Is your gunshow anything like this one?

[JimJD]

I've seen his prices and I wasnt impressed on any of them - glocks at $600, sigmas at $300, most of the people should get a better deal on the boards.

Really? Again, I beg to differ.
Did'nt see the Sigmas, maybe I was ignoring them without realizing it.
However, I saw some G17's going for about $510-545 depending on the features. Saw a couple of other models/calibers going for about $550-585. That was the tag price. If You try "dealing" with them, they'd probably knock the price down a bit. Also saw some CZ 40's with a $289.00 price tag. If I were to get one locally or through an internet dealer/auction, it would cost Me about $350.00 after all is said and done.

Yeah, It's kind of like buying a car, but at least they have been willing to bring down the price without a bunch of arm twisting. As I said earlier in the thread, My father saved some money dealing with them. He saved about $50-100. This is compared to getting one from a local dealer(s) that woud'nt budge on the price and over the net to boot. The time before that, they gave Him a very nice price on another pistol. For some reason only known to My Father, He did'nt get that one. At least this time around He took advantage of a good deal.

and in fact owes a class III dealer that is a personal friend of mine at least one machinegun paid for not delivered.

Ok, now that is one thing. This is info You are privy to because this happened to Your friend. I hope Your friend has taken legal action if this is the case.
Except...

I cant prove the rumors floating around, but I certainly do not doubt it.

THAT is a different ballgame.

By the way...I prefer to buy from local dealers/shops and have.
But if they are not willing to "do business" and are indeed overcharging Me...I'm going to go where the deals are.

 

[HogRider]

Was at the Crossroads show in Phoenix yesterday. 13 bucks to get in ( Parking 5.00, Ticket 9.00, Discount -1.00).

The show was a rather disappointing, Couldn't find any "deals" which is the main reason why I usually go to gun shows. I mean, if I want to buy a regular new gun I can do that at the dealer without the gun show hassle for the same price or even lower. Used to have good experiences at gun shows in the past, but not lately.

Some of the prices that some of the people put on their guns are downright ridiculous. I would say almost insulting. These folks must think buyers are idiots.

Example: Mil Spec Springfield 1911 almost 600 Dollars as seen at one private table. Same gun brand new at 2 dealers in Scottsdale for around 400 bucks.

Here is another good one; Ruger Redhawk, 44 Mag blued ( used and lots of bluing wear) with a cheap 4x Scope 700.00 - huh? I have seen the same gun at stores for less than 450.00

No wonder those folks have the same guns show after show. Makes you wonder why they even set up a table.

I have barely missed a gun show - at least the big ones - in the last 10 years, but if this experience is a trend, I am seriously considering spending my time and money somewhere else.

PS: One more thing that really bothers me a lot at gun shows is, that there seems to be always at least one guy in every isle hidden in the crowd who hasn't had a shower in a week.

 

[dukeofurl]

I think a lot of those deals are the stuff he buys real fast from the aisle and wants to turn it around on the same show day. I've seen guys do this all the time. They'll trade 2 guns before the show even opens and the first thing they'll say is "oh, this belonged to my mom after dad died and....." you know what I mean.

I guess I'm a tad jaded from everything - I guess you look at a lot of things differently when you've spent as much time behind the table as I have. The polictics of the gun show is very touchy ground I dont like getting involved in but do keep tabs about.

 

[milton]

The dollar knife table - Spyderco clones for one dollar. Along with the $5 machete. Watch out for the 14 year old waving it around in the air.

Fat people. Huge fat people with their bellies hanging out under their xxxxxl shirt. Want to take the machete and loop it off.

The coin dealer?

 

[OEF_VET]

Fat people. Huge fat people with their bellies hanging out under their xxxxxl shirt. Want to take the machete and loop it off.

Milton,

I'd like to take the time to remind you that this is The High Road . Making comments such as yours about a person is generally not considered taking The High Road . While I am not a large person myself, there are people on this board who are overweight, several of whom I consider personal friends. I doubt you'd dare have the cajones to walk up to one of them and tell them in their face that you'd like to take a machete to their bellies, so please don't do it here on The High Road . Please keep a civil tongue in your mouth and civil fingers on your keyboard. Yes, you may have a negative opinion of overweight people, no one is saying you can't. But please, don't feel that this is the place to make offensive comments about others.

Thank you, you will now be returned to your regularly scheduled thread.

Frank

 

[TechBrute]

I have nothing against fat people. I have something against fat people that hang out of their clothing. Cover up! I don't want some dude's sweaty belly rubbing up against me while he's trying to squeeze by me in a narrow or crowded isle. It's not really limited to fat people. I pretty much don't like anyone sweaty hanging out of their clothing and rubbing up against me.

That being said, the belly lopping comment was probably a bit much.

 

[Gewehr98]

Methinks TechBrute's being a bit discrimatory and sexist.

I pretty much don't like anyone sweaty hanging out of their clothing and rubbing up against me.

Yeah, sure. And if Yasmine Bleeth or some other hottie was rubbing up against you all sweaty and popping out of her clothing, you'd tell her to go away, right?

Gotta love this place. We got people saying they'd attack somebody with a machete simply because they didn't like their physical shape. Nice.

BTW, Milton, I'm 6'0" and weigh 200 pounds. I run, work out, and pass my military fitness evaluation every year. You wanna take a swing at my gut with a machete? I'll even give you choice of location and first swing.

 

[Preacherman]

Folks, please keep this civil. OEF_VET was quite correct to call Milton on his comments. We don't need to take the Low Road on this.

 

[HPJeep]

You are evidently talking about the really bad Saxet Gun Shows around here. I'm fed up with Saxet and their willingness to allow flea market dealers to set up their wares.

 

[thefitzvh]

I like the guy who offers me 200 dollars for my XD...

"Dude, it's made in , like, CROATIA, or something... it's a hunk of crap"

Ok man... lol

Or the dude who tells me "Yeah man, this ammo's not corrosive" refering to the Czech silvertip 7.62x54R surplus...



Anyways....

what DO you want for that chrome AK? I only want it if it got da switch, yo.


James

 

[G1FAL]

WTH is 'the switch'? I still havent seen anything defining that.

A light switch?
A switch like you'd whip a misbehaving kid with 40 years ago?
Switched to a different caliber?

WHAT?

 

[Beetle Bailey]

G1FAL I think someone answered you question above, but to save you the trouble of looking again, the "switch" on the AK they are referring to is a selector switch for full-auto capability. It seems those gunshow patrons are only interested in the AK if it has full-auto capability and the author is poking fun at them.

BTW, I wouldn't mind the AK even without the "switch" but chrome???

 

[SiG Lady]

More fun than a dozen SHOT shows...

I came in on this one a little late, but this is one of the funniest things I've read in weeks!!!!!

Our local gun shows aren't QUITE this bad (and some are frankly decent), but the stereotypes are all there to some degree or other and worthy of our amusement. Our local gun shows ARE held at the local fairgrounds buildings and, yes, you'd better get there early, have at least a fake handicapped parking sticker and get into the display area before all the overweight types start clogging the walkway arteries between tables. It's actually worth the paltry $5 entry fee just to people-watch!!

Oh... and NOBODY sells beanie-babies at OUR gun shows! The occasional tiresome imprinted, dumb-a** t-shirt perhaps, but no beanie-babies.

 

[squibload]

We've left out Jed and Melvin the brothers who grow indignant when the price on a new 28" barreled Mossberg 500 is any higher than the local Walmart.

They use the "But I could buy this at Walmart for $10 less" routine ad nauseum.

They aren't the smartest looking pair, (Melvin tends to drool a little when he isn't speaking) but they're determined to get what they came for. But they return to each table a few times to fondle and contemplate the object of their affection.

They finally settle on a $100 16ga WesternField w/ Polychoke that was once used to row a johnboat, and bring it back past the dealers' tables to let all the dealers know that they don't need the Mossberg...they decided on something better.

 

[TechBrute]

Methinks TechBrute's being a bit discrimatory and sexist.

Discriminatory against who, sweaty people? What's sexist about what I said?

Yeah, sure. And if Yasmine Bleeth or some other hottie was rubbing up against you all sweaty and popping out of her clothing, you'd tell her to go away, right?

I think you don't know me or anthing about me so you probably shouldn't make assumptions. You know what happens when you assume, right?

The only thing you know about me is what I said:
I pretty much don't like anyone sweaty hanging out of their clothing and rubbing up against me.

I don't know how to say it any clearer, but I'll type slower if it will help. If you want to presume I'm saying something that I'm not, feel free, but keep it to yourself.

"Dude, it's made in , like, CROATIA, or something... it's a hunk of crap"

I love it when people try and tell you something's junk while they're trying to buy it.

 

[OEF_VET]

TechBrute,

I think Gewehr98 was messing with you man.

Frank

 

[TechBrute]

My foot would taste better with some salt.

 

[another48hrs]

I wonder if anyone has ever experienced the HK guys. The ones that are high and mighty and are bestowed with their HK Polo shirts by the HK Gods. Everything behind glass and ridiculously over priced. The only way you can talk to them is if you come in holding an HK93 cut down to a 53 with a Fleming sear installed.

 

[Eskimo Jim]

Another48hrs,
We have a guy like that that sells a different European product. I walk another 10 feet or more and save at least $10/magazine etc.

-Jim

 

[Brad Johnson]

Lest we forget...

Old War Hero Guy - a mostly likeable little fellow who actually fought in WWII. He's a show regular and he's more than happy to tell you, at great length, about each and every second of his military service - up to and including trips to the latrine and the local whorehouses. Problem is he usually does it while standing in front of the only item in the show that you actually want to see and he won't stop talking long enough for you to politely ask him to move. He bathes regularly, but a look at his shirt and shoes reminds you that he chews Red Man tobacco and tends to miss a lot when he spits. It's best to keep your distance.

Power Chair Granny - She's here for the Beanie Babies and the knife demonstrations. She gives the Beanie Babies to her Grandkids and takes the "Free Knife For Watching The Demonstration" to give to her shut-in friends. She also has absolutely no problem with muscling you out of the way by repeatedly running into your ankles with her new Jazzy power scooter. You go to sleep that night with ice packs on your ankles and visions of this little blue-haired toe-crusher smiling sweetly at you and saying "I'm so sorry dear, did I hurt you?" You dream of putting trigger locks on the wheel spokes of her scooter.

The Man Who Can Weld Anything - An auction school dropout, he can still talk fast enough to make English sound like some encrypted extraterrestrial invasion code. According to him, his Miracle Metal welding sticks can adhere anything to anything provided enough heat. He specializes in sealing knife punctures in the ends of empty Dr Pepper cans and sticking nickels together. His table is instantly recognizable from the odor of burnt hair, butane, and MAPP gas.

Brad

 

[DVDTracker]

I have all my teeth and don't know who ZOG is or why I'd want him dead, but yeah, I sell t-shirts.

 

[Marshall]

jsalcedo,

ROFLMFAO!

Thanks for the laughs, BEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A WEEK!

 

[Slimjim]

We've left out Jed and Melvin the brothers who grow indignant when the price on a new 28" barreled Mossberg 500 is any higher than the local Walmart.

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I think the someone should be changing the other brothers name...I dont droll.

48 hours, you described him perfectly, he shows up at some of our shows, But his wife is cool and sells knives and surefires.


Mel.

 

[SiG Lady]

but there are good t-shirts and bad ones...

"I have all my teeth and don't know who ZOG is or why I'd want him dead, but yeah, I sell t-shirts. "

But you apparently sell cool t-shirts, not useless ones. Carry on!