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bill m · 04-21-2002, 12:21 AM

Hi,

Good advice!

Have a question though: What is a "collectible"?

Lets play "what if":

If I have a byf 41 with a mismatched trigger, and the gun is in 98% plus condition and matching except for the trigger - and it came directly from a vet -- is this a collectible or a shooter? Is it possible to be a collectibe to me and only a shooter to you? If you were going to sell it, would you price it as a collector piece or a shooter? It was not issued this way, so someone during WWII has replaced or exchanged this part. If I replace it with the correct number from another byf 41, and in the same condition as the rest of the gun, does this make it "more collectible" or is it still a shooter? Can anyone tell the difference? -- If this was an old car and the radio was wrong and you replaced it with the correct one, no one would think anything about it, so what makes this so different on a Luger?

04-21-2002, 12:21 AM	#2
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Marney's Rules on Ethical Part Switching Hi, Good advice! Have a question though: What is a "collectible"? Lets play "what if": If I have a byf 41 with a mismatched trigger, and the gun is in 98% plus condition and matching except for the trigger - and it came directly from a vet -- is this a collectible or a shooter? Is it possible to be a collectibe to me and only a shooter to you? If you were going to sell it, would you price it as a collector piece or a shooter? It was not issued this way, so someone during WWII has replaced or exchanged this part. If I replace it with the correct number from another byf 41, and in the same condition as the rest of the gun, does this make it "more collectible" or is it still a shooter? Can anyone tell the difference? -- If this was an old car and the radio was wrong and you replaced it with the correct one, no one would think anything about it, so what makes this so different on a Luger?