New acquisition!!! 1911 DWM

alvin · 12-25-2014, 11:33 AM

Geo -- There is some risk on auction buying due to their return policy. For regular DWM or Erfurt, if putting in hands of dedicated collectors, and grant them 3-day inspection, the risk should be zero. But auctioneer usually considers sales being final. For a $1000, or $2000 purchase, how many people will go across a few states distance to PA preview session? Probably only local people.

It's interesting to note "MR LUGER" (a collector of this type of gun) inspected those Lugers in auction. Although his description may not be 100% correct on all Lugers, the accuracy should be acceptable on a group of Lugers. After all, he's a Luger collector and numerous instances have passed through his hands over years. On specific instance,,,, say, this DWM 1912, spring and screw are not numbered parts, not inspector stamped parts either, so not big issue. The risk is not high at this price level.

12-25-2014, 11:33 AM	#34
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Geo -- There is some risk on auction buying due to their return policy. For regular DWM or Erfurt, if putting in hands of dedicated collectors, and grant them 3-day inspection, the risk should be zero. But auctioneer usually considers sales being final. For a $1000, or $2000 purchase, how many people will go across a few states distance to PA preview session? Probably only local people. It's interesting to note "MR LUGER" (a collector of this type of gun) inspected those Lugers in auction. Although his description may not be 100% correct on all Lugers, the accuracy should be acceptable on a group of Lugers. After all, he's a Luger collector and numerous instances have passed through his hands over years. On specific instance,,,, say, this DWM 1912, spring and screw are not numbered parts, not inspector stamped parts either, so not big issue. The risk is not high at this price level.