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MauserLugers · 09-10-2002, 01:28 PM

Hi Stu,
I guess I wasn't very clear in my intentions. You wrote "an honest question", and we are trying to give "an honest answer". A lot are saying "buy it" as "it is a good deal", but that is pure speculation. Even though it is only $175, we have no idea without more details if it is even worth that. We have no idea if any of it is actually original or if it even functions. We have no idea of who is selling it. We have no idea what the buyer is looking for or is expecting, or would be happy with. In my opinion we should be a lot more hesitant when giving the "go ahead" on an item we have no information on. Lots could be wrong with this pistol, or it could be a real deal, but from the information we have, we just have no way of knowing. Instead, in my opinion we should be giving the advice to be cautious and look at the gun, get all the markings, serial number, and if possible pictures, buy some books, and ask more questions. Garfield said it all with his general statement that you should have some basic knowledge of what you are buying and some basic idea of the value. There is a saying that if a deal sounds too good, it probably is! I guess the bottom line is most are more optimistic than me and I do not have very much trust in these super deals actually turning out to be super deals. Good collecting!

09-10-2002, 01:28 PM	#19
MauserLugers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Philipsburg, Montana 59858 Posts: 250 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Hi Stu, I guess I wasn't very clear in my intentions. You wrote "an honest question", and we are trying to give "an honest answer". A lot are saying "buy it" as "it is a good deal", but that is pure speculation. Even though it is only $175, we have no idea without more details if it is even worth that. We have no idea if any of it is actually original or if it even functions. We have no idea of who is selling it. We have no idea what the buyer is looking for or is expecting, or would be happy with. In my opinion we should be a lot more hesitant when giving the "go ahead" on an item we have no information on. Lots could be wrong with this pistol, or it could be a real deal, but from the information we have, we just have no way of knowing. Instead, in my opinion we should be giving the advice to be cautious and look at the gun, get all the markings, serial number, and if possible pictures, buy some books, and ask more questions. Garfield said it all with his general statement that you should have some basic knowledge of what you are buying and some basic idea of the value. There is a saying that if a deal sounds too good, it probably is! I guess the bottom line is most are more optimistic than me and I do not have very much trust in these super deals actually turning out to be super deals. Good collecting!