Holding guns for regular

[Brush Buster]

I don't know all of your particular deal today but when I call a dealer I always ask first if the gun is available , If he is holding the gun for consideration, this is the time for him to say so !At which time I try to find out how long he gave the person who is holding the gun to make his decision . But if it is still available ,I will then ask if he has a time period he will give me to research and think about the gun before I make my final decision to purchase the firearm after we discuss the gun ,ser. # ,dimensions etc. including best possible price, w/ applicable trades etc. For my way of thinking ,you have to be on top of your game in the day of the computer, as there may be a thousand people eyeing the gun you just found on a sellers site. I like the idea that most will give you time to contemplate the purchase especially as pricey as our guns can be . I don't enjoy being the next in line but ,you can get the info. and be ready if the person holding the gun passes it up. It would irritate me to find out I had been skipped over , These guys are in business and they do want to make a sale and I would think most would call a customer back if they thought they were serious about the purchase and the fellow holding the gun passed on it ! For an example ,I recently purchased a CHE ,20 Ga. gun from a very popular ,and " Big Name " dealer and I traded two guns ,I needed three days to get my guns shipped and appraised by the dealer to know if our deal would work out , I really would have been dissapointed not to have gotten that C Grade because they wouldn't hold the gun for me for a few days ! Just my thoughts . Russ

[Jim Kucaba]

In my humble opinion, dealers and other sellers should require a small, easily REFUNDABLE, fee (Earnest Money) of say, $25.00 to be paid at the time of the inquiry with a credit card, or a debit card to put a gun on hold for seven consecutive days ... If a potential buyer isn't willing to put up a little "Earnest Money" he's wasting the seller's time and the seller should refuse to hold the gun ! ... That's just "My Humble Opinion," ... Take it or leave it for what it cost you.

Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com

[terc]

I think what Travis means by "holding for regulars", is the practice of setting desirable guns back before being offered to the general public. This is done often.Many sellers appreciate the fact that they have a buyer with cash who will take the guns without the hassles of shipping, rejection,ect. Sometimes it is frustrating.
This past summer Cabelas advertised a nice 20g VHE that I was intersted in. I called minutes after it hit the web. The gun room manager told me I couldn't buy it yet because there regular Parker buyer was out of town and couldn't be reached.They were going to try to contact him for two more days.If they couldn't reach him I could have it. To me that was a little over the top. I told them I wanted it and would give them my credit card #,now.
After I few minutes of discussions,off line,they came back and told me that I could have it. If they were going to give him first right of refusal they should not have advertised it.
Dave