pre64hunter
Active Member
I want to share my experience and thoughts to some of the new or younger gun enthusiast.
My two main rules are #1 only buy what you really like or if it's really cheap and easy to sell. If you really like it you won't be in a hurry to sell it and you won't sell it cheap.
#2 This is very important, keep your money in one pot. That means if you sell a gun buy another one. Don't sell a gun and use the money to buy a car or lawn mower. In a few short years you'll have nothing to show for your money. If you keep the gun or buy another one you'll always have the gun if you take care of it and it will be worth more money.
In 50 years of buying and collecting I never lost money on a gun and YES I still have every penny plus a lot more in the pot than I ever spent on guns.
The third rule I have is if its used and a fair price for the condition and if you like it, buy it! You can own it and if you get tired of it you can sell it and get your money back. If its a new gun you'll have to wait but eventually you'll get your money out of it.
The biggest gun mistakes I've made was not buying the ones I passed on. Its not a rule but always buy quality and higher condition as it will go up in value at a higher percentage.
The Final rule is my wife doesn't ask how many guns I have and I don't ask how many shoes she has
My two main rules are #1 only buy what you really like or if it's really cheap and easy to sell. If you really like it you won't be in a hurry to sell it and you won't sell it cheap.
#2 This is very important, keep your money in one pot. That means if you sell a gun buy another one. Don't sell a gun and use the money to buy a car or lawn mower. In a few short years you'll have nothing to show for your money. If you keep the gun or buy another one you'll always have the gun if you take care of it and it will be worth more money.
In 50 years of buying and collecting I never lost money on a gun and YES I still have every penny plus a lot more in the pot than I ever spent on guns.
The third rule I have is if its used and a fair price for the condition and if you like it, buy it! You can own it and if you get tired of it you can sell it and get your money back. If its a new gun you'll have to wait but eventually you'll get your money out of it.
The biggest gun mistakes I've made was not buying the ones I passed on. Its not a rule but always buy quality and higher condition as it will go up in value at a higher percentage.
The Final rule is my wife doesn't ask how many guns I have and I don't ask how many shoes she has