BNIB?

[AngryRooster]

Even better when they just post a pic from an online source and not of the actual gun they are selling. That's an automatic no go in my book.

And it's a no-no in the classifieds as well. CM has said a few times that the picture is to be of the actual gun, not a stock picture. Even if it wasn't, I want to see the actual gun I'm thinking about buying. Back before the picture rule existed I was the same way. No pic, I close the ad without even reading it. Flip those revolvers and 1911's over as well, I want to see if it has a lock or idiot mark on it.

 

[marv]

BNIB means bout new in box.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

C.M. makes a semi valid point about "once it leaves the lgs". I prefer to say "unfired" on the extremely rare occasion I sell one unfired.

 

[Expat]

Here is how I have always took their meanings:
BNIB= Brand New in Box- never shot outside the manufacturer, no marks on it at all
LNIB= Like New in Box- shot a little bit, no marks on it at all
Mint= is an old gun in new condition

 

[BGDave]

Here is how I have always took their meanings:
BNIB= Brand New in Box- never shot outside the manufacturer, no marks on it at all
LNIB= Like New in Box- shot a little bit, no marks on it at all
Mint= is an old gun in new condition

This is the correct terminology. That said, how about "box wear" only. I've seen it used, and bought an Italian FS 92 that clearly has it on the leading edge of the slide. That pistol must have been on the gun show circuit for years. I have since shot it and fondled it......... repeatedly.

 

[JettaKnight]

"Box wear"?

 

[WebSnyper]

And it's a no-no in the classifieds as well. CM has said a few times that the picture is to be of the actual gun, not a stock picture. Even if it wasn't, I want to see the actual gun I'm thinking about buying. Back before the picture rule existed I was the same way. No pic, I close the ad without even reading it. Flip those revolvers and 1911's over as well, I want to see if it has a lock or idiot mark on it.

100%, I report those posts whenever I see them in the classifieds.

 

[Viking Fires]

The other day I saw an ad that said LNIB only 500 rounds fired. I was thinking to myself, I seriously doubt its like new if you've fired 500 rounds through it. I've noticed descriptions on condition seem to vary from person to person. Sometimes "very good" means half the finish is gone, there are gouges in the frame, and the grips are cracked.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Let's go with BYOB. That's easier to understand!

 

[Grelber]

The other day I saw an ad that said LNIB only 500 rounds fired. I was thinking to myself, I seriously doubt its like new if you've fired 500 rounds through it.

Probably an honest difference in viewpoint. 500 rounds for a lot of folks is a couple days of practice and a match on the weekend, for other folks it probably would be a lot more than just one average weeks worth of shooting.