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Thread: Gun show etiquette?
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March 8th, 2021, 10:11 AM #21
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Having worked both sides of a gun show table, I feel perfectly fine with it. Vendors have expenses; anywhere from $25 for a small firehall show table to $75 for a table at a larger venue in a more metropolitan area. Multiply that by 6, 8, or 10 tables, and that's a heck of a lot of overhead to cover only by making profit. Vendor buying and selling starts the minute the second vendor shows up during setup on Thursdays or Fridays, and continues even during show hours, and doesn't stop until there's only one vendor remaining Sunday evening. At ages 10-17 I used to "watch tables" for a local gunsmith who would set up at the gun show in the Saint Eulalia Roman Catholic Church parish hall in Coudersport, PA (1960s to early 70s) while the gunsmith would circulate and buy/sell before and during show hours. It's part of the gun show "thing." Want to participate? Buy a table or two and sell your excess or unwanted stuff, and then horsetrade to your heart's content on Friday night, and Saturday and Sunday mornings until the doors open.
2- Seeing the people walking around with signs on them trying to private sell ammo/guns in the parking lot. Do any shows restrict this? Would they allow someone to rent a table for $50 to sell off their ammo instead of walking around like that?
3- The lack of beef jerky, I am the only one bothered by not having someone selling beef jerky or other smoked meats?
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Re: Gun show etiquette?
I could not remember the name of the show, but a couple guy pegged it. The Fort Washington Expo. I was outside smoking a cigarette and these two guys from the show were arguing with a show "Deadbeat". He had a rifle on each shoulder. The show guys were saying that they would give him a free table and chair if he would come inside and not stand by the door. I had seen this clown before at other shows and I bet the dealers complained. This guy was nothing more than a dealer with no license that bought and sold for free. I was at a show in Leesport and had a 30-40 Krag for sale. When I went to leave he followed me into the parking lot trying to chew me down. I was ready to butt stroke the guy.
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March 8th, 2021, 01:59 PM #26
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The old Ft Washington shows were the best I ever went to.
Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion -Karl Marx
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March 8th, 2021, 02:00 PM #27
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Bought an M-1 Carbine slung on a guy's shoulder at the Harrisburg show years ago. Had a little white tag on the muzzle alerting that it was available for sale.
Never had anyone "solicit" me at a gun show.There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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March 8th, 2021, 02:01 PM #28
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1. Vendors buy and sell early all the time. Some for resale, some for their collection.
2. Always people carrying something to sell. I've bought and sold that way. Big shows forbid parking lot sales.
3. Never bought any jerky, I usually buy a drink though.
4. I wish some people would wash and use deoderant before the come.
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March 8th, 2021, 02:35 PM #29
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#3 I can help ya with...lol!
Small hand made batches of beef jerky...Mountain Meats and More on Face Book
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March 8th, 2021, 03:06 PM #30
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