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Why are you selling

25-0625-06 Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in General Discussion
Is it just me? Or do a lot of other people get tired of answering e-mails that ask "Why are you selling this gun?" Why in the hell do people normally sell guns? If you are a dealer that is why you have a license, to buy, sell, trade guns, right? If you are not a dealer, you are probably selling to get money for another gun. Who gives a rat's rump why you are selling a gun?
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Yeah,what are you supposed to say,maybe something like..."Well,I tried all kinds of loads ,and it just don`t group well...it`d make a good hunting rifle for you,though!!".218
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  • Richie RichRichie Rich Member Posts: 439 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JUST BEE CAUSE!!!
    Remember,"your woman may not find you handsome, But atleast she'll find ya handy". I love that show..............
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  • WittumWittum Member Posts: 553 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yeah, Im a gun trader, I trade guns
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  • soopsoop Member Posts: 4,633
    edited November -1
    Just tell em you stole it and it`s being sold for drug money.
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  • pops401pops401 Member Posts: 616 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SOOPERSHOT, you got the first part right. Tell em you don't want to get caught with stolen property, that's why the price is so cheap. Some people can't resist that kind of deal.
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  • thesupermonkeythesupermonkey Member Posts: 3,905 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been guilty of asking that question a few times. It was because it was such a good deal. I'm giving the seller a chance to inform me of any problems or issues with the item. It would really suck to pay a few hundred dollars for what you thought was a working gun, only to find out the barrel is plugged...Munkey
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Haven't asked that one, but have asked "What exactly do you mean by 'customized barrel'?" Sometimes the descriptions leave a lot to be desired. I do admit to wondering a few times, when someone is selling a rifle I have been looking for for a year or more, how they could let it go. Anyone got an H & R 300 Ultra in .270, 95% or better they wanna sell?
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  • BoomerangBoomerang Member Posts: 4,513
    edited November -1
    I'm with Monkey. There is nothing wrong with asking that question. It sometimes lets you know if the person selling the gun knows the history of the gun or not, and that is very important. However, I do ask a lot more question than just that one.Boomer
    Protect our Constitutional Rights.
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I always ask that question. The answer may tell me a lot about the gun, and the seller. The history of the old guns I buy is of great interest to me. I recall buying a High Standard HD Military with original box and papers (and an unused, boxed extra magazine) from the original owner, who had had it since buying it new in 1948 after finally accumulating enough money after returning from WW II. He said he was dying and was trying to get his affairs in order for his family, none of whom wanted the pistol. He told me how much he had enjoyed the old pistol, and how many treed racoons he had killed with it while hunting with his * dogs. Although I did not know the man personally, I felt sorry for him, and I hold that pistol in high regard in his memory.If someone asks the question, there is nothing wrong with saying that the gun was bought at a gun show or the like for resale. There is no need to be offensive in the reply. When acquiring guns for resale, why not find out what you can by asking the same question of the seller? You might find out something of interest to yourself or the next owner.
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    25-06:Tell 'em"Your question got me to thinking and I've decided not to. Thanks"Clouder..
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