We sell a bunch of stuff on the net and from storefront of which a LARGE percentage are consignment pieces . If someone makes an offer I consider fair or if the consignor is motivated I’ll make them the offer . If however the sellers set in stone or the offer is stupid low I don’t bother plain and simple . Until you’ve done this for awhile you have no idea the amount of stupid offers or questions you’re asked .

My biggest mistake so far was getting into a bidding war over a Parker during an online auction. I seriously regret winning that war.

I've been giving this some more thought and the mistakes I've made include but are not limited to:

1) Paid way too much.
2) Sold for way too little.
3) Sold guns I should never have parted with.
4) Bought guns I should have run away from.
5) Poured way more money into restorations than any reasonable person would dream of.

I have only paid twice to have guns restored. One, a Browning Gr III Citori that I doubled my money on as I got it CHEAP. Another a Browning A5 given to me by a cousin that for personal reasons I wanted done. Arts Gun Shop charged me $800 and even though it's not worth much more than that, there's a family history and it won't be sold so that makes it worth it. I have vowed going into Parkers I will NEVER pay to have one restored. Wish me luck on that one.

The only Parker that I.ve had any real work done to is gunner's gun. I took a VH 20 and had it fully customized with his portrait engraved on the floorplate. Made it into a straight stock. To much money but the sentiment is priceless to me. We hunt together through his gun every fall. He was my little buddy and the best companion I could have hoped for.

I have to believe that if everyone of us gave it much thought, our list would be pretty darn close to this one.

I don't think I've paid way way to much for any as a couple of my friends say I'm way to cheap for that :rotf::rotf::rotf:

Not a Parker, and not sure if it is the best or worst deal I've made. I really like my CSMC RBL, so when CSMC came out with a round body O/U I bought the Inverness for about $2800. After about 200 shells thru it, I realized that the gun didn't speak to me, so I got ready to send it down the road. In the mean time, Tony decided that it wasn't a $3800 gun, but was about an $8,000 gun. Sold mine for about $5,000. Thanks Tony

Wish all my mistakes turned out like that.

The first edition CSMC is about the best over under my lovely wife ever bought. She will never part with it. What a great gun it is.