Gun show. Welcome opinions on sales process Glock 26

[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.