SOME THOUGHTFULL EXPLAINATION(LONG)

Well, I said I would'nt be back for a while but from the personal responses from several forum members, i thought I should explain myself.(By the way DOK, thanks for the oppurtunity to voice my opinion and for keeping the Forum going) Please read the following disclaimer:" These remarks are not necessarily the opinion of other forum members, nor do they necessarily reflect in whole or in part the administration of this website." "Further, any likeness to anyone either deceased or living is purely coincidental, and is meant as educational" I recieved allot of feedback regarding my last posting with regards to the purchase of Lugers. I posted for the bennifit of the new collectors to this field of collecting, as a BROAD WARNING to keep their heads clear and their feet on the ground before purchasing their first or hundredith Luger. I got response from several dealers who somehow thought I was talking about them specifically.(see above disclaimer)More of you thought I was right in my cautionary statements. here is the situation:


BUYER A BUYS A FEW LUGERS FROM SELLER A ON LAYAWAY, SUCESSFULLY PUTTING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE POCKET OF SELLER A. BUYER A DECIDES TO BUY ANOTHER LUGER FROM SELLER A. BUYER A ASKS SELLER A WHAT HE SHOULD GET. SELLER A SELLS BUYER A ANOTHER LUGER, STATING AT THE TIME OF SALE THAT THE GUN IS "MINT PERFECT" IN EVERY WAY. PAYMENTS ON THE NEW LUGER ARE A LITTLE SLOW, BUT SELLER A KNOWS THAT BUYER A REALLY WANTS THE PIECE AND HAS AGREED TO STREACH THE PAYMENT OUT.(IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE, AT LEAST TO BUYER A). ALLMOST A YEAR GOES BY AND BUYER A PLANS ON ATTENDING A GUNSHOW IN NOME ALASKA, WHERE THE DEALER WILL BE. THEY MAKE PLANS TO MEET AND THE GUN WILL BE PAID OFF AT THAT SHOW. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BUYER HAS BEEN MINDFULL OF THE KINDNESS THE DEALER HAS SHOWN HIM, AND HAS GIVEN THE DEALER A FEW GIFTS OF SIGNIFICANT MONETARY VALUE FOR HIS TROUBLE. UPON ARRIVING AT THE SHOW, THE GUN IS PRESENTED TO THE BUYER. THE BUYER THEN NOTICES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE GUN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED BY THE SELLER, BUT NONE THE LESS THE GUN IS NOT AS DESCRIBED AND IS THEREFORE NOT WORTH THE PRICE. THE BUYER OFFERS TO PICK OUT A DIFFERENT GUN, BUT THE SELLER STATES HE WILL JUST REFUND THE DEPOSIT AMOUNT TO THE BUYER. THE NEXT DAY, THE SELLER HAS RECONSIDERED AND STATES HE WILL REFUND ONLY A PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT, WHEN THE GUN SELLS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE SELLER INFORMS THE BUYER THAT HE DOES'NT PLAN ON SELLING THE GUN FOR A WHILE, LEAVING THE BUYER WITHOUT ANY OF HIS DEPOSIT. WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH THE BUYER AND SELLER? REMEMBER THE GUN IS NOT AS STATED INITIALLY. THE BUYER DIDN'T MERELY CHANGE HIS MIND AS TO THE PURCHASE. THE POINT I TRIED TO MAKE WAS, DON'T BUY A LUGER WITHOUT SEEING IT IN PERSON OR GET A WRITTEN GUARENTEE THAT STATES THAT THE GUN MAY BE RETURNED FOR A COMPLETE REFUND IF NOT AS DESCRIBED. I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD HOLD TRUE FOR ANY TYPE OF SALE PERIOD. IF YOU ADVERTISE A COLT SINGLE ACTION AS NEW, UNFIRED, UNTURNED, IT SHOULD BE THAT WAY WHEN THE BUYER TAKES POSSETION OF IT. IF NOT THE MONEY SHOULD BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THIS IS MERELY A SITUATION, MEANT AS AN ILLUSTRATION. VERY INTERESTED IN FEEDBACK.


TIM