When am I in the wrong

[nswtex]

Amongst the buying frenzy a friend of mine is really wanting to get his hands on an AR. He owns a few handguns and we have been to the range together. He cant find what he wants and asked me if I would sell mine.

Now I am not looking to sell mine but I am certainly not married to it. I do really like my rifle and it is fun to shoot so I just share while we are at the range.

The problem is he keeps sweetening the deal, past the point that I know my rifle is worth. Do I sell it to him knowing he can afford it and is smart enough to know that he is overpaying? (He was with me after I bought it for the first range trip and knows what I paid for it.) Am I taking advantage of him if I sell it to him above what I felt it was worth?

It is my only semi-auto centerfire but it wouldn't break my heart.

 

[Tommygunn]

If he was my friend I would tell him to calm down a bit as this gun buying hysteria will pass. IT will be nearly impossible to impose a new ban very quickly, and the House is very unlikely at all to have anything to do with it so the best probability is it will die before it even gets to the president's desk.
If your friend is patient he'll be able to get a good AR for a fair price.

 

[BP44]

Well put Tommy, it will calm down eventually and you can keep yours and he will have a chance to buy his own.

 

[Texan Scott]

Am I taking advantage of him if I sell it to him above what I felt it was worth?

If you sell it, and a permanent ban comes into effect, you'll be unable to buy another one at any price. Then who will you feel took advantage?

You're balancing your willingness to not have it (maybe ever again) with his desire to grossly overpay for it (because he may never have another chance).

There is no moral issue here; you're both competent adults. If he wants to buy and you want to sell, do it.

Otherwise, don't.

 

[nswtex]

Thanks for the input. He isn't salivating, I hadn't really considered the idea of telling him I will help source him one to fit his fancy when things are smoother. If they don't smooth out we can just keep an alternating mags at the range!

 

[hogshead]

I tell him I really hated to trade it but the guns plus some cash would ease my suffering.Then when the maddness dies down buy another one and say who woulda known.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I've found that you can't really dissuaded someone who really thinks they need a certain gun...all you can do is help them realize if their want is really serious.

The easiest way to do this is by doubling the current price he is offering. If he really wants it for that price, I'd sell it to him. Just be ready to buy it back when he realizes how much he overpaid...I'd personally keep a 20% stupidity fee

 

[BP44]

He would have known............... That's the issue if that's the case I have 4 33rnd glock Korean made mags I will sell for $40 a piece as I paid $15 a couple years ago. It seems wrong to hike prices because some folks are not prepared, we are all on the same Team.