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With the holidays approaching, I'd like to share something that always worked well for me.
Find a gun you really like, make your best deal, and just buy the damn thing.
Take it home and show it to your wife. Tell her, "This gun is what I want from you for Christmas (or Birthday, Valentines Day, Anniversary, etc.). It is exactly what I want. If you wish, you can put a bow on it and put it under the Christmas Tree, and I'll act very surprised on Christmas morning. I'm sure I'll be happy with it because I'm happy now. You won't have to do any shopping or stressing about what to get me, and I won't have to worry about returning something I don't really need or want."
I can't recall ever feeling bad or having regrets about buying myself a new gun, but I have some rather unpleasant memories about several that I passed up.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.
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If you are dealing with a professional firearms dealer, ie: one who does this for a living. Never say to him that you have to ask the "Finance Department" ör the "Boss", we know that means we will never hear from you again.
John Boyd
Oh, please John, not again!? Do you really think posting these complaints, thinly disguised as advice, will intimidate inquirers into buyers? You're not helping yourself doing this. JR
Be strong, be of good courage.
God bless America, long live the Republic.
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With the holidays approaching, I'd like to share something that always worked well for me.
Find a gun you really like, make your best deal, and just buy the damn thing.
Take it home and show it to your wife. Tell her, "This gun is what I want from you for Christmas (or Birthday, Valentines Day, Anniversary, etc.). It is exactly what I want. If you wish, you can put a bow on it and put it under the Christmas Tree, and I'll act very surprised on Christmas morning. I'm sure I'll be happy with it because I'm happy now. You won't have to do any shopping or stressing about what to get me, and I won't have to worry about returning something I don't really need or want."
I can't recall ever feeling bad or having regrets about buying myself a new gun, but I have some rather unpleasant memories about several that I passed up. We do things a bit differently in our house. We simply skip the whole Christmas/birthday/anniversary pretense. If one of us wants something and we can afford it, that person buys the thing they want. This works because we're both responsible adults. We don't celebrate our anniversary or birthdays beyond using them as an excuse to go out to a nice dinner. We are just as likely to go out to dinner because it's Tuesday, or because it rained today or because we feel like it. We like going out to dinner so we don't need much of an excuse. We don't observe Christmas at all. Not only do we skip the gifts, we don't decorate, wear funny sweaters or eat unnecessary iced cookies. I can't remember the last time either of us wrapped a present and presented it to the other person. Our way wouldn't work for everybody but it works for us.
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My sweet wife doesn't object to anything I buy. We do celebrate birthdays and anniversaries -- but she tells me in advance what to buy, or points me to a specific internet page. For her last birthday, I paid for her pottery class.
As far as guns go, I don't think she can tell the difference between a semi-auto or pump, or between a shotgun and rifle; nor does she care. There is a loaded Colt .38 Official Police revolver in the bedside nightstand; she knows that all she has to do is pick it up, point it, and pull the trigger. The last time she went to the shooting range with me was a dozen years ago.
She does pamper my bird dog. Its interesting to note that the dog has two different behavior patterns -- one at home with MOM, and another in the field with me.
Neither of us objects to the other's "spare time" activities. I consider myself to be a lucky guy!
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Also just want to mention, any time I see POR where the price is supposed to be, that is a red flag, and I move on to a different site.
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The biggest red flag of all, for me, is the attitude of the seller. Fact of the matter is, he doesn't have anything I can't live without, and I will not do business with someone who makes customers feel like he is doing them a favor.
Attitude is everything.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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The biggest red flag of all, for me, is the attitude of the seller. Fact of the matter is, he doesn't have anything I can't live without, and I will not do business with someone who makes customers feel like he is doing them a favor. Attitude is everything.  SRH And it sounds like you have one 
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If you are dealing with a professional firearms dealer, ie: one who does this for a living. Never say to him that you have to ask the "Finance Department" ör the "Boss", we know that means we will never hear from you again.
John Boyd
Saying stuff like that to firearms dealer or seller of anything is just stupid. The key is that in todays world available in palm held device the buyer should know what they're looking at and its approximate fair value. If the price asked is significantly higher than what market indicates there is no point in talking, but if the price is reasonable a deal followed by a handshake could be made. There were times that I made fair offers and there were times I paid asked price asking beforehand if the price was cash price or credit card price.
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Something never to say....do you rent your guns ?
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Something never to say....do you rent your guns ? What it means is one finds a good buy on the gun use it take good care of it and sell it for same or more than they purchased it for. I hope you're intelligent to grasp that concept unlike one member of this forum who apparently is too dumb or ignorant to get it. 
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