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    Victory questions (GB completed auction)

    This is accurate, though sometimes mischaracterizations can accrue to a buyer's benefit when it means a gun gets far fewer views than it would have if accurately described.
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    Victory questions (GB completed auction)

    Just wanted confirmation from the experts here whether I'm diagnosing correctly. This auction recently ended - S&W Victory Excellent - Revolvers at GunBroker.com : 893963034 It seems pretty clear to me this was a much later parkerization finish. And not the correct grips. Such a shame for what...
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    TV ads getting too graphic?

    A thread full of former military and LEOs complaining about mildly suggestive potty humor? Now I've seen it all... My kids do love the "LiMu Emu" commercials from Liberty Mutual, which air endlessly on the Tennis Channel - our default live TV.
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    Biggest Liars? Realtors or Used Car Salesman

    The number one tip-off of a sociopath/pathological liar is someone who says, "I never lie."
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    Biggest Liars? Realtors or Used Car Salesman

    All I know is, the people who whine loudest about lawyers are always the first ones running to court (with their lawyer) when they feel someone has wronged them... But the "need" for a lawyer to close a real estate transaction is really kinda ridiculous. While you certainly want to have someone...
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    Reparked?

    Granted, I'm *far* from an expert, but to me the finish in this photo looks more like the parkerized guns I own than the blued ones (including the one Victory I already own, but which has very worn finish). Which is why I brought this question to those who know more than myself.
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    Reparked?

    Alas, I am not in possession of the Victory in question (1943 manufacture).
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    Reparked?

    Am I correct in thinking, based on the difference in color, that this has been reparked?
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    Covid shots

    Thank you to all who are choosing to receive the vaccine!
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    homes now being sold at silent auction peeve!

    Only way to win in multi-bid situation here is escalation - e.g., "offer $100,000, escalate to $3k more than other offers with cap of $125k." So if next high bid is $110k, you get the house for $113k. If someone goes over $125k, you move on to the next one. We bought in 2019. We weren't the...
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    Knife You've Owned the Longest Time

    Got it for Boy Scouts in fifth grade. Don't think I need to say where I ordered it from. I always like the Wenger Swiss Army better because of the locking blade. In college, had a nice Wenger watch too.
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    WTB: Victory .38 Special 4" (S/N V419XXX +/-)

    Bump. My lend lease needs its domestic twin! I know someone out there is holding one they wouldn't mind parting with...
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    First Amendment issue????

    Twitter could try, but AWS would tell them to pound sand because the bigger Parler gets, the more AWS makes from them. No one is doubting Twitter would have an incentive to quash their competition; the issue is that AWS only hurts themselves by going along. AWS's incentives do not align with...
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    First Amendment issue????

    As a matter of basic logic, let alone law, this argument makes absolutely no sense. If Parler is an AWS customer, how does it benefit AWS to crush Parler? Obviously, it doesn't. Parler's problem was that it clearly violated AWS's terms of service and refused to do anything to remedy the...
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    WTB: Victory .38 Special 4" (S/N V419XXX +/-)

    Bump. Yes, it's a narrow request, so may have some flexibility if S/N is close but not exactly in this range.
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    WTB: Victory .38 Special 4" (S/N V419XXX +/-)

    I'm looking to purchase a Victory originally chambered in .38 Special (4" barrel). S/N range V418XXX-V420XXX. Condition not important provided it's not been refinished and not converted from .38 s&w. Ugly is beautiful to me. Must accept FFL-03. Per forum rules, please PM if you have...
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    Put my house up for sale today

    If you live in areas served by Redfin, they're putting downward pressure on realtor fees - they do some homes for as low as 1% on their side of the transaction. When we bought our home in 2019, we paid 5%, 2.5% for each broker rather than the customary 3% for each.
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    Put my house up for sale today

    Other side of this is that there's also mortgage forbearance right now. Millions of people aren't paying for their homes, and once that forbearance ends, available inventory is going to kick up substantially. So it may not be a bubble right now in the technical sense, but inventory is...
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    Storing in safety deposit box?

    Everyone should read this before making up their mind whether to utilize a safe deposit box - Safe Deposit Boxes Aren’t Safe - The New York Times
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