RodTheWrench
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In replying to another post about gun shows, I remembered something that happened to me this past weekend at the show here in SLC.
I had an MKII, 6" tapered barrel, blued with white "Red Eagle" grips, 2 "Red Eagle" mags, the original yellow box and instructions on my table. Nothing super special, just a nice old Ruger 22 in excellent condition.
Well, 2 guys about 10 years older than me came up and started looking it over while I was talking to someone else, but I could tell one of them was excited about it - I'll call him Guy#1. After a minute I was able to say "Hi, how are you guys doing today?" and it wasn't all the way out of my mouth when Guy#2 starts pointing out everything wrong with the gun, the corner wear on the box, etc etc. and, apparently of supreme importance, the WARRANTY CARD WAS MISSING. I said something along the lines of "Huh, that's too bad.", then started talking to Guy#1. He seemed nice enough, but apparently his buddy has never read "How to Make Friends and Influence People" because he kept at it, running the gun down and repeating at least twice that the gun wasn't worth that much because the WARRANTY CARD WAS MISSING. After a bit, Guy#1 offers me $100 less than what I was asking - he didn't seem too sure, so I figured his friend told him to lowball me. I thanked him, but said I'd hold onto the gun for that. They hung around for about 30 seconds more, Guy#1 asked if I was sure, and I said "Yep." Guy#2 said something like "OK, good luck selling that." and they wandered off.
So another guy comes up, something like 20 minutes later and asks to look at the gun. He comments on how nice it is, we chat about how fun 22s are to shoot and such things. After a couple minutes, he looks down at the price card I had laying in front of the box and asks "Would you take 20 bucks less than what you're asking?" to which I replied "For you? Sure." He paid, we exchanged UT ID info and off he went.
Now HERE'S the part that made me laugh. Not 2 MINUTES after the gun was gone, here's Guys#1&2 back at the table staring at the blank spot where the yellow box had been. Guy#1 looks like somebody kicked his dog, and he's almost afraid to ask, but somehow squeaks out "Did you sell it?". "Yep". "Well how much did you sell it for?". I fibbed a little and said I got what I was asking, I couldn't resist. They both turned and headed off, but I'm pretty sure Guy#2 was getting an earful from Guy#1 about it clear down the aisle.
I had an MKII, 6" tapered barrel, blued with white "Red Eagle" grips, 2 "Red Eagle" mags, the original yellow box and instructions on my table. Nothing super special, just a nice old Ruger 22 in excellent condition.
Well, 2 guys about 10 years older than me came up and started looking it over while I was talking to someone else, but I could tell one of them was excited about it - I'll call him Guy#1. After a minute I was able to say "Hi, how are you guys doing today?" and it wasn't all the way out of my mouth when Guy#2 starts pointing out everything wrong with the gun, the corner wear on the box, etc etc. and, apparently of supreme importance, the WARRANTY CARD WAS MISSING. I said something along the lines of "Huh, that's too bad.", then started talking to Guy#1. He seemed nice enough, but apparently his buddy has never read "How to Make Friends and Influence People" because he kept at it, running the gun down and repeating at least twice that the gun wasn't worth that much because the WARRANTY CARD WAS MISSING. After a bit, Guy#1 offers me $100 less than what I was asking - he didn't seem too sure, so I figured his friend told him to lowball me. I thanked him, but said I'd hold onto the gun for that. They hung around for about 30 seconds more, Guy#1 asked if I was sure, and I said "Yep." Guy#2 said something like "OK, good luck selling that." and they wandered off.
So another guy comes up, something like 20 minutes later and asks to look at the gun. He comments on how nice it is, we chat about how fun 22s are to shoot and such things. After a couple minutes, he looks down at the price card I had laying in front of the box and asks "Would you take 20 bucks less than what you're asking?" to which I replied "For you? Sure." He paid, we exchanged UT ID info and off he went.
Now HERE'S the part that made me laugh. Not 2 MINUTES after the gun was gone, here's Guys#1&2 back at the table staring at the blank spot where the yellow box had been. Guy#1 looks like somebody kicked his dog, and he's almost afraid to ask, but somehow squeaks out "Did you sell it?". "Yep". "Well how much did you sell it for?". I fibbed a little and said I got what I was asking, I couldn't resist. They both turned and headed off, but I'm pretty sure Guy#2 was getting an earful from Guy#1 about it clear down the aisle.