doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Am I wrong to wonder why?

Ok, this has been nagging me for some time. I keep waiting to see if anyone says something but no one has, so...

Without naming (for obvious reasons)...does anyone else find it a little odd that ONE particular gun dealer seems to have a ridiculous percentage of the rare American sxs's offered out there?

I mean, one after another, many in "WOW" condition. Hey, maybe you know who im talking about and you have actually dealt with them (I haven't, I should point out) and you say "Yes, those guys are animals...they know everybody and all the best stuff goes through them."

I dunno...just wonder what other people think. Especially if you've bought from them. I don't usually buy through dealers because my budget isn't limitless, but I have on occasion if it's a gun Ive been after and just can't find any other way.

No need to call anyone out...and im not trying to become a lightning rod for accusation. I have never dealt with them and have no basis upon which to accuse them of anything.

But I can't help but wonder if anyone else raises eyebrows at the fact that one dealer is regularly stocked with a seemingly endless parade of rare guns which lots of other well known, and long established dealers...dont 'regularly' have in stock.

Sorry so wordy...

NDG

Sometimes it is as simple as people know one dealer always has a good number of high condition guns and when they decide to sell that is the dealer they use. Then there was a dealer many years ago who bought a 20 ga. fox graded gun from me which was in decent but not pristine shape by any means. About a year later it appeared on his web site for sale as a pristine, high condition, factory original gun. I called about it and asked him if he wanted any before pictures sinde he only seemed to have after pictures. He hung up. So buy with a little bit of doubt until proven otherwise.

I understand that one dealer/mfgr has a big inventory but I understand that most of the old stuff is on consignment, A dealer in a neighboring state does keep a big inventory. One major dealer in OH has a long standing reputation for fair dealing. I note a far north dealer specializes in the highest priced used side by side guns. Make sure you get a 3 day inspection period from any dealer. Anyone can make an honest mistake, some are poor graders and a few are cheats.

bill

Who is this "one dealer"?

Brent,

I dont think we should go there. If you are looking in all the usual haunts for sxs's online it should be fairly obvious (GB, GunsInt).

I didnt name a name because i am not "saying" anything. Just want to know if anyone else is WONDERING as I am.

I have no basis to assert anything. But i am allowed to wonder.

NDG

expensive guns only appear expensive to people who cant afford them. believe it or not, there is a group of people in this world who enjoy buying things where cost is no object....and those dealers wisely market them.

What do you mean by rare? Sometimes it�s just all hype.

"Hype" is an understatement if the dealer in question is the one I'm thinking about. Many of his listings are consignment guns, and he has a better knowledge of adjectives out of Webster than he does about the specifics of his listings.

I haven't noticed anyone having a corner on the market. I don't pay attention to sellers on GB or GI etc, until I'm ready to buy something however.

I often like looking at the guns on Hill Rod and Gun. He often has something that I find interesting - in fact he does right now, a Bland with my name on it, no less.

Many collectors have apparently decided that "this dealer" is the place to show off high end guns on consignment. How would anyone blame this dealer for having a good rolodex? The stuff is for sale. If you like it, make an offer.