Randy-
I think they treated you honestly and fairly and no one even remotely hit below the belt. THey were actually doing you a favor. WHen I first clicked the link to the auction I did not realize it was your gun-I thought you were bidding on it. I won't tell you my exact thoughts and reaction when I saw what the strating bid was, but trust me, they were very kind to you. I have no way of knowing what is going on, so all I can say is from an outsider's perspective it seems like you got your feelings hurt because your gun is worth considerably less than hoped. I believe if you had seen this happen to someone else, it would not have seemed harsh to you at all.
But hey, that's perfectly fine! We are all human and sometimes when we are caught up in emotional things we don't see them as clearly as we would if it were happening to some one else.
The guys were actually doing you a favor, as you said you wanted the drilling to move. WOuld have probably literally taken years to move at the price you set, so they were doing exactly as you asked.
Don't sweat it man, just looks like typical buying/selling emotions. It's all good!
PS-I still loooove those hammers in particular and the gun in general!!!