A new way to sell Lugers...

DavidJayUden · 11-02-2009, 10:27 PM

I know what I will be doing with all the $500 shooters that come along.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=144087224

DJU

11-02-2009, 11:35 PM

The horror...

Douglas Jr. · 11-03-2009, 08:53 AM

This guy really ruined my day...

Ron Smith · 11-03-2009, 08:55 AM

That Luger has been listed before. By the time the seller pays the listing, selling and photo fees, he'll end up with $1.98.

Drachenstein · 11-03-2009, 10:46 AM

Why would anyone pay so much for so little?

That's one expensive paperweight.

cma22inc · 11-03-2009, 10:48 AM

I wonder if the lower half and part of the toggle could be saved.

The barrel and upper are toast as the weld ruined the heat treat I would think.

saab-bob · 11-03-2009, 11:34 PM

The guy who did the welding wasn't very careful.
He even melted a hole in the toggle link.
Bob

cma22inc · 11-04-2009, 10:53 AM

There should be a law against such a destruction of history. Makes my blood boil.

It's like seeing a vintage gun at a damn gun buy back table that you know is gonna be hacked up and melted.

alanint · 11-04-2009, 11:22 AM

In Miami, we used to really upset the local authorities by standing outside gun buyback centers with cash in hand to pick up any interesting items for the agreed upon $50 the authorities were offering. This type of transaction was legal back then although it has become more complicated lately.

alvin · 11-04-2009, 06:17 PM

The trick is starting from $0.01 and no reserve. It works better than Buy It Now $800.

suum cuique · 11-04-2009, 09:05 PM

There really should be a law against Luger-cruelty

saab-bob · 11-04-2009, 10:12 PM

Alanint

I bet the local anti-gun politicos where having coronaries when they found out what you gents where doing at those phony gun buy backs. Great stuff!

A few years ago in my county a District Attorney got into trouble. It was discovered that his massive gun collection turned out to be composed of confiscated or unclaimed stolen property. He had some nice guns,much better then having them tossed in the ocean!

jamese · 11-05-2009, 07:33 AM

DEP won't let us toss junk guns in the ocean anymore. We used to go out to 1000+ feet and dump banker boxes of confiscated or unclaimed stolen guns overboard.

Someone at state level thought this was polluting the ocean so they stopped the practice. However we still continue sink decommissioned WWII vessels off shore to provide artificial reefs.

11-02-2009, 10:27 PM	#1
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	A new way to sell Lugers... I know what I will be doing with all the $500 shooters that come along. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=144087224 DJU

11-03-2009, 08:55 AM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	That Luger has been listed before. By the time the seller pays the listing, selling and photo fees, he'll end up with $1.98. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

11-03-2009, 10:48 AM	#6
cma22inc User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa Bay FL Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I wonder if the lower half and part of the toggle could be saved. The barrel and upper are toast as the weld ruined the heat treat I would think. __________________ Matt A. Tampa, FL (C&R) Collector

11-03-2009, 11:34 PM	#7
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	The guy who did the welding wasn't very careful. He even melted a hole in the toggle link. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

11-04-2009, 10:53 AM	#8
cma22inc User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa Bay FL Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	There should be a law against such a destruction of history. Makes my blood boil. It's like seeing a vintage gun at a damn gun buy back table that you know is gonna be hacked up and melted. __________________ Matt A. Tampa, FL (C&R) Collector

11-03-2009, 08:53 AM	#3
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	This guy really ruined my day...

11-03-2009, 10:46 AM	#5
Drachenstein User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Why would anyone pay so much for so little? That's one expensive paperweight.

11-04-2009, 11:22 AM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	In Miami, we used to really upset the local authorities by standing outside gun buyback centers with cash in hand to pick up any interesting items for the agreed upon $50 the authorities were offering. This type of transaction was legal back then although it has become more complicated lately.

11-04-2009, 06:17 PM	#10
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	The trick is starting from $0.01 and no reserve. It works better than Buy It Now $800.

11-04-2009, 09:05 PM	#11
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 100 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	There really should be a law against Luger-cruelty __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

11-04-2009, 10:12 PM	#12
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Alanint I bet the local anti-gun politicos where having coronaries when they found out what you gents where doing at those phony gun buy backs. Great stuff! A few years ago in my county a District Attorney got into trouble. It was discovered that his massive gun collection turned out to be composed of confiscated or unclaimed stolen property. He had some nice guns,much better then having them tossed in the ocean! __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

11-05-2009, 07:33 AM	#13
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	DEP won't let us toss junk guns in the ocean anymore. We used to go out to 1000+ feet and dump banker boxes of confiscated or unclaimed stolen guns overboard. Someone at state level thought this was polluting the ocean so they stopped the practice. However we still continue sink decommissioned WWII vessels off shore to provide artificial reefs. __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

11-02-2009, 11:35 PM	#2
Brad Guest Posts: n/a	The horror...