Gun show. Welcome opinions on sales process Glock 26

[Grayfox]

I woulda smacked him up side his idiot head!

 

[steelslaver]

I ask to pick them up, I would ask again if I wanted do remove anything, even if it was just the grips.

 

[IrishFritz]

I once had a car salesman take my keys and refuse to give them back until we "had a deal". This sort of behavior should never be tolerated- if this jerk couldn't manage to reassemble your handgun what was he going to do, give it back to you in a bag? I've had an FFL for over fifty years and in my time I've met more than a few gentlemen in the business and unfortunately a whole bunch of bad actors as well. These guys give my industry a bad name and frankly they tick me off. No question a business based on buying and selling is at it's heart adversarial, but that doesn't excuse the dealer from questionable conduct. I hope took you gun back and sold it to someone else.

 

[steelslaver]

I once had a car salesman take my keys and refuse to give them back until we "had a deal".

I would have been on the phone to the police right away. Let him "deal" with that.

 

[Trooper224]

I wouldn't allow a potential buyer or seller to arbitrarily disassemble a gun I was either buying or selling. This is simply unacceptable. As soon as it became apparent he was doing that, you should have told him to stop.

 

[italiansport]

I ask before I even pick up a firearm. If it's a handgun I ask if I can rack the slide or open the cylinder BEFORE doing it. If the answer is no I move on to the next table.

 

[austintexas]

Years ago I had an acquaintance that had a p-38 for sale. He had priced it pretty low because the safety didn't work. When a dealer asked to look at it he handed it over and started to tell the history but the dealer immediately disassembled the pistol to check serial numbers (didn't ask Permission). He reassembled the pistol and said I'll take it. My buddy said that later when the dealer looked him up and said the safety didn't work, My buddy said " It did before you took it apart". My buddy said if the dealer hadn't been so snotty and dissembled his firearm with out asking permission he would he would have told him that the safety was inop.
I always ask before I pick up or inspect a firearm.
SWCA 892

PS, I bought a Highway patrolman in 1975 for the sum of $140 without checking it out. Got home and found out there was a small hole drilled inside the barrel. Someone must have drilled out a stuck bullet. to save it, I converted it to .45 Colt.

 

[TheHobbyist]

Thanks for the feedback; I was a bit surprised to say the least...

Someone asked if he purchased--nope.

In hindsight I should have told him to stop. Also upon reflection, I think he was trying to impress me for whatever reason. I gave him the benefit of the doubt until he pulled a tool to fully disassemble then, bit my tongue hard.

Long story short, didn't sell it, few tire kickers which is fine. Guy I bought it from has a young family and think I was trying to help him out more than any interest. Think I'll hang onto it for a few years and see if the officer wants it back for what he sold it to me for.

Good news is I met up with an old friend and "saved" him from a really poor purchase (way overpriced, common gun). He recently retired and we are going to do some plinking out at my place or his land next month.

 

[Greyman50]

When looking at buying a 1911 or 1911A-1 it is advisable to disassemble the pistol, no way around it. Way, way to many ones with wrong barrels, bushings and internal parts. If seller will not take slide and barrel apart or allow me to do it I walk away. Before laying out close to 2 K clams it would be expected. Asked at a local " collectable shop" here if they had any 1911's, guy brought out supposed 1911 A-1. Asked to disassemble it and found Wrong barrel, link, bushing and slide stop, he wanted 18 hundred clams for it, yea, right. Revolvers are pretty simple and harder to hide wrong parts in unless under the side plate.

 

[TheHobbyist]

Hi Grey,

I respect that. Situation that differs in this case is that a Glock 26 is more utilitarian versus a military-issued firearm of that vintage.

 

[CH4]

Absolutely unacceptable.

 

[Trooper224]

When looking at buying a 1911 or 1911A-1 it is advisable to disassemble the pistol, no way around it. Way, way to many ones with wrong barrels, bushings and internal parts. If seller will not take slide and barrel apart or allow me to do it I walk away. Before laying out close to 2 K clams it would be expected. Asked at a local " collectable shop" here if they had any 1911's, guy brought out supposed 1911 A-1. Asked to disassemble it and found Wrong barrel, link, bushing and slide stop, he wanted 18 hundred clams for it, yea, right. Revolvers are pretty simple and harder to hide wrong parts in unless under the side plate.

That's not the same thing, at all.

 

[PPS1980]

I once had a car salesman take my keys and refuse to give them back until we "had a deal". This sort of behavior should never be tolerated- if this jerk couldn't manage to reassemble your handgun what was he going to do, give it back to you in a bag? I've had an FFL for over fifty years and in my time I've met more than a few gentlemen in the business and unfortunately a whole bunch of bad actors as well. These guys give my industry a bad name and frankly they tick me off. No question a business based on buying and selling is at it's heart adversarial, but that doesn't excuse the dealer from questionable conduct. I hope took you gun back and sold it to someone else.

When I was a kid I saw that happen to my father. It only took a blink of an eye for the guy to be on his knees gasping in pain. You see, dad was a Gunny and well....the guy obviously had never served. Manager had. Dad got an apology to both of us from the salesman for making a scene.

 

[Greyman50]

That's not the same thing, at all.

Yea, I know but others mentioned that disassembly in their opinion was unacceptable. I don't own a glock nor even look at them. Know antique arms collectors, ie original cap and ball Colts ,want to make sure they are all original. Remember the good ole days at the Richmond Va. Antique arms show back in 60's- ???
where cigar, pipe and cigarette smoke was about 6' off the floor. Lots of sales depended on inspection.

 

[Rick_A]

It's good etiquette to ask before a field strip. It's completely unacceptable and unnecessary to detail strip any pistol for a cursory examination.

 

[Rick_A]

Yea, I know but others mentioned that disassembly in their opinion was unacceptable. I don't own a glock nor even look at them. Know antique arms collectors, ie original cap and ball Colts ,want to make sure they are all original. Remember the good ole days at the Richmond Va. Antique arms show back in 60's- ???
where cigar, pipe and cigarette smoke was about 6' off the floor. Lots of sales depended on inspection.

Glocks are extremely simple guns that are easy to tell whether they're original or not from an external examination.

 

[2152hq]

No,,YOU cannot take it all apart.
I will field strip it for you to look at here at the show. But that is as far as disassembly will go.
YOU can examine the gun in that state of TD if you like.
I will put it back together.


Gunshows are a lot like Strip Joints,,
No handling the merchandise w/o permission or payment up front.