Is the tide changing for the p6? This auction ended Sunday at 9pm. I watch any p6 I see on gb, just in case I can snag one at a cheap price. This is the highest I’ve seen one go for, to exclude unissued/nib models. This example came with matching blue box, but no paperwork was shown. The pistol was in good shape, but that’s it. The auction racked up a noteworthy 40 bids and the pistol sold for $1,183! What’s interesting is this pistol before selling on Sunday, had been re-listed by the seller several times, because no one would even start the auction at $.01. So what gives? I saw some post here that guns and ammo had an article on the p6, wonder if that’s what sparked this particular buyers interest. The buyer has only 10 ratings, but idk what happened here. Hope the trend continues…
Posts: 141 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: May 11, 2025
Why, I remember way back (less than 20 years ago) when you could have bought three of them for that sales price.
Mags are crazy too. I cannot believe no one sees an opportunity to manufacture reasonably priced, functional magazines.
I believe it was during COVID, I bought a P225 with 4 P6 mags from a member in Columbus Ohiofor $700 or $750. I sent it to SIG for the SSP and sadly it has just been a safe queen since then.
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Posts: 37165 | Location: 45174 | Registered: December 09, 2001
Yes, the prices on the P 6 and also the P1 when they were at Gander Mountain were bananas. Would have bought a bunch (see what I did there) if I had known what they would be going for in just a few years.
Posts: 4763 | Location: Middletown, PA | Registered: January 09, 2007
Long weekend of boredom & possibly drinking. I've seen it before. Two people bidding-up something worth a quarter of what it's worth. Sometimes it's just an attempt to make the other guy pay more with no intention of completing the auction if you accidently win.
Looking at the bidding history suggests two things. It's either shill bidding, or the actual winner really wanted this specific gun because the number on the gun means something special to them. P6 “real” value is not going anywhere near that high.
Q
Posts: 30984 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: September 04, 2008
Originally posted by 12131: Looking at the bidding history suggests two things. It's either shill bidding, or the actual winner really wanted this specific gun because the number on the gun means something special to them. P6 “real” value is not going anywhere near that high.
I don’t have a very long relationship with gb. Has shill bidding been exposed in the past? Do you think it happens often?
This is a completely unrelated question, but is it still a generally accepted practice to sell on consignment on gb? Or just sell it yourself?
Posts: 141 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: May 11, 2025
I hope the trend continues. At least until after I auction off the class 3 rifle I have.
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Posts: 5546 | Location: North Mississippi | Registered: August 09, 2002
Originally posted by Shack: I don’t have a very long relationship with gb. Has shill bidding been exposed in the past? Do you think it happens often?
Exposed, as in proven? That’s impossible, or just simply too involved to make it worthwhile, unless you’re a fraud investigator digging into these things. But, you can always suspect based on certain patterns. A plain Jane very common and inexpensive gun suddenly realized moon money. Checking bidding history reveals a bidding war between two new bidders, or one new the other a little older. Or, oftentimes you see the same bidder all over GB bidding them up but never “wins” anything.
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This is a completely unrelated question, but is it still a generally accepted practice to sell on consignment on gb? Or just sell it yourself?
Up to you, and that’s all I’m going to say. Just a fyi, SIGforum policy is to not discuss buying/selling outside of Classifieds. I know Classifieds is now closed, but the rule remains in effect. That’s why your other thread about the P6 mag was locked. Someone mentioned they have a ton of mags, and before you know it, two people (you being one of them) started talking about buying them. Not allowed, my friend, unless you got clearance from the boss.
Q
Posts: 30984 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: September 04, 2008
I don't know if the tide is turning or if (probably more likely) some people got a little crazy with the bidding and outbidding.
The P6 seems to usually be perceived as less desirable than the regular P225. It has always been that way (as far as I know) and I don't see that changing.
P6s overall are probably more common than regular P225s just in terms of production numbers. P6s are also (unsurprisingly) almost always used. They were contract pistols and you won't really find a mint-in-box example except in the very unlikely event that you come across a pistol that was never issued. All of the above relegates almost every P6 to "shooter" status unless (like Q said) it is the one missing piece of someone's collection. The DA trigger pull is also much heavier than it is on the P225. This is easily remedied, but again, it just brings the P6 more firmly into "shooter" status because that is by definition a shooter's concern.
The only thing I have never understood though is why everyone I've spoken to on the subject considers P6 mags to be less desirable than P225 mags. Perhaps because P6 mags are also unlikely to be "factory fresh"?
I feel like somethings don't have value to them until someone else puts value to it.
Auction is listed and no one bids, other people think no wants it so why should I. Someone places a bid and now others think hey someone wants this so I should too.
Posts: 5670 | Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Registered: February 27, 2001
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