Nice thought, although don't you think anybody else is watching Gun Broker too???? Come on. Just because someone dosen't bid at the beginning of the auction doesen't mean they shouldn't be able to at the end. I have never bid at the beginning of any auction, just to see where it's going, if it's going too high quick, I don't generally bid. My point: If you don't announce it, nobody else knows except those who are looking on the auction site. I mean look at JEB308's first post. He was offering it up to anybody, becuse he thought it went too high with 4+ days left on the auction. So just because he changed his mind later because his son wanted one, everybody else is supposed to drop their plans?? I think not. These are popular rifles period. Gun Broker has a 15 min. rule, so you can't sneak in a last minute bid like Ebay. There are over 250 views on this post now. I think we can all still be friends no matter who gets it, good luck!