Originally Posted by
Mikesm44
Gun shows in general have begun to get terrible. To few of them, and too many people are a part of the problem. I think the other part, a lot of people go looking for people who are selling things they know nothing about. They bully those kinds of people and pick up stuff cheap. There are people I've seen at shows, the same individuals over and over that do that, and I swear I've seen the stuff they buy show up on eBay and gun broker the next day. One I remember very clearly, a guy was selling his father's Star pistol collection. I bought one, and just after me this customer bought all 5 or 6 that he had left for I think $600. I wanted badly to say something, especially since literally within sight another table a man was selling Star pistols for about that price each. I picked up a B, but they both had all kinds. I think that's how some people make their money, or pass their time, or get their jollies or something, I don't know, but I feel like every show I go to I want to step in and stop a deal. Last gun show I was at I cringed as a reproduction PU sniper rifle was sold for $900 because it had SA marks on it, even though it was clearly never a sniper. There are all kinds at those shows. Don't let them get to you. There are also good people who just want to collect and learn. It's easy to forget that when other people are trying to turn it into something cutthroat. Oh, and those Star pistols that guy bought, they all showed up on the local trader the next day.
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