Marlin 336 sold for $10K?

[greg]

This one has me scratching my head ..... The rifle is just an ordinary 1975 336 in 30-30. Condition is very good condition and MAY be unfired. It looks like some safe nicks here and there. No box and papers the collectors like either. I get it the "JM" stamped rifles are gone forever and Remington and now Ruger took over the Marlin brand but this is nuts. I am an accumulator not a collectors this gun has me rethinking the true security of my gun safe.

If anyone knows the reason why this rifle sold so high I would like to know. There were several bidders near the end of the auction too.

https://t.co/33bL6z6BL1

 

[Michigan Slim]

I have a 1948. Time to retire? My uncle would understand.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

shill bids. no chance it actually sold for that

 

[DoggyDaddy]

shill bids. no chance it actually sold for that

There were a couple of NR bidders that ran it up, but the winner had an A+ rating with 60 transactions. That seems really weird. I was watching that last night when somebody else brought it to my attention. Crazy.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I was thinking shill bidding, but the A+ rating throws me off.

Dang it DD beat me.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I was thinking shill bidding, but the A+ rating throws me off.

Dang it DD beat me.

I never laid a hand on you!

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

The seller can still be the one with, or know of that someone with, the A+ rating. There's no threat of a negative review if it's all coordinated by the seller of the marlin.

 

[Jaybird1980]

The seller can still be the one with, or know of that someone with, the A+ rating. There's no threat of a negative review if it's all coordinated by the seller of the marlin.

Now I get what you're saying.

 

[gregkl]

That's a lot of money if it's legit.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Some people do have deep pockets. Maybe it was his "Holy Grail".

 

[Mgderf]

I knew prices were going up, but geez!

 

[Mgderf]

137 bids.
That's an awful lot of shill bidding if it's not legit.

 

[dieselrealtor]

At a quick glance, that buyer has spent over 100k in the past few weeks, hmmmm

 

[MrSmitty]

I have a 1979 JM marked, I'd sell it for half of that.............maybe 1/4..........

 

[mmpsteve]

I have a small jm Marlin collection. Maybe I can retire early after all?

But no 30-30s, so maybe not .

.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

That's crazy crazy. Have a friend who's had one for years. What should they go for in 'normal' times if there is any normal anymore?

 

[Mongo59]

It takes at least two people to make an auction. I wouldn't know that many people who all had this gun as their 'Holy Grail". Something is amiss...