First Impressions are usually right!

[txgolfer45]

I was at the Dallas Market Hall gun show this morning intending to sell a Glock 26. Not a minute after I enter the show, a guy comes up to me asking about the Glock and price. I told him my price and he countered with an offer about $25 less than my asking price. Since I'd just gotten there, I thought I'd check out other potential buyers. I stopped to show the Glock to my buddy and the guy comes up to me again wanting to buy it and waving a stack of bills. I asked if he had a CHL or was willing for me to write down his name and driver's license. He backed away and said he would buy something else. So, I continued into the show.

As I was leaving, I see 10 - 11 Dallas Police squad cars in the parking lot together. Being curious, I look over to see what was happening and peeked in the back seat of one of the squad cars and there is the guy in the back handcuffed.

Glad I didn't sell to him.

Trust your first impressions!!!!

 

[wishin]

Good instincts are more like it!

 

[qajaq59]

I asked if he had a CHL or was willing for me to write down his name and driver's license. He backed away and said he would buy something else.

First impressions are only good if you have good judgement to go with them.

 

[jahwarrior]

good instincts, good job.

i had a guy approach me outside of a gunshow a coupla years back, wanting to buy what i was carrying (it wasn't for sale!). i gave him the stink eye; i should have called the police though. another time, i ran into a guy selling rifles out of his truck in the parking lot. that's legal to do in PA, but then he asked if iwere interested in picking up a coupla cheap HiPoints, and some other ROF crap. "we can do it here, no reason to charge you the transfer fee..."

i said i'd go to an ATM, to get some cash. i walked into the building, and called the police. he was gone by the time they got there.

i stay away from guynshows anymore; they got nothing but beef jerky and Nazi memorabilia anymore.

 

[gunnutery]

What if that was one of Mayor Bloomberg's men?

 

[kingpin008]

What if that was one of Mayor Bloomberg's men?

Not sure I understand the question. Since the OP didn't sell to him, there's no problem. If it was a setup, they failed.

 

[Boba Fett]

Good instincts are more like it!

+1

Go with your gut. If something makes you uneasy or seems off, it's always better to walk away. There's always another chance for a sale, but not always another chance to stay away from trouble.


I was at a gun show and sold my pistol to a guy from the local fire department. A few moments after I sold it to him, a guy who didn't speak English very well and looked rather Latino gang type came up and asked me, "You have more gun sell?"


Even if I did, I would have told him I didn't.




Glad you made the right call and trusted your instincts tx.

i stay away from guynshows anymore; they got nothing but beef jerky and Nazi memorabilia anymore.

Maybe in your part of the country. While there's plenty of jerky and WWI & WWII memorabilia, there's still lots of good deals, good finds, and good people at the shows around here. I go to most of the shows even if I don't plan to buy anything. Often to just talk with the people and maybe come across a find.

 

[gunnutery]

Not sure I understand the question.

I'm just saying what if it was, just out of curiosity. I'm sure even if it was we'd never know about it. I don't expect a factual answer. Purely speculation. I congratulate the OP for not selling.

 

[Webbj0219]

Last gun show I went to was told the biggest thing to check when selling a gun is their ID, to make sure they live in your state. He said If I sold to someone from California (we were right on the border) there would be a good chance the ATF would pay me a lil visit. Maybe background checks weren't mandatory in Nevada. Background checks are a good Idea, so you don't sell to a felon. But I guess that wasn't as important there as selling to someone from Cali.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

Good deal.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Paperwork

I lived a long time in Nevada. Happily, most of Nevada (like everything that's not Clark County) has no paperwork requirement at all for private transfers (and Clark County / Las Vegas only requires a "blue card" for people who own handguns; nothing on long guns). In that environment, I would be inclined to sell to people willing to show their NV license; heck, I might even scribble it on a scrap of paper, but that doesn't mean I'd be inclined to make any serious effort to archive the data. Somehow, that's not a job I want to adopt.

In fact, I kept all my private transfers between me and people I actually knew; folks who needed no receipt and who needed no proof of ID from me. Where possible, I try to keep paperwork to a minimum.

Idaho is like Nevada in that respect.

In both places gun shows have private sellers who don't want to see your ID, sellers who just want to verify you're not from out of state, and sellers who want a CYA record of the sale, complete with ID and bill of sale with copies.

Me, I prefer networking. Meet people at the local shoppe, meet people at work, meet people through friends. Once you know a guy, you'll have a better idea whether he's someone with whom you want to do business.

 

[acdodd]

This is the reason I like the Washington Arms Collector shows.
You have to be a member to buy a gun and you have to pass a background check to be a member.
Some people complain but I liked the system.
They also banned parking lot sales.
The local so called news media tried to do a set up buy and got busted trying to buy in the parking lot.

 

[Shrevy]

i had a guy approach me outside of a gunshow a coupla years back, wanting to buy what i was carrying (it wasn't for sale!). i gave him the stink eye; i should have called the police though.

Why should you have called the police? Was his offer that low? In Georgia, people regularly carry guns for sale at (and into) gun shows. I have been approached to sell guns I was carrying and have approached others about theirs.

 

[Elvishead]

Good instincts are more like it!

Or common sense.

 

[Aran]

The last gun I sold, I met the guy in a random parking lot after talking to him online, he handed me a stack of cash, I handed him the gun. I don't know his name, I don't know where he lives, I vaguely remember what he looks like, and that he drove a Ford.

That's the way I like it.