A number of years ago, I was walking thru the Vegas show carrying a Spanish sidelock over my shoulder to sell. I had a few nibbles here and there. Then a short, fat, dealer, maybe in his late 50's at the time (known to many here and "respected"), behind a table of guns asked me to come over. To paraphrase he said something along the lines of: "Son," while closely eyeing the gun over my shoulder, "...you know the gun market is about to take a big hit. You'd be smart to get what you can out of your guns. Blah, blah, blah...(more condescending references to my age or knowledge even though he was only 10 yrs my senior and had no idea if I was more or less knowledgeable about guns or anything else than he)" "I'd give you $XXX (less than a third of the value) for that old import gun...and son, you'd be advised to take it and be thankful...blah, blah, blah..."
I gave the old con artist a curious look, holding back from wrapping the finely struck thin barrels around his fat neck for taking even the few seconds of my life, told him the cowboy hat was "...just a hat" and moved on.
I sold that gun not more than 1/2 hour later for more than 3 times what that ... that dealer "offered".
Was he taking a 'legitimate shot'? Was he looking to take advantage of an uninformed seller? Or was he trying to con an informed seller that the situation is different than the reality?. You be the judge. I know I've made up my mind. I'd never buy a gun from him.
