The initial auction description appeared to have the same text as the original auction posting, in which Zimmerman wrote: "I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon. The website says the auction will close on Wednesday.
The second-highest bid is $485,000, suggesting the current high bidder may not be a serious offer. The gun auction on is still active, with a current high bid of more than $65 million. Todd Underwood, the founder of the group, later sent an email to CNN saying an official response would be released at 10 a.m. We want no part in the listing on our web site or in any of the publicity it is receiving." "Our site rules state that we reserve the right to reject listings at our sole discretion, and have done so with the Zimmerman listing.
Zimmerman never contacted anyone at prior to or after the listing was created and no one at has any relationship with Zimmerman," wrote on its website. "Listings on the web site are user-generated, exactly like social media posts. released a statement on its website Thursday afternoon that addressed the listing. on, but by 11:18 a.m., the website said the listing for Zimmerman's Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm weapon had been removed. The gun was set to be auctioned starting Thursday at 11 a.m. News 6 found bidding for the gun topped $200,000 early Friday. Thursday night, a second auction website used to list the gun deleted a tweet saying it would remove the auction from their site. – Plans by George Zimmerman to sell the gun used to shoot and kill Trayvon Marin appeared to be in limbo early Friday.