[telewinz]

A friend has a minty military1903 Springfield. Thats all he knows (he is honest) and I asked him what he wanted for trade. He won't accept money so I offered my minty Remington 541S which I feel is more than generous. However he asked did I have a .44 magnum, I have a real nice S&W 629, I thought about it for 5 seconds and agreed to trade. I suspect his '03 is worth $350 on up depending on all the various "collector" items we don't know about. This is a matter of honor with me, when I take it and if it turns out to be just a parts gun I'm assuming it will be worth around $300 and I won't get burnt too bad. But maybe I hit the JackPot and its a minty Remington 03A3 or such and worth say $600. Do I just let the matter lie or offer him the difference in value?

[Chipperman]

It sounds like he is more interested in the gun than the value. You offered him a good deal the first time. If he seems happy with the trade, I'd let it lie and not feel guilty.

[MacPelto]

If he asked you for it, it's on his head...you're not trying to rip him off.

When I trade, the only thing of relevance is what I think something's worth, not the cash price som gun rag says it has. Same thing when I buy something. If it's too expensive, I won't buy it - if I think it's worth it I will. If I see it for 20 bucks less later, it doesn't bother me, to me it was worth 20 bucks more with no hard feelings.