Membership in the Parker Gun Collectors Association Has Value

[Dean Romig]

We all know that there are many valuable benefits that go along with being an Annual or a Lifetime member of the PGCA - and just to list two, and not to appear redundant....

1.) A subscription to Parker Pages - the quarterly journal of the PGCA and quite possibly the best newsletter or journal of any American gun collector organization - but in actuality a color, glossy, 48-page magazine of the highest quality both in appearance and in content. (I may be a bit biased, but I really do believe it.)

2.) The ability to buy and sell Parker shotguns (as well as a myriad of other sporting stuff) without having to pay advertising fees, commissions, or premiums to auction or sales sites - but directly to an interested audience of some 1,400 like-minded potential buyers or sellers, many of whom are looking for exactly what you're selling or have exactly what you have been looking for.

These are just two very tangible benefits of membership and I know we can all name several more.

But the point I want to make is that when someone new signs on to this forum either as a "Forum Associate" or even as a first-time "PGCA Member" there is a box he must check, or else he is not allowed on the forum... It's that simple - Read the Forum Rules - Agree to abide by the rules by checking the box and you're allowed in as often as you wish..... But Remember, you have agreed to abide by the rules.

To disobey the rules and say you have a gun for sale.... or that you're thinking of selling.... or that someone told you you should sell it... or even asking the leading question of what your gun is worth on the open market - is a direct violation of the rules... Period - and is a slap in the face to those who have paid their dues for the privilege of doing what the non-member has just done against what he KNEW was wrong.

I have posted this because I have been accused of being a "grouch" (which I know I can be - but not in this instance) and causing someone's thread to be closed down (which is a justifiable result) and by doing so, being a not so welcoming entity. Far from it - I am delighted to see new members, new Forum Associates and new visitors.... as long as they abide by the same rules the rest of us (paid Members) all do.
Some will say "It's not your job to police the forum..." to which I will say - It is every member's job to help maintain the value of the benefits of PGCA Membership.

I sincerely hope I haven't stepped on anyone's toes nor overstepped my bounds... not being a Moderator but simply a frequent user.

Best, Dean

Please see below - These are what a new user sees when he signs on to our forum and they are what he agrees to when he checks that little box.

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