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What a putz.

Well, you were certainly discussing return policies on this thread before I posted about return policies on it.

I say again that I think your return policy is vague and doesn't convey how very narrow the set of circumstances are that you (say) you will accept a return.

If you will stop scolding me about posting about return policies on this thread I will probably stop posting about return policies on this thread.

mike: sounds like a plan. have a nice day.

weather up here in northern new england has been absolutely gorgeous...how has it been down there in the pan handle?



" Tolerance is the touchstone of true liberalism "

The first three quotes are from this thread.







In my opinion:

ed's primary purpose here is to bait us. He takes great joy in it. Every so often he accidentally lets out a flash of smugness or a glimpse into his feelings of superiority. I usually ignore the baiting. But, once in awhile, I see him make (what appears to me) a strategic or tactical error in said baiting. I try my best to make that particular baiting session as unpleasant for him as possible. I do this in the hope that the risk of an unpleasant experience will someday outweigh the joy he gets from baiting us.

His secondary purpose here is to expose every ounce of prejudice, backwardness, ugliness, ignorance, hypocrisy, and intolerance in myself and the other members of the BBS, all the while almost appearing to concur with us but never able to fully disguise that he is sneering at our imperfections and pretensions.

He never lets the truth or fairness get in the way of his pursuit of either purpose.

Those two habits, completely undampened by morality, can be used to triangulate my view of ed's character.

I believe you're right Mike, except, you knew there'd be a but. Maybe, you give him a bit too much credit for being in charge here. I give him kudos for posting his psuedo shotgun stirrings down here in the basement. Was a time when it might go five pages up on the main forum.

Hey ed, since you're so anxious to get back on topic, could you tell us if that quote "Receiver has been recolored and now appears similar to original factory colors," is your own words from one of the descriptions of the torch colored guns that you sold?

I have seen both early and later NID's with everything from strong original colors to smooth and shiny to patina, and can assure you that none of them appeared similar to your psychedelic nightmare. And no camera flash will turn authentic colors into that mess. Disgusting is in the eye of the beholder. In several years of this foolishness, I can not recall one single person who liked your acetylene torch recolored guns. I can't imagine that any of the buyers were sophisticated enough to know the difference. Just think, they may learn the difference right here.

drew: the two nid guns you show for comparison are not quite correct for comparison purposes. the first gun you show is an early nid with cocking indicators. the other gun you show is a late nid without cocking indicators. the original case colors on the early and late nid's are not necessarily the same. as I recall the later guns had more green colors.

maybe someone could post pictures of a late nid with known factory case colors for comparison to the late nid shown here. also, it has been my experience that camera flash often distorts true case colors, so it is hard to make accurate comparisons from flash images.

a google search for Ithaca nid revealed images of a 1935 vintage nid with what appear to be original case colors, with lots of green color, not usually observed in the earlier guns.


"tolerance is the cornerstone of liberalism"

ed, you forgot to answer my question: Are these your own words from one of your descriptions of one of your torch colored guns?--
"Receiver has been recolored and now appears similar to original factory colors"

We already read your silly answer to Drew. It didn't pass the smell test the first time, and it doesn't now.

Could you give us a link to that Google search picture?



"tolerance is the cornerstone of falling for anyone's bullshit."

keith: cant seem to link it to here, but, try this:

1929 Ithaca NID double barrel � Shotgunworld.com

look at the third picture.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=287919

ed, there is the link. It isn't the case colors which are more greenish than earlier case colors... it's the whole gun. Even the barrel bluing looks to be an olive drab color.

Even still, those case colors in that third photo in no way, shape, or form, appear similar to your torch colored guns. Well, I guess you could say that dark blue spray paint "appears similar" to a fine glossy slow rust blue on barrels... but anyone with half a brain would know there is a difference.

Same thing with the difference between bone charcoal case hardening colors and your acetylene torch colors. Not even close! You'd have to be dillusional to even think it. Are you?