Selling/ buying guns advice

[Dale Lilly]

I recently purchased a Santa Fe Hawken for $407. It is near perfect. On another site it was advertised as a Gardone 54. Most of you know that's a location not a description of the gun. Only two of us bid. So I got a great bargain. When you list a weapon use the terminology that is understood. As to buying, I watch for listing errors that offer opportunities for bargains. someone lists a gun by a name you do not recognize, read the entire listing and look at the pictures. If you do not know at all, do some research or ask here at MLF. There is a lot of wisdom available. Bargains are out there Dale

 

[sawyer04]

Bargains are out there Dale

I purchased a new stainless steel 1858 revolver in the year of 1981. It had Uberti Gardone on the barrel with the Uberti trade mark. Years later I discovered that Gardone is the proof house in Italy.
I listed it as a Uberti/Gardone, and sold it. I was in Italy and visited Gardone Val Trompia. A village of about 10,000 that produce most of Europe's weapons, black powder and modern. We try to separate weapons by name, but truth be known they are all manufactured in that valley with about the same methods. Bargains can be had for sure. Standing in a rain storm, last spring at an auction I purchased a 50 flintlock T/C for $120 and a perfect Zoli Zouave for $125. Two boxes of barrels and parts $100. That rarely happens, but it also has to do with what part of the country you are sitting in.

 

[Dale Lilly]

I purchased a new stainless steel 1858 revolver in the year of 1981. It had Uberti Gardone on the barrel with the Uberti trade mark. Years later I discovered that Gardone is the proof house in Italy.
I listed it as a Uberti/Gardone, and sold it. I was in Italy and visited Gardone Val Trompia. A village of about 10,000 that produce most of Europe's weapons, black powder and modern. We try to separate weapons by name, but truth be known they are all manufactured in that valley with about the same methods. Bargains can be had for sure. Standing in a rain storm, last spring at an auction I purchased a 50 flintlock T/C for $120 and a perfect Zoli Zouave for $125. Two boxes of barrels and parts $100. That rarely happens, but it also has to do with what part of the country you are sitting in.

Yes, bargains are there. You used Uberti and most folks know that as a manufacturer. Happy New Year. Pole cat

 

[Kansas Jake]

I think I'll keep quiet about some of my bargains as I might want to sell them here in the classifieds for a big profit.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Best Buying and Selling advice?
Buy Cheap
Sell High!
Jake - don't be ashamed to make a profit. That's called capitalism. That is what made (and still makes) this country GREAT!
"Whatever the market will bear"

 

[Kansas Jake]

Griz44Mag, I buy these things with the idea I will sell at a profit and for some reason they just hang around after i futz with them and repair or clean up the kinks.

 

[Treestalker]

Griz44Mag, I buy these things with the idea I will sell at a profit and for some reason they just hang around after i futz with them and repair or clean up the kinks.

It followed me home and I fed it and it grew and...

 

[Dale Lilly]

I am very happy with my excuse for having a bunch of MLs; my lovely wife loves my guns and my hobby of making, remodeling and shooting. She shoots with me and encourages me to buy another gun to work on. Maybe I've got it wrong; maybe she just wants me to stay out of her hair Polecat

 

[Cpt Flint]

It's a mistake to teach a woman about guns. If she can identify guns eventually she will want to know why you are buying new ones whe she wants new kitchen countertops.

 

[Phil Coffins]

I’ve been doing it wrong according to you guys, I buy high then work on the details and sell low. Doing my part to help the economy!

 

[user 48679]

It's a mistake to teach a woman about guns. If she can identify guns eventually she will want to know why you are buying new ones whe she wants new kitchen countertops.

There's a trick to buying guns within a marriage...……..

When you buy the gun, also buy some bling that the gal will like, and tell her you got it in a package deal...…

 

[Dale Lilly]

You mean like the four diamonds and wedding rings she has? Hmmmm Polecat

 

[Treestalker]

I am very happy with my excuse for having a bunch of MLs; my lovely wife loves my guns and my hobby of making, remodeling and shooting. She shoots with me and encourages me to buy another gun to work on. Maybe I've got it wrong; maybe she just wants me to stay out of her hair Polecat

Brother! Thank the powers that be that you have a bride who has the gumption to appreciate the arcane arts! Actually though, she's probably happy that she has someone who does not leave greasy gun parts in her sink and who does not stink of gasoline and 90 weight transmission oil, lol!

 

[Semisane]

 

[Col. Batguano]

Good advice in the O.P. Ask questions and do your research. With this sort of thing it's very much a caveat emptor market. Bore condition is a particularly tricky one. If the gun is a custom build, try to ask about the bore and muzzle condition. If you are looking at it in person ask if you can run a patch down to bore to feel for roughness or a barrel bulge. On-line that opportunity just isn't there. In cases like that, the prior feedback and reputation of the seller counts for a LOT. If you can ask for additional pictures (such as the interior of the lock or the bottom of the barrel that can sometimes give you a clue as to how much care the previous owner gave it after a shooting or cleaning session. If the seller is the builder they very often will be glad to write you a narrative of their story of the build.

 

[SOLANCO]

An acquaintance purchased two gun safes and set them up in his basement. He started carrying guns from a storage area he used on the second floor. His wife was watching tv on the 1st floor.
After an hour she stopped him and asked: "Just how many _______ guns do you have?!?!?!?!?"

They all look alike don't they:}

 

[Griz44Mag]

An acquaintance purchased two gun safes and set them up in his basement. He started carrying guns from a storage area he used on the second floor. His wife was watching tv on the 1st floor.
After an hour she stopped him and asked: "Just how many _______ guns do you have?!?!?!?!?"

Do I know you?????
Oh wait, I don't have a basement......

 

[sawyer04]

I think I'll keep quiet about some of my bargains as I might want to sell them here in the classifieds for a big profit.

Good idea, the problem I have is I don't part with much.

 

[retrieverman]

A few years ago, I bought an illuminated Zeiss Diavari scope off Gunbroker from a pawn shop for $500, because they had no clue what they had. They didn’t even know it had an illuminated reticle. It’s one of my favorite scopes.

 

[Zonie]

Gentlemen: This is a traditional muzzleloading forum. Please keep your posts confined to guns and equipment or reproductions that is suitable for 1865 and earlier.