Years ago my now ex wife made me sell my 686 because my son was born. I should have kicked her to the curb instead.
Earlier this year I was going to trade my xdm40 for a 686 out of the classifieds here and my current wife told me I was trading one regret for another. She wants me to buy a new 686 later this year!!
I have only sold 1 gun and I don't ever plan on doing it again.
You're not the only one. I've sold more guns in my lifetime than most dealers keep in their inventory and I am still a private collector. As such I honestly regret each and every sell I ever made or had to make. That being said there was one specific gun which is very rare and will never decrease in value and I was forced to sell it a number of years ago. I've never seen one like it since and I babysit online ads/auctions daily and visit all the LGS weekly and still have never found one. That's "the one the got away."
Agreed. I still have some in my collection that were passed down through my family and are well over 100 years old and still function. Hell, I've still got a pocket diary from my ancestor that he kept during the civil war talking about the day they were informed of President Lincolns' death. My family doesn't get rid of a lot, LOL.Now if we are talking about family heirlooms never ever will I get rid of those. If times are that desperate good bye kidney!
^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ but I "keep" a couple just in case I need money ...Yeah i dont like selling mine either