greed or complusion or ?

[Vern Humphrey]

There are very few guns that I sold and did not later regret it.

 

[silicosys4]

Its your money, you worked hard...presumably so you could spend it on things that bring you pleasure. At least your items of interest retain value, and in some cases, appreciate

Want to see the $6k in performance car parts I've got stacked up waiting to go on my "race" car?
Well, I paid $6k, I could probably resell the ones still in their packaging for 80% of what I paid for...the rest are not just a loss, but a huge loss, if I ever decide to part her out.
then one day I realized I literally have $8k into the motor of a car worth about $1200. Expenses related to our personal enjoyment shouldn't be counted against our investments, lol

I wouldn't want to work hard unless I got to spend my money on things I decide I want to, that bring me enjoyment.

 

[osprey176]

I got a call last week from my buddy back home.It seems another very close friend just had to put his father in an assisted living facility due to his declining health.The dad,a gun collector,told the son to pick out a gun for himself,and start selling the rest.The long gun count was 81,and the pistols weren't too far behind.For as long as I knew him,he would show me his newest toys every time I stopped by the house.He showed me a matched pair of Colt SAA's that he bought as an investment in the seventies.He bought no junk,only top of the line firearms,many of them custom jobs.He was always buying,selling,and trading.An obsession,no doubt,but I see no harm in it at all.I've seen many spend just as much money on other vices;women,gambling,booze,drugs,ect. Nothing wrong with a healthy obsession.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Well, I had a similar problem with a home that I thought was too big for me (2,600 sq ft). I ended up moving so I sold it and bought something really tiny so there would be no wasted space (700 sq ft). It didn't take me long to realize that I missed the bigger home and I've sold teh smaller one with no wasted space. It relates to guns as follows. I'd rather have it and lament not using it than selling it and later regretting it.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

then one day I realized I literally have $8k into the motor of a car worth about $1200. Expenses related to our personal enjoyment shouldn't be counted against our investments, lol

You should see the cost of the parts I've put into my 76 AMF Hardly Davidson just configuring and reconfiguring at whim for the last 18 years. Keeps my out of the tavern I suppose....... damnit.

 

[larryh1108]

Keeps my out of the tavern I suppose....... damnit.

This is where money goes when we don't "waste" it on guns and ammo. Think about it. We can go drinking and pizz it away. We can go gamble and just hand it to a "friend". We can suck it up our noses, shoot in into our arms, swallow it or inhale it or we can smoke it. No matter which way it goes, it's gone forever. Now, take that money we could use for contraband and buy things like guns and ammo and, except for the ammo we shot off, we have tangible stuff we can sell if we needed, hand down to our heirs when the time comes and fondle them in the mean time. We all have vices but I think the gun vice is the smartest of all, IMO of course.

 

[doc2rn]

Grandpa always said if it's not broke, don't fix it. I have often found myself living the simple life and it just makes me happy, thank you grandpa. I don't need all the weapon systems I own, but I enjoy the ones I have.

 

[pharmer]

I had an 01 FFL from 1982-1995. When I "went out of business", I had a lot of guns. I sold off 3/4 of them. Over the years I had added a few here and there. Then I "standardized" calibers. Everything except .223 and .308 for rifles, 12ga shotguns, 9mm .45acp .45 colt .44mag .38spl/.357mag for handguns, went. Now I have a manageable number of useful firearms and I have not much out of pocket in them. Don't know what the future holds but it's not a matter of greed or need. Joe