And "There is where our paths diverge, Murph". You enjoy buying and later re-selling guns for a profit- Bernie Baruch's econ 101- and as all dealers know- you make your money on the "buy in", not on the re-sale later. I have bought, starting in 2000 about 5 good graded 12 gauge double guns and one 20 bore-an A.H. Fox ejector Utica Sterlingworth, the other 4 are ejector equipped Smiths- and have not yet even entered the notion of offering any or all of them for sale-today, or tomorrow.2 of those Smiths I bought from pal Brad Bachelder's shop, also my Ithaca NID 12 grade 2 (non-ejector), my most recent purchase came from GM store in West Walker MI- the 12 gauge 3E with HOT and rebarreled at the factory with a matching set of 32" VR nitro steel barrels and smaller size beavertail. I waiting that Smith out for over 3 years, waiting for GM to lower the price, and finally, they did.
By the way, I always check the Cabela's Gun Libraries in person (two here in MI) before I shell out 4 figure dinero- and I have found more errors in hangtag description, and mechanical problems (ejectors mal-functioning, single triggers not selecting, etc. at the Cabela's Gun Libraries- than with either or both of the GM outlet stores in the Kent Co. area- they safety check all used guns they buy or acept on trade, and offer a 60 day warranty on all used guns they sell- with option to extend that coverage if the buyer wishes. Caveat empetor, n'ces pas mon ami??
I buy them to keep and shoot and strip and clean and treasure as relics of my boyhood days, before all the world went crazy )IMO) and for ties to my male fore-bearers- who, like Hemingway mentioned in "Fathers and Sons", taught me to hunt and shoot
and to treasure my days afield and in the marsh with a fine gun in hand.
I am blessed, as I don't have to look for the mythological M21 on Ex_Lax Bay for half a K--and change. I inherited mine (thanks, Dad) and even if I won the powerball jackpot, I would never spend today's going asking prices for M21's- regardless of gauge and vintage. But if you can profit in the second time around market for M21's- more power to you. RWTF
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 11/30/16 01:36 PM.
