Do you pay more?

[churchmouse]

I would say, just don't use him to buy his guns cheap and then flip them. That would p*ss me off if someone did that to me. He most likely knows the market and was just giving you a deal.
If I gave a buddy a deal, knowing full well what I could get out of it, then they bought it and sold it for a profit it would make me mad. I rarely give "buddy" deals anymore, sometimes, but not often.

I have experienced this far too much. No more.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I will concur with the prevailing sentiments. Also, I would add that in any relationship, whether it is friendship, family, marriage, or even business with the right people, whenever two or more people are essentially trying to out-give each other, there will most always be abundance, and when they try to out-take each other there will always be shortage.

The unfortunately corollary is that this only works in a closed system in which all involved are motivated to care about the well-being of the others. Without that element of personal relationship, macro-level socialism is condemned to failure for obvious reasons. Even in too large a closed system it will not work as illustrated by the fictional albeit correct account of the Twentieth Century Motor Company in Atlas Shrugged.

That said, keep taking care of your friend, he will most likely keep taking care of you, and both of you should be better off because of it.

 

[Redhorse]

Ran into an old coworker a couple of weeks ago. We were talking guns and he mentioned he was selling a few. I asked which ones. SKS, Mossberg 500 and a Springfield XD .45. I asked about the 45 and he said $250. I said "Thats all?" He said yes.
It's barely used. Everything comes with it, box, mags (2) etc. I tell him I'll call him in a few days.

So I get to the gun shop to do the transfer (his rules, I'm fine with that. Plus he paid half of the transfer) and it's an XDm!!!

I kinda feel bad BUT I did ask him several times that $250 was all he wanted. He did buy a 1911 while I was leaving. He makes good money and wasn't in need of the cash. Just didn't like the XDm.

Your thoughts.

Eh you bought it and it wasn't hot so don't feel too bad about it.

 

[ModernGunner]

He stated a price, and one would presume he knows what he paid for it. Win / Win!

I've done similar. When ya want rid of something, give a good price, and get rid of it. Stop thinking it's worth the same as new simply because 'you' own it. Y'know, the ones who want what they paid for it AFTER they've had it for a while. It's used, once it's sold and has a specific owner, even if it only has 'a few' rounds through it.

No such thing as 'almost new'. It's new, or it's some variation of 'used'. That's it. Get it over it.

Grab some dollars from it and move on to the next fun purchase. It's a cost of the hobby, any hobby.

You got a nice handgun at a good, realistic price. Your friend got rid of a gun he wasn't happy with, and recouped some of his purchase price to supplement his next new purchase. Easy!

 

[Nick223]

He set it up, and it was his rules. Awesome day for you.

 

[JettaKnight]

We complain when the price is too high; and now we feel guilty when the price is too low?

OK, Goldilocks.

 

[IndyDave1776]

We complain when the price is too high; and now we feel guilty when the price is too low?

OK, Goldilocks.

Maybe he just needs to buy a gun from Baby Bear!

 

[xM3RC1L3SS1x]

I concur. That was just one friend taking care of another. Just don't forget your friend when he's in a jam.

I have a close friend that is the same way. More like brothers then anything. Helluva guy. We help eachother out. Definitely not a lot of people out there like that.

 

[Bigtanker]

We complain when the price is too high; and now we feel guilty when the price is too low?

OK, Goldilocks.

I have never and will never complained when the price is to high. The seller sets the price they want. If I think it's too high, I offer less and if they say no, I say OK, see you later.

 

[shortbusbob]

The gun shop probably told him it was worth $200 trade . Poor guy thought he was screwing you ! LOL . Run with it !

 

[larcklorn]

As long as he knows it's worth more and he set the price, accept it, say thanks, then have him contact me about his other deals!

agreed.