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[ArtS]

I thought the prices were impressive. I bid on several and won only one that I intended to buy. I purchased the 1943 Beretta S3 that looked to be in good shape. I already have a 1932 S2 and I wanted it's stablemate. Those early S guns are a work of art and are lighter and livelier than the later guns. Combined with the dual triggers, they are some of the most focused hunting guns I have ever owned.

I will say that, as in past auctions, I lost a couple of low end guns I wanted due to the response of the platform and the speed of closing the auction. In several instances, I have lost the item because I prebid the opening price, waited for it to be acknowledged, a floor bid was taken before I showed up as bidder, I bid the next offer, hit submit and the auction closed before my submission was confirmed. My bid shows in the bidder list but no chance to rebid. This only happens for quick sales on guns with low interest, but it happens frequently.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer

I thought the prices were impressive. I bid on several and won only one that I intended to buy. I purchased the 1943 Beretta S3 that looked to be in good shape. I already have a 1932 S2 and I wanted it's stablemate. Those early S guns are a work of art and are lighter and livelier than the later guns. Combined with the dual triggers, they are some of the most focused hunting guns I have ever owned.

I will say that, as in past auctions, I lost a couple of low end guns I wanted due to the response of the platform and the speed of closing the auction. In several instances, I have lost the item because I prebid the opening price, waited for it to be acknowledged, a floor bid was taken before I showed up as bidder, I bid the next offer, hit submit and the auction closed before my submission was confirmed. My bid shows in the bidder list but no chance to rebid. This only happens for quick sales on guns with low interest, but it happens frequently.

I followed the auction with the G&D app on my phone that provided live video and audio and had the catalog on the desk next to me. When using the app bidding is as easy as swiping once left to right and the recognition from the auction was almost immediate. I bid on several items during the auction never had an issue with my bid being acknowledged. My suggestion for those that had issues would be to use the G&D app instead of a third party app and be sure that your internet speed is sufficient.

[mobirdhunter]

The app works well and quickly for me, too.

[Bill Murphy]

My experience was similar or identical to Art's. I hit the submit button, hit the confirm button, saw no other bids. The auction progressed to the next item. I assumed that I had won the item. Later I found that a higher bid had won the item. I have no idea what I could have done. Great auction, Josh.

[edgarspencer]

This is not uncommon, especially with multiple proxy services. I might be wrong, but I think it comes down to the auction personnel communicating with each other.

[ArtS]

For what it's worth, I bid directly on the G&D site, not a third party app (at least some of those overlay a further commission percentage, which would be ridiculous to pay). I have no trouble on a bid sequence is extended, but always on items I have prebid online, and for which I am leading when the item starts. If it is a quick auction, I will invariably lose the item. I never get any acknowledgement until 30-45 seconds has passed, and find that another paddle number won. This is just my impression, but it seems that there is often a bid accepted from the floor before bids that may have been made long before the auction date. The problem comes in that if you have posted the minimum opening bid and there are no other bids, the auctioneer opens the bidding and someone on the floor opens at the minimum bid. You think it is your bid because you bid a week ago and only find out it isn't you when the bidding closes 30 or 40 seconds later. I think it may come about because the internet bids are passed to the auctioneer upon the opening of bidding. Most other live auctions I participate in (not just gun auctions) announces a lot, announces the current winning pre-bid to date and then opens the live bidding. That is the only fair way to handle it, because in a quick auction the internet bidder has placed a bid and the floor bidder is allowed to post a later bid that is in effect a non-bid. That isn't consistent with any of the rules of auction bidding I have seen. It is possible to even lose to a lower bid than your pre-bid if the online bids are reported too slowly.