Has the market for average Parkers bottomed???

[Richard Flanders]

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[Bill Murphy]

When I worked for my Uncle Sam, Zippos were the thing. We didn't buy fluid, we hung the insert by a wire in a tank of MOGAS in our truck or jeep. By the way, I am still using my Jon-E warmers.

[C.O.B.]

I don't have my Grandfathers Parker trap gun but I do have his Zippo. I had to send it back for refurbishing (will that hurt the value) but they got it back to working order and at no charge. The closest they could come to a mfg date was prior to WWII.

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

When I worked for my Uncle Sam, Zippos were the thing. We didn't buy fluid, we hung the insert by a wire in a tank of MOGAS in our truck or jeep. By the way, I am still using my Jon-E warmers.

Same here Murph. (Except for the Jon-E handwarmer.)

I spent part of my USN enlistment (1954 - 1957) on a Fleet Oiler/Tanker/Sea Going Gas Station - the USS Allagash AO97.

We refueled ships at sea including aircraft carriers where we would supply them with aviation fuel for their prop driven aircraft.

Aviation fuel worked fine in our Zippo lighters.

[Mills]

Some friends did that on a house. Sat for sale forever. They switched agents, the new agent raised the price and it sold right away. Go figure

As WC Fields said, never give a sucker an even break

[BRDHNTR]

After reading all these I need therapy

[Heff]

I would say the internet has saturated the market. High grade, high quality guns are still demanding good prices. The run of the mill, average condition guns are now easy to find. I can sit in my chair with my phone and look at a few hundred of them. The best guns for the buck I have purchased in the last couple of years have come from members on this site. Honest guns at honest prices by honest individuals.

[charlie cleveland]

the gas in our old 5 ton trucks did not burn to good..hard to light and smoked like a tar keel......charlie

[Dean Romig]

I guess it hasn't bottomed yet...

I was at a gun show in Manchester, NH today and saw a poorly restocked DH 20 ga. with a beavertail forend without the correct reinforced forend loop for sale by a known dealer....

Anyone care to guess on the price?
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$11,995


I hope he gets his price - ALL of our guns will increase in value if he does.


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[Hammer Gun]

Dean, That dealer must have had his head somewhere the sun don't shine! Gary