Funny Gun Show Story

[fritz1255]

I think many of you vendors will appreciate this story. I didn't see this happen, I'm just repeating the story. Okay, I inherited that "Great Depression" mentality from my parents but I'm not this bad:

I saw the post of the guy here that bought the $50 grab bag box 'o parts. It reminded me of something I witnessed. Seller at a busy show had a Mosin ammo box full of screws and miscellaneous parts. This old bird stood in front of that box and dug through it for hours, blocking the sellers table. The digger finally found what he was looking for, exclaimed "I've finally found it, after years!!!!". He then asked the seller the price, to which he replied "how about a couple bucks?".
The digger looked shocked, and said "REALLY, THAT MUCH?".
The seller said, let me take a look at it. Yes, it was a really tiny, blued screw. He finally said, "how about free?", to which the cheap buyer said "that's great".
The seller cocked his arm back, and tossed it over 4 rows of tables, and said "it's free if you can find it".
The look on the old guys face was priceless. You can figure out if there's a moral to this true story.

[ar15jules]

Hahahahaha. I couldn't imagine trying to be a vendor at a show. Everyone wants shit for dirt cheap...I honestly don't know how they justify traveling, paying for their tables etc....You need to sell a metric shit ton of junk to just break even. I think they do it because they like the atmosphere.

[JoshIronshaft]

Funny story.

The vendors who don't sell much seem to be doing it for the social aspect. They all know each other and spend the whole show talking with their chums.

[benny swartz]

you have to love the ones that demand the best deal in the show .while standing there crap talking the items being sold .
scopes are my favorite ."is this the model that has to be reset every so often ?" i will give you half price ,,,,,
or the best one yet , which the guy is very lucky i didnt hear it . i would have called him or his buddy a liar .
boy was selling used 22-250 brass , which is hard to find currently . he had a fair price on it , assuming it may be mixed firings .
the buyer asked if he could let his friend look at it , came back and said he couldnt pay that much , as it was all fired 3times or more ?
how would one , know firings on used brass ?

[STBear]

That's priceless.

[Walleye Hunter]

Funny story.

The vendors who don't sell much seem to be doing it for the social aspect. They all know each other and spend the whole show talking with their chums.

I expect that there's after the show shenanigans too. Food, mirth and stories at one of the favorite local watering holes.

you have to love the ones that demand the best deal in the show .while standing there crap talking the items being sold .
scopes are my favorite ."is this the model that has to be reset every so often ?" i will give you half price ,,,,,
or the best one yet , which the guy is very lucky i didnt hear it . i would have called him or his buddy a liar .
boy was selling used 22-250 brass , which is hard to find currently . he had a fair price on it , assuming it may be mixed firings .
the buyer asked if he could let his friend look at it , came back and said he couldnt pay that much , as it was all fired 3times or more ?
how would one , know firings on used brass ?

Extractor dings on the rims?

[Frizratz]

Not a gun show but**
My friend used to own an old fashioned style hardware store.
Customer comes in finds the widget he wants and goes to the counter and asks how much.
Friend say $XX.xx
Guy says $ XX.xx ? that*s nuts, I can get them at Home Depot for way less.
Friend says go for it.
Customer leaves.
Friend goes to the widgets and collects every single one and puts them in the back room.
Couple days later the same customer comes back looking for the widgets.
He can*t find them anywhere.
Friend says that*s too bad, right after the customer left another customer came in, saw how cheap the widgets were and bought every last one.
Too bad, too sad.

My friend used to ban people from his store also if you pissed him off which did not take much.

[bogey1]

you have to love the ones that demand the best deal in the show .while standing there crap talking the items being sold .
scopes are my favorite ."is this the model that has to be reset every so often ?" i will give you half price ,,,,,
or the best one yet , which the guy is very lucky i didnt hear it . i would have called him or his buddy a liar .
boy was selling used 22-250 brass , which is hard to find currently . he had a fair price on it , assuming it may be mixed firings .
the buyer asked if he could let his friend look at it , came back and said he couldnt pay that much , as it was all fired 3times or more ?
how would one , know firings on used brass ?

I guess there is a way, I just use them until they crack.

[markshere2]

I think many of you vendors will appreciate this story. I didn't see this happen, I'm just repeating the story. Okay, I inherited that "Great Depression" mentality from my parents but I'm not this bad:

I saw the post of the guy here that bought the $50 grab bag box 'o parts. It reminded me of something I witnessed. Seller at a busy show had a Mosin ammo box full of screws and miscellaneous parts. This old bird stood in front of that box and dug through it for hours, blocking the sellers table. The digger finally found what he was looking for, exclaimed "I've finally found it, after years!!!!". He then asked the seller the price, to which he replied "how about a couple bucks?".
The digger looked shocked, and said "REALLY, THAT MUCH?".
The seller said, let me take a look at it. Yes, it was a really tiny, blued screw. He finally said, "how about free?", to which the cheap buyer said "that's great".
The seller cocked his arm back, and tossed it over 4 rows of tables, and said "it's free if you can find it".
The look on the old guys face was priceless. You can figure out if there's a moral to this true story.

That's hilarious!

[esh21167]

I think gun shows are a way for many 'dealers' to get tax benefits from turning a hobby into business. You gonna' make $300 on a weekend selling overpriced used ammo cans and junk gun parts to even cover your table fee?