What's the stupidist thing you've done with a collectable.

Olle · 03-07-2012, 08:54 AM

I haven't done anything extremely dumb with a collectible (yet, anyway), the only transaction I kind of regret was a very early Colt 1903 hammerless pistol. I bought it as a basket case and restored it, and later on I traded it for an AR-15 target upper that I "absolutely needed" at the time. The Colt was a 1st generation with all the early features (even had the plunge cut serrations), and I thought that I can always find a nice, unrestored one if I'm patient enough. 4-5 years later, I haven't even seen a picture of one. Oh well, there's one out there waiting for me, somewhere...

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03-07-2012, 08:54 AM	#34
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	I haven't done anything extremely dumb with a collectible (yet, anyway), the only transaction I kind of regret was a very early Colt 1903 hammerless pistol. I bought it as a basket case and restored it, and later on I traded it for an AR-15 target upper that I "absolutely needed" at the time. The Colt was a 1st generation with all the early features (even had the plunge cut serrations), and I thought that I can always find a nice, unrestored one if I'm patient enough. 4-5 years later, I haven't even seen a picture of one. Oh well, there's one out there waiting for me, somewhere...