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[churchmouse]

If I am following your math, you have bought or sold 1050 firearms over the last 45-50 years? That would be 21 firearms per year, over a 50 year period. That is just shy of one transaction a week. Do you have an FFL?

That is what I am looking at. There are limits and this sounds like a business flying low under the radar.
Am I wrong here or have we some other issues afoot that should not be discussed on open Forum.....

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

That is what I am looking at. There are limits and this sounds like a business flying low under the radar.
Am I wrong here or have we some other issues afoot that should not be discussed on open Forum.....

That is what got my attention. I am an avid gun owner, collector, hobbyist. Over the past 33 years, I have bought or sold 60 different firearms. That is an average of two per year. According to my spreadsheet, the most that I ever bought or sold in a single year is six. Even those six felt like I was straying close to possible business territory. In reality, I was ridding my collection of one-off calibers, that I had used when I taught 4H Shooting Sports. Buying or selling a gun a week, would clean out my current collection in no time.

 

[Leadeye]

When you have a one of caliber I thought that you were supposed to buy another to keep the one from feeling lonely.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

When you have a one of caliber I thought that you were supposed to buy another to keep the one from feeling lonely.

That is true. However, I wanted to move away from twelve different calibers to six. Makes it easier and cheaper to buy reloading supplies in bulk.

 

[Trigger Time]

If I am following your math, you have bought or sold 1050 firearms over the last 45-50 years? That would be 21 firearms per year, over a 50 year period. That is just shy of one transaction a week. Do you have an FFL?

Hell those are hobby numbers. No one could make a living off those numbers

 

[Trigger Time]

That is what got my attention. I am an avid gun owner, collector, hobbyist. Over the past 33 years, I have bought or sold 60 different firearms. That is an average of two per year. According to my spreadsheet, the most that I ever bought or sold in a single year is six. Even those six felt like I was straying close to possible business territory. In reality, I was ridding my collection of one-off calibers, that I had used when I taught 4H Shooting Sports. Buying or selling a gun a week, would clean out my current collection in no time.

I've bought more than six at gun shops since the beginning of the year. If you count transfers it's over 10. I just love guns and if I sell any I always lose money

Edit: sorry I was wrong, it's 8 total

 

[Vigilant]

I have over 350 deals on G-broker and probably twice that in FTF sales in the last 45-50 years. There MUST BE A WAY where we as sellers, or buyers, can call the guns numbers in and also someones license number to see if there are issues.

It is way too easy for those who shouldn't have guns to get them. In the past year I have refused to sell to 3 people for various reasons. I also will NEVER meet someone for a deal without talking to them on the phone. I know there are the text msg junkies. That's fine but I won't play.

Fire away!

Sounds like you should stick to gunbroker/FFL transfer sales? If you wanna go around playing cop, while bashing them in other threads, this probably isn’t the sales venue for you! You could always ask for a DD214?

 

[bwframe]

 

[trailrider]

I love this place.

 

[AngryRooster]

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Hell those are hobby numbers. No one could make a living off those numbers

They may not be enough to make a living, but they can be a large supplement to current income. Especially if the goal of each transaction was to make a profit. All depends on how the law interprets "Business".

 

[CraigAPS]

So, you grew up in a house... (If you have not seen Deadpool, you will not get this)

I watched my own birthday party through the keyhole of a locked closet

 

[WebSnyper]

I watched my own birthday party through the keyhole of a locked closet

This guy gets it. He wore the brown pants.

 

[Areoflyer09]

Thanks guys, now I wanna watch Deadpool again.

 

[CraigAPS]

Thanks guys, now I wanna watch Deadpool again.

We're here to help!!

 

[Thor]

Ya know...it's really kind of annoying when people start controversial threads and just walk away from them...

I'm traveling and have no access to my Deadpool disc...dammit.

 

[King31]

If I am following your math, you have bought or sold 1050 firearms over the last 45-50 years? That would be 21 firearms per year, over a 50 year period. That is just shy of one transaction a week. Do you have an FFL?

That math would be one every 2.5 weeks right? Not that bad considering "doddg" has about 10 a week!

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

That math would be one every 2.5 weeks right? Not that bad considering "doddg" has about 10 a week!

You are correct. I was thinking pay periods. For me, one gun a payday would result in wall-to-wall financial lecturing from my beloved keeper of the checkbook.

 

[WebSnyper]

That math would be one every 2.5 weeks right? Not that bad considering "doddg" has about 10 a week!

That's what I was thinking... he's probably on a couple of watch lists already, of course, based on recent failures in FL, that means he has nothing to worry about.

 

[churchmouse]

You are correct. I was thinking pay periods. For me, one gun a payday would result in wall-to-wall financial lecturing from my beloved keeper of the checkbook.

Even my spouse would get up in my tail for this kind of activity.

When I retired we sold off about 40 and she was all smiles. New fridge/dishwasher/washer dryer.