New "members" with items for sale

[Ron Wood]

Doc is correct that the "For Sale" section is just a side bar to the intent of the Forum. Folks looking to sell a gun, Lugers in particular, are going to scout about for a suitable venue and usually stumble upon one of the forums. What is a little annoying is that they frequently will enter a "what is it worth" post and then offer it for sale. But, if you keep an open mind, that is OK too.

There are a whole bunch of people out there that come into the possession of a Luger that know absolutely nothing about them (and a few that know nothing but think they do) so they search out answers. A lot of the original owners are passing away and the new kids inherit their guns. I don't think there is anything wrong with trying to sell to folks that are interested. The regualrs should know enough about what they are buying and be smart enough to use adequate safeguards to protect the transaction.

Every now and then a real gem comes along and the collecting community benefits from the opportunity to acquire it. Sure beats chasing down a gun and then finding out that the owner just traded it to a guy down the road for a bag of dog food and a box of shotgun shells. And I don't see very many vendors trying to sell here, but there are more than a few references to vendors and/or auctions. Really nothing wrong with that either. It isn't like the for sale section is taking over the forum...yet.

Just my two cents. I like to see guns offered for sale. I'm not obligated to buy what is being offered for sale (and neither is anyone else).