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Navy · 05-29-2003, 10:53 PM

Hi Joseph D.

Since you will no doubt get lots of private e-mail, let me publish my reply in the open.

There are many honest and reputable dealers; honest guys/gals who do this for a living. There in lies the rub. There is a certain profit margin that dealers must make to remain profitable. They don't make the margins, well, its cheap wine and day old bread.

Collectors, OTOH, don't have the pressure of the market. We buy, sell and trade based on only one concept, and that is to upgrade our collection incrementally.

So, in a round about way, I am suggesting that if you wish to purchase a particular Luger, you would probably do yourself a favor by advertising in the Lugers wanted part of the forum vice dealing with a dealer. Collectors simply do not have the payroll pressures that dealers face and their prices generally reflect that fact. Additionally, I think any collector who advertises a gun FS on the forum is so conscious of the instant negative feed back potential that there is far less opportunity for less than honest dealings.

My zwei pfennigs,
Tom A.

Hope this helps,
Tom A.

05-29-2003, 10:53 PM	#5
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Hi Joseph D. Since you will no doubt get lots of private e-mail, let me publish my reply in the open. There are many honest and reputable dealers; honest guys/gals who do this for a living. There in lies the rub. There is a certain profit margin that dealers must make to remain profitable. They don't make the margins, well, its cheap wine and day old bread. Collectors, OTOH, don't have the pressure of the market. We buy, sell and trade based on only one concept, and that is to upgrade our collection incrementally. So, in a round about way, I am suggesting that if you wish to purchase a particular Luger, you would probably do yourself a favor by advertising in the Lugers wanted part of the forum vice dealing with a dealer. Collectors simply do not have the payroll pressures that dealers face and their prices generally reflect that fact. Additionally, I think any collector who advertises a gun FS on the forum is so conscious of the instant negative feed back potential that there is far less opportunity for less than honest dealings. My zwei pfennigs, Tom A. Hope this helps, Tom A.