A Bad Guy at Gun Show

[mbliss57]

I was at a local GS today and saw something that really made me mad. An older gentleman.. probably late 70's or older went up to sell his model 64 at a dealer table. I happened to be right there when this happened. The guy wanted to get $450 but the dealer wasn't interested. I turned to ask him to see the gun and another guy jumped in front of me, grabbed the guys gun then boxed me out like a ball player to buy it from him. The dealer was so mad he made them take their business away from his table. I followed them about 10 feet and was trying to get the older man's attention. I wasn't any longer interested in seeing the gun as much as I was about him getting low balled. I got the older man's attention once to tell him I would look at it too but I think he was too intimidated by this guy. This buyer finally got the guy to agree to $300. I think he just wanted to get it over with. I walked away shaking my head. There are some really good people in this world and then there are some ....... The strange thing is the buyer never even opened the action to see what the model # or what dash it was. I really think he just enjoyed the thrill of acquisition by intimidation.

 

[imjin138]

See it all the time at local gun shows gets on my nerves.

 

[chud333]

Unfortunately our "sport" or activity, has jerks too.
Most can be found at Gunshows any given weekend.


chuck

 

[Sebago Son]

Shoulda accidentally stepped on his toe... with a Golf Shoe.

 

[9c1 lover]

Shoulda accidentally shot his toe... with a gun.

Fixed it for ya.

 

[A10]

I am less and less patient with rude people as I get older. I'm afraid I would have gotten in his face or stood beside them advising the older gentleman what his revolver was really worth. If the punk who jumped in front of you got aggressive, I am certain the local gendarmes would have enjoyed helping out.

 

[Sebago Son]

Put It Back...

Fixed it for ya.

Leave well enough alone. Didn't need to be fixed.

 

[Fredo Batali]

+1 A10. The older I get, I don't tolerate rude people. Why should I?

De Oppresso Liber

 

[Superflywimpy]

I once had a ffl and sold at shows, There are all kinds of people.

I had shared a table with a friend at a gun show in Ventura California,Back when Bill Clinton was in office. Well,before weapons had to be cable locked they could be laid on the table. Some people would just pick them up work the actions and when they would put them back some would almost toss them back onto the table,sometimes bumping another firearm. I had to scold these people and tell them nobody wants to buy a scratched rifle or pistol. So out came the sign ,must have permission to handle. Some clowns would even try to dissasemble the pistols just to try to impress a friend with them at the time. With no intention of buying. But the one that really got to me was a man wanting to buy a 25 cal beretta from me,whips out three 50 dollar bills and basiclly tosses them at me like you would throw 3 playing cards at once. He was very rude and I said sorry,no more sale,cancelled. He got angry and out of hand. The show master came over ,I explained and he was escorted form the building with his two friends. He was middle eastern. People need to show some respect for sellers and their property.

 

[Marksman]

Lotsa clowns today think that paying the price of admission entitles them to act like jerks. Ask permission to handle you say? They feel that they are entitled to do anything they like with your merchandise and if you feel otherwise then you're the one that's out of line. When I caught one handling any of my stuff I would hold one of my ask premission to handle signs in their face and inquire if they had learned to read. Usually they left in a hurry without any comment or argument.

 

[Armyphotog]

The "meek" may inherit the earth, but there probably won't be anything left in it worth having.
Sorry, but that's the kind of world we have come to live in.

 

[jimmyj]

I was at a local GS today and saw something that really made me mad. An older gentleman.. probably late 70's or older went up to sell his model 64 at a dealer table. I happened to be right there when this happened. The guy wanted to get $450 but the dealer wasn't interested. I turned to ask him to see the gun and another guy jumped in front of me, grabbed the guys gun then boxed me out like a ball player to buy it from him. The dealer was so mad he made them take their business away from his table. I followed them about 10 feet and was trying to get the older man's attention. I wasn't any longer interested in seeing the gun as much as I was about him getting low balled. I got the older man's attention once to tell him I would look at it too but I think he was too intimidated by this guy. This buyer finally got the guy to agree to $300. I think he just wanted to get it over with. I walked away shaking my head. There are some really good people in this world and then there are some ....... The strange thing is the buyer never even opened the action to see what the model # or what dash it was. I really think he just enjoyed the thrill of acquisition by intimidation.

Possible an ex-felony that wanted a weapon or a car trunk/shade tree dealer.

 

[Sebago Son]

Have a Code, Dammit.

The "meek" may inherit the earth, but there probably won't be anything left in it worth having.
Sorry, but that's the kind of world we have come to live in.

Some people should be beaten. Makes you feel good and helps them learn Life's Lessons.

“I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."

 

[OLDFED]

Here in WA at the WAC Shows, the security staff is very much on the spot when trouble arises. The shows are run like a tight ship and few problems of any kind are apparent. One cannot buy anything unless you are a WAC member, which cuts most of the problem children out. I had a non-member try to buy a rifle from me several shows back and I told him to get his membership. He left the show.

 

[DGT]

I think, for the most part, gun people are among the nicest people I know but, I've met my share of rude folks at gun shows on both sides of the table.

 

[Az Rick]

Well, there are gun people like us on the forum. There are gun people wanna be's everywhere. There is a difference. I don't go to gun shows as much as I used to. I'm tired of tripping over people whose only reason for being there is to buy 10,000 rounds of AK ammo.

Best, Rick

 

[Az Rick]

I kinda double posted but think I caught it. You know, I've been taking my Boys to gun shows for a long time. They like the Tacticool stuff, naturally but they also appreciate pencil barreled Smiths.

To us, a gun show is a walk through history. Where else can you see a flintlock and a mini gun in the same place? There are wheelers and dealers everywhere.

Again, Rick

 

[oldman45]

Gun shows will soon be a thing of the past. Attendance is falling, dealers are over pricing their firearms, venues are over pricing their buildings, insurance companies are charging more to cover firearm events, the goverment is working to restrict them and we go most to see guns than buy.

Those individuals I see selling guns do so expecting to get a low figure. It is just quick cash to them for an item they no longer want. People selling anything to a dealer gets less than what the item is worth. FWIW: People selling guns to me get less than what they are worth and I am not a dealer.

 

[Moonman]

J&G sales still are still selling used Model 64's for $270/280 listed as Very Good Condition. I have one from them that I acquired in the last year for $299 and it's really nice.

If he had sold it to the dealer he would not have received even the $300. The older gentleman did receive somewhat a fair value for a used model 64. WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO OFFER HIM?

Rude people exist, get over it, and as oldman45 says, the present day gun shows (flea markets really) are on their way out.

 

[gregintenn]

You'll always run into a few rude people anywhere you find a crowd. I'm not sure if most of them are rude, or just stupid. While I find one every so often at a gun show, I usually find a nicer group of people there than most other places I go where people congregate. It's been a long time since I went to a gun show and didn't have several enjoyable conversations with nice and interesting people.