Kar98a price check

BigShell

BigShell

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I know the famous Gunbroker gray blanket attracts a lot of suckers, but I was watching this particular auction closely as I'm looking to add a nice matching or bolt MM K98a in the future. Yeah - this is a very nice example but DAMN.

I'm sure the majority of nice bringbacks are late war; are pre war matching 98a's that rare? Probably answering my own question there, but 3100 shipped seems over the top.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/862030952
 
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They certainly aren’t common. That said I agree 3k is ridiculous. Seems two people got into a pissing match which happens all too often on gunbroker. I picked up a completely matching 1909 Danzig earlier this year for $900 from a good friend, albeit not as nice as this one. I feel that was cheap but I’ll let the other weigh in with a more appropriate value on these guns.
 
I can't comment on a reasonable market value for that specific rifle, but I do know that whatever that price is, Grey Blanket always seems to command a 20-30 percent premium over and above it.
 
It’s high but I honestly think that one is objectively worth around $2500 maybe a little more. A more scarce maker, not Spandau or Amberg scarce but early Danzig 98as aren’t falling out of the sky either. The condition is it’s strongest attribute. I wish I could examine the sling, if it’s an original 9 hole sling it could be worth several hundred dollars.
 
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cj556 said:
They certainly aren’t common. That said I agree 3k is ridiculous. Seems two people got into a pissing match which happens all too often on gunbroker. I picked up a completely matching 1909 Danzig earlier this year for $900 from a good friend, albeit not as nice as this one. I feel that was cheap but I’ll let the other weigh in with a more appropriate value on these guns.
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If it’s that Uhlan marked one I’m remembering you stole that thing for that price.
 
I was one of the bidders on that one. Tapped out when it got to 3k. Seems like a ridiculous price for a 98a but this one had a lot going for it. Was thinking $2000-2500.
 
One thing I did notice about this one was the armorer replaced magazine follower that was a unnumbered.

Even better the carbine had a depot marking on the butt plate for Danzig
 
Warrior1354 said:
One thing I did notice about this one was the armorer replaced magazine follower that was a unnumbered.

Even better the carbine had a depot marking on the butt plate for Danzig
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How can this be, lol. This notorious seller advertised it as all matching. I'm sure it also left the Danzig arsenal 1912 with the non-serial #d handguard.
 
That's where bidders really have to read his auction descriptions a lot of times it will say all matching. In this case an unnumbered handguard and magazine follower which were probably replaced at the Depot.

Still a nice kar98a, but not a $3,000 kar98a
 
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