Yea think someone is fishing.....:whistle:

I'm not seeing anyone say anything of the sort. I was certainly not trying to offend or insult anyone with my first comments. As the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat.

The "widow" analogy is common, and understood by most. If you see the same gun in a gun store, placed there mis-marked by a so-called expert in his trade, then you pay the man and walk out whistling Dixie. At least, I do. I wonder if the gunsmith had also tried to buy this particular gun, but didn't have enough money to work up much of an offer. Thus the low appraisal. Or was his appraisal an honest mistake?

IMHO if someone is selling a gun it is their responsibility to accurately determine the value. If the seller decided the grade 3 8ga in question was worth 1300 dollars and the buyer realized it was worth more than its a fair deal. The fault is with the seller NOT the buyer.

On the other hand if the buyer was asked to determine the value of the gun for resale and he being a knowledgeable Parker, Winchester, Fox ect person and said the gun was worth $1300 knowing full well it's value was much more than that just to get a deal than he is wrong both ethically and moraley.

The seller didn't sell his gun for too little money, he just sold it LATE!

Gentlemen,

Let us keep this thread about our member obtaining a highly desired Parker 8 gauge.

Let us NOT digress into someone took advantage of the poor widower gun shop owner!

No widows were put on the poor farm over this purchase! :banghead:

PS: If one gets a fantastic deal on a Parker then treat that like your salary. Keep it private or someone will get jealous... :nono:

Have a wonderful day!
Mark

How about those pics????

I second that!

The condition of the gun may have affected the price.

Wow this threat went south fast and I can't even imagine why,

I don't own many decent guns that I didn't sneak up on in one way or another. That's because I like nice guns but don't have the money to pay high retail.

My two greatest deals on shotguns in my life were both from well known dealers who just didn't quite realize the rarity of what they were selling. I paid the men what they asked and walked away whistling the proverbial "Dixie".

Pardon me for not feeling bad about it or insisting they take them to auction so I could pay more.......

I'm having computer issues with my phone downloading pics to my computer. I can down load the pics tomorrow at work and then post pics that evening when I get home.