Strange gun show "buyer"

[chiefdave]

Not too long ago I had a table at a show put on by a local veterans organization. Everything had a 3x5 card giving information and price. One item was a Ruger bi-centennial revolver that was still in the box with a Montgomery Wards price label showing the original retail price of $134.50. A buyer had looked at this several times and on his last stop at the table threw $135 down stating that I was obligated to sell to him at the price marked on the box and walked away with the gun. Show management got involved and I got the gun back only after the box was damaged. Possibly the last show for me.

 

[SC_Mike]

I've been to two guns shows in my life. Why two? Because I'm a slow learner.

 

[crazyphil]

I have a 1963 Amcerican Rifleman with an advertisement in it where that
buyer can get a 1917 Colt .45 for only $29.95. There are a lot of guns
(and holsters) I wish we could still buy at the old price sticker.

 

[shovelhead]

Either a lot of nerve or a lack of brains on his part. Or maybe a combination of both?

 

[CH4]

I have a 1963 Amcerican Rifleman with an advertisement in it where that
buyer can get a 1917 Colt .45 for only $29.95. There are a lot of guns
(and holsters) I wish we could still buy at the old price sticker.

At 1963 wages?

 

[DeathGrip]

Did you keep the 135 for the damage?

 

[Protocall_Design]

I would have never let him have it at that price to begin with. It's your property, you get to set the price. That was obviously someone else's price from many years ago.

 

[Old_Cop]

At $135 it was a steal.

 

[squidsix]

Last time I went to a beef jerky and old DVD show....
Sorry I meant gun show.
It was awful, but I found a lot of cool stuff at one table after looking for four hours through plastic pistols, black rifles, and velcro-covered nylon

 

[Rudi]

He gave you a 50 cent tip!

 

[vytoland]

call the police and charge him with theft.....

 

[ancient-one]

The best thing that you could say about him is that he was a stupid jerk!

 

[mckenney99]

call the police and charge him with theft.....

Exactly my thought. As soon as he walked away with the firearm without your consent, it was Theft of a Firearm, a serious Felony in most jurisdictions and he should have been charged as such. Some times people have to be made to understand their actions have serious consequences.

 

[tlawler]

Did you keep the 135 for the damage?

I sure would have...maybe threaten him a bit with the possibility of charges filed for theft of a firearm if he was recalcitrant in the least.

 

[Kurusu]

Always thought those darned boxes was dangerisk.

I was proven right.

 

[k22fan]

call the police and charge him with theft.....

Suppose this "buyer" thought his plan was clever. If he'd walked out the door and driven off would a prosecutor have taken the case? His defense would be that he paid the price asked for the merchandise. There's some kind of thief or scammer drooling over every thing that has value.

 

[Xfuzz]

If he tried that at a Texas gun show his next stop
would been at an ER.

 

[geneinnc]

I told C&E give me my money back and you will never see me at this greedfest again. That was 2011.

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[GF]

If he tried that at a Texas gun show his next stop
would been at an ER.

I saw something similar at the NGD (National Gun Day) show in Louisville.
The police were present and escorted him out.
The gentleman that started the problem fell down the 3 flights of steps at the front of the venue.
The other LPD officer waiting at the bottom said the gentleman was clumsy, should be more careful and shouldn't have tried to run.

Foolishness is never tolerated at that show.

 

[daglockman]

Dude would have gotten damaged as a result. What the heII was he thinking???

 

[gman51]

He thought it was worth a try because you might not have done anything. He was wrong on both accounts. It took him a few looks before he got up the nerve to try it. Total jerk for sure.
What was your price marked on the index card with the gun?

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

There are so many LEO's on duty and browsing at Houston gun shows I suspect he would not get 3 steps.

 

[jimmyj]

A forum member had a similar experience several years ago but this time it was biker that threw some cash on the table and attempted to walk away with a Winchester Shotgun (Model 97 ??)

 

[pharman]

Great play on words

At $135 it was a steal.

Great play on words Old Cop...

 

[bushmaster1313]

Sounds to me like the "buyer" was mentally impaired

 

[Jack Flash]

A forum member had a similar experience several years ago but this time it was biker that threw some cash on the table and attempted to walk away with a Winchester Shotgun (Model 97 ??)

If I recall correctly, in that instance the "buyer" paid the asking price but refused to comply with a background check, for obvious reasons.

 

[chiefdave]

He thought it was worth a try because you might not have done anything. He was wrong on both accounts. It took him a few looks before he got up the nerve to try it. Total jerk for sure.
What was your price marked on the index card with the gun?

$625 on the card for a bicentennial New Model Blackhawk in .30 carbine. Management told him to give the gun back or the police would be called. He left without my revolver but not before asking for a refund of his admission fee.

 

[rwsmith]

Did he get a background check?

Exactly my thought. As soon as he walked away with the firearm without your consent, it was Theft of a Firearm, a serious Felony in most jurisdictions and he should have been charged as such. Some times people have to be made to understand their actions have serious consequences.

If I go into a gunstore, drop money on the counter and walk out with a gun it would be proof enough of theft that I didn't fill out the a FFL stuff.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Other peoples' children. I accept no responsibility for how they were raised.

 

[rubiranch]

He left without my revolver but not before asking for a refund of his admission fee.

What a putz.