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tom · 01-22-2002, 11:10 PM

Dealt with LOADS if not all the full time dealers. Have experiences with some that were highly satisfactory; with others not so great. An occasional attempt at defrauding me from a few *gentlemen*...at least one of which follows this list.

Bottom line: I trust folks I know who are doing this for a hobby. They don't have overhead, margins to make, and generally are far more willing to discuss a "problem" rather than hang their hat on some legalities.

But my most trusted Luger guy is my best friend, fellow Navy Afficinado and Comrade in Arms, Derek Seltzer of Kennesaw Ga. He and I were introduced by a third party via the net and telephone. After we discovered we had been to some of the same fire-fights in Viet Nam and had served in Korea at Beautiful Down Town Camp Humphries, we soon began to ship immense quantities of Lugers back and forth.

Bear in mind, I had never actually laid eyes on this guy...

At one time, I think he must have had more than $10K worth of my Lugers and never a dollar changed hands...we still don't get into writing checks until one of us is strapped for cash for a new acquisition or we do our annual balancing of the books routine, normally before a major show we are attending in the BUYING mode.

We formed a partnership and have worked together for the last 5 years. We jointly put together a display for the Kansas City Show where we featured about 30 Navy Lugers as well as the accoutrements, personal effects and histories of the sailors who carried them from 1904 until 1945. It was a smashing success.

Today, we are still partners working together and have achieved some great things that no single individual could have accomplished. We have also become business partners in a new company that is introducing some proprietary technology into the American market place.

I would enclose a pic of our combined collection but I have it on CD ROM and apparently cannot be uploaded to this.

So, Derek, here's to you, my Jewish Bro, from Fongo D. Goyem..Mazel tov! A man could not trust another more.

Tom

01-22-2002, 11:10 PM	#8
tom User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: who do ya trust? Dealt with LOADS if not all the full time dealers. Have experiences with some that were highly satisfactory; with others not so great. An occasional attempt at defrauding me from a few gentlemen...at least one of which follows this list. Bottom line: I trust folks I know who are doing this for a hobby. They don't have overhead, margins to make, and generally are far more willing to discuss a "problem" rather than hang their hat on some legalities. But my most trusted Luger guy is my best friend, fellow Navy Afficinado and Comrade in Arms, Derek Seltzer of Kennesaw Ga. He and I were introduced by a third party via the net and telephone. After we discovered we had been to some of the same fire-fights in Viet Nam and had served in Korea at Beautiful Down Town Camp Humphries, we soon began to ship immense quantities of Lugers back and forth. Bear in mind, I had never actually laid eyes on this guy... At one time, I think he must have had more than $10K worth of my Lugers and never a dollar changed hands...we still don't get into writing checks until one of us is strapped for cash for a new acquisition or we do our annual balancing of the books routine, normally before a major show we are attending in the BUYING mode. We formed a partnership and have worked together for the last 5 years. We jointly put together a display for the Kansas City Show where we featured about 30 Navy Lugers as well as the accoutrements, personal effects and histories of the sailors who carried them from 1904 until 1945. It was a smashing success. Today, we are still partners working together and have achieved some great things that no single individual could have accomplished. We have also become business partners in a new company that is introducing some proprietary technology into the American market place. I would enclose a pic of our combined collection but I have it on CD ROM and apparently cannot be uploaded to this. So, Derek, here's to you, my Jewish Bro, from Fongo D. Goyem..Mazel tov! A man could not trust another more. Tom