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I was at an auction Friday night and made some great deals. This was one of them. The catalog listed this badly as a "APINTL-PAHRUMP PHILIPPINES" and at 50% finish 9mm 1911 like. It's an ARMSCOR Citadel. The serial number starts with CIT and Rock Islands start with RIA
The joke on them is that it is Cerakoted in "Battle worn". It didn't feel like bare steel. I suspected it was cerakoted, but didn't want to tear it down in front of of other potential bidders. During the auction I got up to $275 and stopped. I was out bidded by two people that ran it up to $360. Here's where it got interesting. At about 3/4's of the way through the auction they announced it was back up for auction. The winning bidder failed the NICS check.
So I got another chance. I got it for $220 plus tax. I got it for less than my original bid. It was immediate fun tearing it apart confirming my suspicion. Also, the camera I took the pictures with was in a box I bought for $5 with a 1GB card in it.
I also bought nearly $600 worth of ammo in .45 ACP and .38 Special for $230. I did good!
This time I did good. All to often I leave an auction with my money still in my pocket, minus the cost of a cheese burger and diet Dew from their kitchen. Also, it shoots great!
Maloy


The joke on them is that it is Cerakoted in "Battle worn". It didn't feel like bare steel. I suspected it was cerakoted, but didn't want to tear it down in front of of other potential bidders. During the auction I got up to $275 and stopped. I was out bidded by two people that ran it up to $360. Here's where it got interesting. At about 3/4's of the way through the auction they announced it was back up for auction. The winning bidder failed the NICS check.
So I got another chance. I got it for $220 plus tax. I got it for less than my original bid. It was immediate fun tearing it apart confirming my suspicion. Also, the camera I took the pictures with was in a box I bought for $5 with a 1GB card in it.
This time I did good. All to often I leave an auction with my money still in my pocket, minus the cost of a cheese burger and diet Dew from their kitchen. Also, it shoots great!
Maloy