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August 16th, 2019, 06:54 PM #11Grand Member
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Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
It's just like a car. Once you drive it off the lot, it's used.
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August 16th, 2019, 06:54 PM #12
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
All subjective terms which mean different things to different people. The NRA grading system for modern firearms is:
NEW: Not previously sold at retail, in same condition as current factory production.
PERFECT: In New condition in every respect. (Many collectors & dealers use "As New" to describe this condition).
EXCELLENT: New condition, used but little, no noticeable marring of wood or metal, bluing perfect, (except at muzzle or sharp edges).
VERY GOOD: In perfect working condition, no appreciable wear on working surfaces, no corrosion or pitting, only minor surface dents or scratches.
GOOD: In safe working condition, minor wear on working surfaces, no broken parts, no corrosion or pitting that will interfere with proper functioning.
FAIR: In safe working condition but well worn, perhaps requiring replacement of minor parts or adjustments which should be indicated in advertisement, no rust, but may have corrosion pits which do not render article unsafe or inoperable.
In the case of your Ruger pistol, "New" doesn't apply because it was previously sold at retail.
Many dealers refrain from using "Perfect" because that implies flawless, and just about anyone can take any "New" or "Perfect" firearm and find at least one flaw. So dealers don't want the potential liability of calling something "Perfect" when they know it can be proven to have defects, however insignificant.
Tanners, like any dealer, has their own system which works for them and their regular customers. Was me, I'd let their system work for them.
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August 16th, 2019, 08:15 PM #13Grand Member
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Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
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August 16th, 2019, 08:27 PM #14
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
P95 DC won't sell much higher than $200
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August 16th, 2019, 08:33 PM #15
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August 16th, 2019, 08:37 PM #16
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
You drove it off the lot... ...it is used.
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August 16th, 2019, 10:49 PM #17
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
This whole thing would be solved if people stopped buying guns they never shoot. I buy a gun to shoot, in fact I've often stopped by the range on the way home from the store to check them out. I've never quite understood the concept of buying a firearm and taking it home and sitting it in the safe and never be shot, then later sold ? just seems odd to me, unless it's some kind of exceptional collectable
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August 17th, 2019, 03:27 AM #18
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
I have more than a few new unused guns in my safe. They were bought and returned unfired for some reason. But for all intents and purposes they are a used gun.
Who knows what the original purchaser did to the gun. Took it home and disassembled it and married the surfaces putting it back together?
Maybe took it home out it into the safe and forgot about it. Still used. Still a good buy.troll Free. It's all in your mind.
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August 17th, 2019, 03:33 AM #19
Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
Correct!
Had a bunch of trouble with this thing back when I was a dealer. People would come in wanting to trade the gun of the week they bought 6mos ago , never fired or fired very little , on the latest hot pistol they saw in the gun rags , and expect to get what they paid for the old one because they still considered it 'new'..Last edited by abner13; August 17th, 2019 at 03:39 AM.
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August 17th, 2019, 08:57 AM #20Member
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Re: Purchased pistol new - never used it - dealer has it on Gunbroker as used?
Now if the pistol was in a sealed bag that was never opened like so many products are would it be classified as new?
I know firearms are not, but what if they were?
I have magazines that are sealed in a plastic bag that I sell as new since they were never removed.
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