Black Majik
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Wow... first an $80 smith and wesson, now a $7 Norinco .223.
....amazing....
....amazing....
You need to be sitting to read this...
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Not to try and outdo but this story reminded me of an engineer I worked with for a time. He owned a lake cabin in the northern part of our state (Minnesota) and went into the local blacksmith type shop in the area to have the guy build him a lawn cart for picking up debris at the cabin.
He brought him a set of wheels and some other material to make it from and as they were discussing how it would be made the blacksmith guy pointed to an old gun hanging in the rafters that he said he could use to cut spacers for the carts axles. (he was going to cut pieces of the barrel for spacers).
Looking up at the gun the engineer recognized it as a Winchester lever gun and asked wether he could purchase it rather than have the guy cut it up. If I remember correctly he paid $10 for it. Although not in the best condition ,that wasn't bad for Winchester marked 1 of 1000 was it ?
He brought him a set of wheels and some other material to make it from and as they were discussing how it would be made the blacksmith guy pointed to an old gun hanging in the rafters that he said he could use to cut spacers for the carts axles. (he was going to cut pieces of the barrel for spacers).
Looking up at the gun the engineer recognized it as a Winchester lever gun and asked wether he could purchase it rather than have the guy cut it up. If I remember correctly he paid $10 for it. Although not in the best condition ,that wasn't bad for Winchester marked 1 of 1000 was it ?
Standing Wolf
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I passed up a $3.00 bicycle this week end.
geekWithA.45
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Shoulda snagged it. Maybe it was a Harley under all that gunk.
Just a thought that no one has posted yet.
Anybody wanna bet that the $7 Norinco .223 AK just might be hotter than the proverbial $2 pistol in a $5 cathouse on a Saturday night?
That'd be a great way to ditch a hot gun, selling it for cash to some person who doesn't know anything at a yard sale.
hillbilly
Anybody wanna bet that the $7 Norinco .223 AK just might be hotter than the proverbial $2 pistol in a $5 cathouse on a Saturday night?
That'd be a great way to ditch a hot gun, selling it for cash to some person who doesn't know anything at a yard sale.
hillbilly
"We need garage sales like that here in Oklahoma."
Uh, you might need to meet my Dad, hes got a dominant garage sale, thrift store, packrat gene. I have a crippled gene, but its still there. You name it, he can find it. His latest find was tools, but $5 for a $200 set of half inch Williams socket set, with all the trimmings, aint shabby.
Uh, you might need to meet my Dad, hes got a dominant garage sale, thrift store, packrat gene. I have a crippled gene, but its still there. You name it, he can find it. His latest find was tools, but $5 for a $200 set of half inch Williams socket set, with all the trimmings, aint shabby.
Skibane
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Then why sell it for just $7? Where's the profit in that?
If it was used in the commission of a crime, it would probably end up at the bottom of some creek. OTOH, if it was stolen, the seller would certainly want more than $7 for it.
Tom Bri
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I was in a hurry once, didn't have time to bargain, so I gave the seller what he was asking right off. He got a real shame-faced look and handed me back a bit! That kind of decency isn't all that common.
In this case I guess the owner of the gun didn't know that it was being sold off. I would be pretty pissed to come home and find that my rifle had been sold at a garage sale for 7 bucks!
In this case I guess the owner of the gun didn't know that it was being sold off. I would be pretty pissed to come home and find that my rifle had been sold at a garage sale for 7 bucks!
David W. Gay
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I have one question - what is a Norinco 84s, and what makes it worth $1000?? (Ok, that is actually 2 questions hidden in one....)
Norinco 84
That's what it is. As to why it's so expensive i'd have to say cause there weren't many of them imported before they "sporting purposes" ban got slapped down. But that's just my guess.
That's what it is. As to why it's so expensive i'd have to say cause there weren't many of them imported before they "sporting purposes" ban got slapped down. But that's just my guess.
jdkelly
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...you are in the majority.
Having not asked the seller, we don't know what the seller knew or cared about. But I think we can assume that the seller sold out of ignorance.
And that's why I asked, I can see from most of the responses to the initial post, that you are in the majority.
Respectfully,
jdkelly
Having not asked the seller, we don't know what the seller knew or cared about. But I think we can assume that the seller sold out of ignorance.
And that's why I asked, I can see from most of the responses to the initial post, that you are in the majority.
Respectfully,
jdkelly
Zundfolge
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Well God bless ya ID_shooting.
I've walked into many gunshops where the guy behind the counter would simply tell the people "Yeah ... what ya got there is an el chepo Chinese rifle ... not worth much but I'll tell ya what, I'll give you $50 for it".
I've walked into many gunshops where the guy behind the counter would simply tell the people "Yeah ... what ya got there is an el chepo Chinese rifle ... not worth much but I'll tell ya what, I'll give you $50 for it".
Sean Cloherty
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Third_Rail:
Person to person sales are legal in MA as long as both parties are legally able to own the firearm in question.
FROM THE GOAL WEBSITE:
Where Do You Boy Handguns?
Once you have a License To Carry A Firearm, you may lawfully buy handguns from two sources:
· A state and federally licensed firearms dealer, or
· Another individual in Massachusetts, who has the appropriate license to possess the handgun that is for sale.
If you want to buy a handgun that is offered for sale in another state, it must be transferred from a licensed dealer in that state to a licensed dealer in this state, who can then transfer it to you.
Person to person sales are legal in MA as long as both parties are legally able to own the firearm in question.
FROM THE GOAL WEBSITE:
Where Do You Boy Handguns?
Once you have a License To Carry A Firearm, you may lawfully buy handguns from two sources:
· A state and federally licensed firearms dealer, or
· Another individual in Massachusetts, who has the appropriate license to possess the handgun that is for sale.
If you want to buy a handgun that is offered for sale in another state, it must be transferred from a licensed dealer in that state to a licensed dealer in this state, who can then transfer it to you.
mack69
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I have one too!!
On Saturday was at the range shooting and me and a buddy were messin around with some of the counter guys as we usually do after we shoot. This yuppie type walks in dressed like he stepped out of GQ magazine, you know....fresh pressed designer khacki shorts, a yellow polo shirt with the dark blue sweater tied around his neck along with his princess type SO same outfit etc. Asked the guys what all the hooohaaaa was about and this guy who apparently hasn't clue #1 for guns was purchasing alot of guns. 10 high $$ shotguns of various makes, 10 high $$ rifles of various makes. Lots of $$$ for the range/store but the guys eyes glazed over when they were attempting to explain the works and handling to the guy. Very wierd.....here me and my buddy's are having to scrape together our pennies to buy our guns and this clueless wonder wanders in and goes nuts.....Rumor had it that he was using them to fill a recently aquired gun cabinet that they purchased for their study. This guy bought all those guns to sit in a freakin gun cabinet as props with no intention of ever shooting even one. Makes me sick to think that may have been true too, as they will eventually rust etc with out proper handling and care....What a waste....
WTH???? Amazing!!!! mack
On Saturday was at the range shooting and me and a buddy were messin around with some of the counter guys as we usually do after we shoot. This yuppie type walks in dressed like he stepped out of GQ magazine, you know....fresh pressed designer khacki shorts, a yellow polo shirt with the dark blue sweater tied around his neck along with his princess type SO same outfit etc. Asked the guys what all the hooohaaaa was about and this guy who apparently hasn't clue #1 for guns was purchasing alot of guns. 10 high $$ shotguns of various makes, 10 high $$ rifles of various makes. Lots of $$$ for the range/store but the guys eyes glazed over when they were attempting to explain the works and handling to the guy. Very wierd.....here me and my buddy's are having to scrape together our pennies to buy our guns and this clueless wonder wanders in and goes nuts.....Rumor had it that he was using them to fill a recently aquired gun cabinet that they purchased for their study. This guy bought all those guns to sit in a freakin gun cabinet as props with no intention of ever shooting even one. Makes me sick to think that may have been true too, as they will eventually rust etc with out proper handling and care....What a waste....
WTH???? Amazing!!!! mack
Don Gwinn
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We're avid garage salers, but I've never done that well. Dad and grandpa once got three old miners' carbide lamps that were worth about $1000 apiece for $25 (total) and I did get a free piano last Friday, but I do believe I'd trade it for that!
Wow. Great story. I hope he turns into a shooter. In Illinois, he'd have had to wait a day and the seller would have to have had a FOID card to avoid committing a felony by buying it.
Wow. Great story. I hope he turns into a shooter. In Illinois, he'd have had to wait a day and the seller would have to have had a FOID card to avoid committing a felony by buying it.
Don Gwinn
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For all of you who now wish to hit the garage sales, I offer the following meditation up on the zen of the garage sale:
He who hunts and seeks shall never find, for the garage sale is elusive and illusory. You must approach the garage sale with no expectation, no thought of what may appear. In this way, you are prepared for anything the garage sale produces for you to experience. In time, if you empty your mind and flow from sale to sale, you may experience enlightenment and True Bargain. Those who endlessly run from sale to sale with value books in hand will not find what they seek. Those who seek nothing seek everything, and they may find it.
In order to find stuff like that, you need to be at the garage sales a lot. Same goes for auctions and junk shops. It should be a pleasant walk with your wife, a place for your kids to spend some allowance on toys for cheap, a way to pass a fun Saturday morning. If not, you will not cover enough sales to find the truly good stuff.
He who hunts and seeks shall never find, for the garage sale is elusive and illusory. You must approach the garage sale with no expectation, no thought of what may appear. In this way, you are prepared for anything the garage sale produces for you to experience. In time, if you empty your mind and flow from sale to sale, you may experience enlightenment and True Bargain. Those who endlessly run from sale to sale with value books in hand will not find what they seek. Those who seek nothing seek everything, and they may find it.
In order to find stuff like that, you need to be at the garage sales a lot. Same goes for auctions and junk shops. It should be a pleasant walk with your wife, a place for your kids to spend some allowance on toys for cheap, a way to pass a fun Saturday morning. If not, you will not cover enough sales to find the truly good stuff.
Nathanael_Greene
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The problem with looking for this kind of deal is that you can spend a lot of time digging through absolute trash trying to find something really decent.
Especially in these days of Ebay, lots of sharpies are out there looking for 50-cent treasures.
I had a girlfriend who was big into garage sales, and to me it was a lot of wasted time and gas to drive around looking at stuff, most of which belonged in a landfill.
Somehow, spending a day off to drive all over the DFW area to find a used shirt for a dollar seemed like a pretty bad investment.
Of course, she came to regard me as a bad investment, so there you have it.
Especially in these days of Ebay, lots of sharpies are out there looking for 50-cent treasures.
I had a girlfriend who was big into garage sales, and to me it was a lot of wasted time and gas to drive around looking at stuff, most of which belonged in a landfill.
Somehow, spending a day off to drive all over the DFW area to find a used shirt for a dollar seemed like a pretty bad investment.
Of course, she came to regard me as a bad investment, so there you have it.
Double Maduro
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Boofus,
You said
"Absolutely not. The seller couldn't care less about keeping the firearm or getting a good price otherwise they would bring it to a gun show or a dealer to sell it, or at the very least look it up in a blue book. "
I remember when a friend gave me her dads "army gun". I took it to a gun show to get a value on it for the estate. Almost every dealer I showed it to said "I'll give you $125 for it."
Now the punchline, it is a 1911 that was delivered to the armory in San Antonio on Christmas Eve, 1913. Oh, I would put the condition at 90% and it has the tankers holster. It is all original and has not been refinished.
Finally met a dealer who said he would put it in his case for $800. After doing a little research, admittedly very little - I have no intention of ever selling it, I think the value is actually in the neighborhood of $1500 plus.
I know that dealers have to make a profit but that seems a bit ridiculous. If you sell anything at a gun show, know what it is worth before you go.
It is refreshing to hear of a dealer that is honest and didn't try to buy the evil assault weapon for $21, tripling the guys investment. After all it is one of those "banned" guns. LOL
DM
She also gave me her dads 1897 Winchester and an Iver Johnson single shot .410. The only one I have shot is the .410 and I think it will be a good bird dog trainer. Nice tight pattern.
You said
"Absolutely not. The seller couldn't care less about keeping the firearm or getting a good price otherwise they would bring it to a gun show or a dealer to sell it, or at the very least look it up in a blue book. "
I remember when a friend gave me her dads "army gun". I took it to a gun show to get a value on it for the estate. Almost every dealer I showed it to said "I'll give you $125 for it."
Now the punchline, it is a 1911 that was delivered to the armory in San Antonio on Christmas Eve, 1913. Oh, I would put the condition at 90% and it has the tankers holster. It is all original and has not been refinished.
Finally met a dealer who said he would put it in his case for $800. After doing a little research, admittedly very little - I have no intention of ever selling it, I think the value is actually in the neighborhood of $1500 plus.
I know that dealers have to make a profit but that seems a bit ridiculous. If you sell anything at a gun show, know what it is worth before you go.
It is refreshing to hear of a dealer that is honest and didn't try to buy the evil assault weapon for $21, tripling the guys investment. After all it is one of those "banned" guns. LOL
DM
She also gave me her dads 1897 Winchester and an Iver Johnson single shot .410. The only one I have shot is the .410 and I think it will be a good bird dog trainer. Nice tight pattern.
FPrice
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Third_Rail...
"In MA it's illegal for one person to sell to another person, whether it be ammo or guns. Good thing that stops so much crime, huh?"
I believe that you are incorrect in this statement. One person CAN sell to another person. The (firearm) purchase has to be recorded on a form FA-10, just the way an FFL reports it, but you can do person-to-person sales.
"In MA it's illegal for one person to sell to another person, whether it be ammo or guns. Good thing that stops so much crime, huh?"
I believe that you are incorrect in this statement. One person CAN sell to another person. The (firearm) purchase has to be recorded on a form FA-10, just the way an FFL reports it, but you can do person-to-person sales.
Third_Rail
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Paperwork. So much paperwork.
Personally, I think that paperwork should be left to FFLs. I regard that as too much work, etc., but I see that I'm incorrect on the legality. Thanks for the correction!
Personally, I think that paperwork should be left to FFLs. I regard that as too much work, etc., but I see that I'm incorrect on the legality. Thanks for the correction!
bogie
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Hey, one person's trash is another's treasure... I have for the past few years, every month or so, stopped by a Goodwill store that is in a better part of town.
To date, I've scored a pair of Infinity Studio Monitor speakers (needed $90 in parts) for $20, a 1975-era Pioneer receiver ($15), a similar era Marantz 4-channel (but will run two sets of stereo... only $20) receiver, and a Krups espresso machine with all the parts ($12). A buddy bought a working video camcorder for $15.
To date, I've scored a pair of Infinity Studio Monitor speakers (needed $90 in parts) for $20, a 1975-era Pioneer receiver ($15), a similar era Marantz 4-channel (but will run two sets of stereo... only $20) receiver, and a Krups espresso machine with all the parts ($12). A buddy bought a working video camcorder for $15.
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