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Gun shows

zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in General Discussion
Does anybody know if any gun shows are coming to Northwest IN.
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shotgun News website seems to be down. Where else do you go for finding dates/times/locations of gun shows in your area?
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just got back from one in Chattanooga at the Shriner's Club. I saw ammo at about twice the price it is right now at Walmart and guns about 25% higher then they go all day long at gunbroker. I was at one guy's table while he was selling some poor guy a lcp for 400. The table next to him had one marked for $350. My question is why would anyone pay over 300 right now? Why do people just go there and try to rip people off? Why not actually price a gun for what its worth and then sell many guns instead of bringing your same over priced crap to every show and get maybe one sucker to buy from you?
    I think that's my last gun show for awhile.
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am a collector and generally buy my guns near where I live but have been going to shows near the border of other states. Is is legal for me to buy a gun from a person who is not a FFL from another state? Or sell a gun to somebody who is not a FFL from another state. Seems to me there is about as many non dealers as there are dealers with tables these days
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    this weekend two gun shows one each about 40 to 45 miles from me one north in Lima Oh. one south Dayton Oh . will go to at least one maybe both . its been over a year since I have been to either one .
    I am sure there will be no great deals but just a field trip to get out of the house for a while . never know what you may run across
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I took my granddaughter to a gun show here in Savannah today after church.I've never seen so much crap in my life.First they charged me $8.00 admission for an eight year old,then when we got inside it was vendors selling magnetic bracelets,toys,pocket books, and guns that looked like they had been used to paddle a boat.Is this normal at gun shows now or is this just an example of a promoter who will rent tables to anybody?If this has become the norm i'll be doing more business on GB or out of shotgun news.
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I hear the tulsa gun show is a really good one to go tou.Anybody here have any comments on this?Our local gun shows suck!!
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    So what is the best state for number and quality of gun shows?
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I sold at gun shows starting in 1992 and did GREAT until 1995 when it kinda ended. It picked back up in 2000 but that was a short perk. I completely quit in 2003 frustrated. I really enjoy the business and would love to start up again but I do not want to waste the time and money setting up for a loser show again. How are shows doing now? Are they profitable again?
    Thanks,
    Michael
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have you ever bought anything from a gun show? There is one in the aera this weekend am thinking of going. What ? to ask or anything to watch out for if I do go.
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does anyone in Oklahoma know when the next big gun show is in Tulsa?
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does anybody know if there are any guns shows in the Pittsburgh, PA or southwestern PA area?
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    HI, I AM CHECKING FOR ANY UPCOMING GUN SHOWS.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO. THANKS AND GOD BLESS THE USA
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can anyone give or tell me where to go to find dates for Jackson,Ms. And Mobile,Ala. in April? Thanks
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  • redcedarsredcedars Member Posts: 919 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    zarb, there was a show in Crown Point last weekend. I didn't go because Joy has jacked the prices up to $7.00 entry and $10.00 more per table. Suppose I could have gone and gotten in on a dealer pass, but I usually like to contribute a couple of hours behind the tables if a friend gets me in, and I just didn't feel like it. Heard things were pretty slow, between the higher prices and the weather.There is a show in Kankakee (IL) this weekend. South Bend March 30-31.redcedars[This message has been edited by redcedars (edited 03-07-2002).]
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I already mentioned we have a gun show in Fort Wayne this weekend, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-4. They claim 500 tables. Maybe too far for you though.
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  • zarbus64zarbus64 Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey, Thanks for the info. It's just what the doctor ordered.
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  • redcedarsredcedars Member Posts: 919 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, zarb said NW Indiana. I have driven farther than Ft. Wayne for shows more than once.The Ft. Wayne show is pretty good. I've been to a few shows there. Sometimes there is a Michigan bookseller there that often has hard to find old books. There are enough dealers that you have a chance of finding a bargain or at least something interesting, and usually a decent crowd (so a chance of finding a walk-in).I actually like the smaller rural shows just as much though. You never know what Farmer John is going to bring in!redcedars
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