A few years ago, I was pursuing one of my favorite local pawn shops and noticed an older gentleman waiting patiently at one of the counters. As I passed by, I notice that the bankers box at his feet was about 3/4 full of ammo boxes of various makes and calibers.
He asked me if I have any interest in the ammo and I responded that the shop owners were friends of mine and I was not going to compete with them. He stated that he had been waiting for over an hour to speak with them about selling his ammo but, since he had sold them a similar box that morning, they appeared to have no further interest.
I told him that I was leaving the store and if he wanted to meet me in five minutes, on the courthouse square, we could discuss the situation. He came out, we talked and he stated that he was asking $30.00 for whatever was in the box. I told him that it was worth more than that and offered him $60.00. He was stunned and gladly accepted the offer.
The contents contained rifle and handgun ammo. I kept the boxes that contained calibers that I had and gifted other boxes to friends.
One of the boxes I kept was a vintage box of Federal .243 ammo. The interesting thing was that the sales sticker was still on one end showing the price of $3.77. Given today's ammo prices, I thought it might be fun to post a few photos. The ammo box still contains little cardboard circles that were punched out to hold the cartridges. I display that box and others in my office including a vintage Remington Peters "blue" and yellow box of .243.
He asked me if I have any interest in the ammo and I responded that the shop owners were friends of mine and I was not going to compete with them. He stated that he had been waiting for over an hour to speak with them about selling his ammo but, since he had sold them a similar box that morning, they appeared to have no further interest.
I told him that I was leaving the store and if he wanted to meet me in five minutes, on the courthouse square, we could discuss the situation. He came out, we talked and he stated that he was asking $30.00 for whatever was in the box. I told him that it was worth more than that and offered him $60.00. He was stunned and gladly accepted the offer.
The contents contained rifle and handgun ammo. I kept the boxes that contained calibers that I had and gifted other boxes to friends.
One of the boxes I kept was a vintage box of Federal .243 ammo. The interesting thing was that the sales sticker was still on one end showing the price of $3.77. Given today's ammo prices, I thought it might be fun to post a few photos. The ammo box still contains little cardboard circles that were punched out to hold the cartridges. I display that box and others in my office including a vintage Remington Peters "blue" and yellow box of .243.
