Last Saturday I attended a gun auction that had some really nice Smiths and some nice Colt autos.
There was several Smiths that I really wanted. I bid on 5 of them, but only got the one. It was a 617 no dash, and it appeared to be only test fired from the factory. It was the only Smith with the original box, and it had Combat Grips.
Two dealers were there, and they bought a bunch of the Smiths and the autos, so I paid more than I wanted, but I got it.
After the auction, I was picking up the 617, and I noticed something that really freaked me out.
The dealers were picking up what they had bought, and were putting them in a box like you would buy canned goods in (flats) They were not wrapping the guns with anything, just placing them in the boxes. They guns were just stacked on top of each other. They were carrying them out and you could hear the guns rubbing together in the boxes.
I have never noticed anything like this before. I was wondering why they would pay that much for the guns and then do that. I am sure that they lowered the value due to the marks and such.
The sad thing is that the gentleman that owned them had taken very good care of them.
When I saw the older 625, the Colt stainless 45, the model 28, etc. in the boxes, I really cannot explain how I felt.
Anyone ever seen any idiots like this before?
There was several Smiths that I really wanted. I bid on 5 of them, but only got the one. It was a 617 no dash, and it appeared to be only test fired from the factory. It was the only Smith with the original box, and it had Combat Grips.
Two dealers were there, and they bought a bunch of the Smiths and the autos, so I paid more than I wanted, but I got it.
After the auction, I was picking up the 617, and I noticed something that really freaked me out.
The dealers were picking up what they had bought, and were putting them in a box like you would buy canned goods in (flats) They were not wrapping the guns with anything, just placing them in the boxes. They guns were just stacked on top of each other. They were carrying them out and you could hear the guns rubbing together in the boxes.
I have never noticed anything like this before. I was wondering why they would pay that much for the guns and then do that. I am sure that they lowered the value due to the marks and such.
The sad thing is that the gentleman that owned them had taken very good care of them.
When I saw the older 625, the Colt stainless 45, the model 28, etc. in the boxes, I really cannot explain how I felt.
Anyone ever seen any idiots like this before?
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