Check out GB Auction# 913624626. With five days to go, the current bid is $3300+ for a 550/551 scope mount with a Z24 Hensoldt scope attached. The scope is worth no more than $1000, so that puts the scope mount value at $2300. Unbelievable! I wonder if this auction will hit $5000. In this crazy slo joe economy it just might.

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This is not my auction and I have no idea who the seller is!

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Many, but not all, of the upper end Sig buyers often have more dollars than sense. It can be fun to watch at times.

Hell I wish I had more dollars than sense sometimes. I'd like to have one of those setups myself, but it doesn't have much of a practical application, and I sure wouldn't want to ding it up. You don't see those often, and I can see the appeal for a collector. You could have a custom mount made, for that money, but that wouldn't have the collector value.

Linking to live auctions = no no

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
... for a 550/551 scope mount with a Z24 Hensoldt scope attached. The scope is worth no more than $1000.... [/b]

....$1000 IF it comes wiht the .223BDC. I assume the scope to be Bundeswehr surplus with 7.62 caps. It´s value is about USD 500.- with the HK claw mount, box and accessories. Under this circumstance, the value of your mount will raise up to USD 2800.-, not only USD 2300.-. .

I don't see this as bidders who are desperate for either the mount or the scope. The minimum bid is $3350, the current bid is $3325. If I understand the GB bidding process correctly, this item won't sell at this price.

I suspect the buyer might have buddies trying to bid up the price to the desired ludicrous level, then a bidder with more bucks than brains will take the bait.

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I suspect the buyer might have buddies trying to bid up the price to the desired ludicrous level, then a bidder with more bucks than brains will take the bait.

Never understood this "tactic". List the damn thing with a starting bid that is the least you're currently willing to accept for the item, and have an optimistic BIN.

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Originally posted by fritz:
I don't see this as bidders who are desperate for either the mount or the scope. The minimum bid is $3350, the current bid is $3325. If I understand the GB bidding process correctly, this item won't sell at this price.

You read it wrong. The item will absolutely sell at the current price. Whether or not the buyer is real and/or actually pays is another thing.

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Check out GB Auction# 913624626. With five days to go, the current bid is $3300+ for a 550/551 scope mount with a Z24 Hensoldt scope attached. The scope is worth no more than $1000, so that puts the scope mount value at $2300. Unbelievable! I wonder if this auction will hit $5000. In this crazy slo joe economy it just might.

--> Per post #4 below, I removed the link to this GB auction. <--

This is not my auction and I have no idea who the seller is!

There have been a number of bizarrely high auction closing prices over the past year. In some cases, you get bidders who get lost in bidding and then don’t pay. I’ve had this happen a few times.

In other cases, I suspect it’s the uninformed nouveau JDI era SIG collectors who don’t actually understand what they are bidding on, think something is correct/rare, then get caught up in the bidding war that elicits a gambling-like mentality.

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Originally posted by KSGM:

Never understood this "tactic". List the damn thing with a starting bid that is the least you're currently willing to accept for the item, and have an optimistic BIN.

Penny start no reserve 7-14 day auction ending on a Sunday around 9-9:30 pm eastern time is a proven method to realize the highest selling price. Shill bidding is the realm of scumbags. A legitimate penny start no reserve auction is great as a seller.

OK, got it. I was thinking of reserve price. It's been many years since I have purchased anything on GB.

$3k for that combo does show more bucks than brains. For that money I could buy a NF ATACR scope, a solid NF mount, and have cash left over. And the optics could go on an AR15 that would shoot circles around a 550/551.

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Originally posted by JoshNC:
In other cases, I suspect it’s the uninformed nouveau JDI era SIG collectors who don’t actually understand what they are bidding on, think something is correct/rare

Is this mount not arguably both correct and rare? I suppose both those terms are subjective, as is value, but it is likely not a copy or anything.

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Originally posted by JoshNC:
Penny start no reserve 7-14 day auction ending on a Sunday around 9-9:30 pm eastern time is a proven method to realize the highest selling price. Shill bidding is the realm of scumbags. A legitimate penny start no reserve auction is great as a seller.

I would consider that if I were to sell my P7 or something, but I typically do it the way I described, as I am usually doing lower-dollar parts and such.

Ding, ding, ding!

We're now at $3890 with three days to go. Come on guys, let's get moving. We need to hit $5K+ by close.

The Hensoldt Z24 Stanag scope is cammed for .308/7.62 NATO not .223/5.56 NATO. The scope mount is a correct and complete SIG 550/551 mount.

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Originally posted by KSGM:
Is this mount not arguably both correct and rare? I suppose both those terms are subjective, as is value, but it is likely not a copy or anything.

The mount is not common in the US, but I also would not call it rare. The optic is not correct for a SIG. I am assuming that someone or some people are bidding thinking this is a factory correct optic/mount combo.

Does anyone commenting here have one of these mounts? If so, what do you think of it?

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Originally posted by KSGM:
Does anyone commenting here have one of these mounts? If so, what do you think of it?

I have one for each of my 550s. They work great!

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Ding, ding, ding!

We're now at $3890 with three days to go. Come on guys, let's get moving. We need to hit $5K+ by close.

I knew I could count on the members here. The auction is now at $4K with two days and four hours left. Just a little bit more to hit our $5K goal. I know you can do it!

SIG offered two types. The STANAG type discussed in this thread and another one built as a clamp base which will take adapters for the system you want . (STANAG, Zeiss, Weaver, Trijicion or Mil-Std 1913) or the sniper mount which comes with a ZEISS adapter rail. Using the STANAG type with an A.R.M.S STANAG/Mil-Std adapter is an option but the mount will become to hight, STANAG scope rings might be an option.If you have a scope with STANAG feet, go wiht the STANAG mount in Dan`s picture. If you want a different optic, get the mulitfunctional SIG camping base with a Mil-Std adapter.The current price for the Swiss army type STANAG mount is in the range of CHF 800.- the clamp base with an adapters mentioned above around CHF 650.-. Either one is original. Either one is professional gear and is used as such.

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Ding, ding, ding!

We're now at $3890 with three days to go. Come on guys, let's get moving. We need to hit $5K+ by close.

I knew I could count on the members here. The auction is now at $4K with two days and four hours left. Just a little bit more to hit our $5K goal. I know you can do it!

Count on the members for what, exactly?

crazy