Where to buy

Jim Solomon · 08-30-2014, 10:39 AM

I find this to be interesting, and such postings continue, or else I am missing something.
For amusement, view the following.

Description for Item # 437281549 on Gunbroker
While on Ebay, item 251628359661

So it appears one should buy on Ebay and sell on Gunbroker.

Jim

SteveM · 08-30-2014, 02:16 PM

Links make things so much easier...it appears this guy is trying to sell in 2 venues at the same time.

GB

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=437281549

Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251628359661...661%26_rdc%3D1

CAP Black · 08-30-2014, 02:36 PM

I think you are missing something. The items are for sale at both places. They could sell on E-Bay for something near $ 30.00 and that only leaves him with a big wish.
I think this seller thinks that the collectors on GB have deeper pockets for this type of merchandise and will go hog wild to buy them.
thanks
Jack

sheepherder · 08-30-2014, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAP Black

I think you are missing something.

I know I'm missing something...

"They have some Nazi initials carved into them.My friend from Relics of the Reichs verified them for me". ...

...

How do you verify that they are "Nazi initials"??? Did the 'Nazis' have their own unique font???

ithacaartist · 08-30-2014, 06:20 PM

Non-sequiter, Rich. Some people don't know how to put a coherent sentence together.

I wouldn't go hog-wild for them even at the eBay price. Those initials are very deep, almost hopelessly deep. I re-checkered a pair just about like that, purchased on eBay, found to have been sold to me by a forum member! The carved initials were hidden by a very thick finish and appeared after grips were stripped. I managed to obliterate all signs of the defacement, (search for them on the forum, I posted pics of before and after) but the left grip had to sort of "ramp up" in thickness toward the top so they would not rattle around when installed. They actually came out great, considering what I had to work with. If someone were able to put up with this inconsistency in thickness, and could freshen a checkered pattern themselves, it would be a couple evenings' work.

I'd only do another set like that if I needed them personally. It's cheaper to simply get something good from the start, rather than spend time undoing someone else's handiwork on top of what it takes to freshen up grips unmolested in this way. It requires a "labor of love"...or a load of time/money.

Zorba · 08-31-2014, 12:16 AM

I wouldn't have those grips if you gave them to me! Not even if the initials were "A.H."...

Ben M. · 09-01-2014, 06:13 PM

not sure if mentioning a Texas dealer makes them any more authentic

lugerholsterrepair · 09-01-2014, 06:53 PM

Lugers have become highly collectable and will no doubt increase in value. Yes! Luger's without initial's carved in the grips !

08-30-2014, 10:39 AM	#1
Jim Solomon Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 193 Thanks: 695 Thanked 173 Times in 66 Posts	Where to buy I find this to be interesting, and such postings continue, or else I am missing something. For amusement, view the following. Description for Item # 437281549 on Gunbroker While on Ebay, item 251628359661 So it appears one should buy on Ebay and sell on Gunbroker. Jim __________________ Jim Solomon dent2@frontiernet.net

08-30-2014, 06:20 PM	#5
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,288 Thanks: 7,035 Thanked 2,482 Times in 1,323 Posts	Non-sequiter, Rich. Some people don't know how to put a coherent sentence together. I wouldn't go hog-wild for them even at the eBay price. Those initials are very deep, almost hopelessly deep. I re-checkered a pair just about like that, purchased on eBay, found to have been sold to me by a forum member! The carved initials were hidden by a very thick finish and appeared after grips were stripped. I managed to obliterate all signs of the defacement, (search for them on the forum, I posted pics of before and after) but the left grip had to sort of "ramp up" in thickness toward the top so they would not rattle around when installed. They actually came out great, considering what I had to work with. If someone were able to put up with this inconsistency in thickness, and could freshen a checkered pattern themselves, it would be a couple evenings' work. I'd only do another set like that if I needed them personally. It's cheaper to simply get something good from the start, rather than spend time undoing someone else's handiwork on top of what it takes to freshen up grips unmolested in this way. It requires a "labor of love"...or a load of time/money. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

09-01-2014, 06:53 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,761 Thanks: 4,863 Thanked 3,101 Times in 1,427 Posts	Lugers have become highly collectable and will no doubt increase in value. Yes! Luger's without initial's carved in the grips ! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-30-2014, 02:16 PM	#2
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	Links make things so much easier...it appears this guy is trying to sell in 2 venues at the same time. GB http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=437281549 Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/251628359661...661%26_rdc%3D1

08-30-2014, 02:36 PM	#3
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	I think you are missing something. The items are for sale at both places. They could sell on E-Bay for something near $ 30.00 and that only leaves him with a big wish. I think this seller thinks that the collectors on GB have deeper pockets for this type of merchandise and will go hog wild to buy them. thanks Jack

08-31-2014, 12:16 AM	#6
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	I wouldn't have those grips if you gave them to me! Not even if the initials were "A.H."...

09-01-2014, 06:13 PM	#7
Ben M. User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Retired to Naples, FL. Posts: 476 Thanks: 84 Thanked 117 Times in 79 Posts	not sure if mentioning a Texas dealer makes them any more authentic