What mistakes have you made buying Parkers?

[Mike Poindexter]

My mistakes have mostly been buying low condition guns needing work, having the work done, and getting upside down on the cost. My best deals have been buying nice guns from dealers that were seriously underpriced, which happens once every so often but not a lot. Its usually the other way around and I run like a scalded cat. Best advice I ever heard was "You make money on a gun when you buy, not when you sell," and "Cash is King." But I'm a shooter not a collector.

[6pt-Sika]

The word I got on Riffle a number of years ago was that the ATF guys got him for something and in later years his FFL as he may have called it was in actuality in his wife’s name . Bottom line the word from my friends that were or are Winchester collectors was to stay away from him .

[6pt-Sika]

There’s another dealer I’ve been watching for about two years that has a shotgun I’d like to have . Their initial pictures did nothing to show even the problems they chose to disclose . So I called them and mentioned the pictures or rather lack of any showing detail . They were quite nice about taking more and posting them after a few days . Then I called back and discussed the gun , in the discussion I mentioned I’d had my eye on the gun for awhile and based on that wanted to make an offer , I was informed that the gun was a consignment and they did not entertain offers on anything PERIOD .

[6pt-Sika]

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 .