Since I have pretty well cleaned out the local gun shows of the Auto5s that show up, admittedly they have become slim pickins. Our area has an internet site, similar to Craigslist, that has guns (and related) for sale/trade/etc. I noticed someone posting various Auto5s for the last year or so, his prices were ok (at best) , and he listed his location as the same town I live in (about 50,000). Anyway, he recently listed four that caught my attention due to them being round-butt models. I sent him a text asking if he knew what year those were. We went back and forth for the rest of the day, turns out he lives about 8 blocks away, he is semi-retired, and has a "bunch" (his words) of Auto5s. I may or may not have mentioned I have a couple, and would really like to investigate further regarding the ones he posted. He said he wants to get rid of them, as he has lost interest, yada-yada-yada. I thought I knew everyone in the Treasure Valley that were into Auto5s. I am headed over next week.
All of them! Every one in my collection will be adopted by someone who will mistakenly believe he’s keeping them “forever”.
The alleged "Gold mine" wasn't. Nothing notable, no years or variations I didn't already have, yet his asking prices were a bit high. (!!!!!!)
I see this a lot. People round here think anything auto 5 is gold. You see the same guns for sale week after week for some crazy high price. Makes me wonder if the really want to sell or just fishing for a sucker. I’m sure they get some.
