Faked, refinished and boosted Lugers.

Pete Ebbink · 06-09-2002, 10:08 PM

Hey Herb,

I like your "wisdom teeth" saying at the end of your posts, but unfortunately most folks had their wisdom teeth pulled; so we really need more help... [img]wink.gif[/img]

On a serious note; let's say one buys a luger then later on finds out it is a fake, refinished, or boosted gun. Assuming too much time has passed for any recourse with the previous seller, what does the current buyer do ?

Here lies the real ethics test...

Some options I could see are :

1. Sell it to the next un-informed buyer (not ethical in my book). But I suspect this might happen alot...

2. Keep it in your collection as that "lesson learned" luger. And make it one of your shooters...

3. Sell it on its true merits (presummably at some loss).

Would love to hear how the major luger collectors on the Forum have handled this...I assume each has had this happen, maybe very early in your luger collecting careers...

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06-09-2002, 10:08 PM	#24
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Hey Herb, I like your "wisdom teeth" saying at the end of your posts, but unfortunately most folks had their wisdom teeth pulled; so we really need more help... [img]wink.gif[/img] On a serious note; let's say one buys a luger then later on finds out it is a fake, refinished, or boosted gun. Assuming too much time has passed for any recourse with the previous seller, what does the current buyer do ? Here lies the real ethics test... Some options I could see are : 1. Sell it to the next un-informed buyer (not ethical in my book). But I suspect this might happen alot... 2. Keep it in your collection as that "lesson learned" luger. And make it one of your shooters... 3. Sell it on its true merits (presummably at some loss). Would love to hear how the major luger collectors on the Forum have handled this...I assume each has had this happen, maybe very early in your luger collecting careers...