start all over again, almost all suspected shills are users with no rating, what do they care?

 

[Scottz63]

$6500 now. Wow.

 

[ignats]

I don't know what it looked like prior to the current finish, but I wish it was just left alone. JohnnyP has a nice as I recall. they're hard to find.

 

[paracord]

I doubt an actual human will be paying 6k+ dollars for that gun.