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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2321501" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>The advice about talking up the seller of a firearm you really want, is sound. Build a rapport with him, and walk away - politely - if he doesn't come down to your top dollar. Then come back later and see if he still has the piece; if so, make the offer again. It might work. If he doesn't have it any more, <em>c'est la vie</em> - you didn't want to pay any more than what you were comfortable with, right?</p><p></p><p>One of my best buys was at the Wanenmacher show last November; during the setup on Friday, I saw a gap-letter International Harvester M1 Garand for sale, something I'd been looking for for years. I made the seller an offer, and he refused; I came back on Saturday, the rifle was still there, and I made the same offer again, with the same result. Sunday morning, I checked, and it was still on the rack, so I upped my offer to my top dollar, and he came down a bit but not enough, so I left. An hour before I was ready to pack up and leave, I went back one more time with the same offer as last time - this time, the seller agreed, and we were both satisfied. At least, I was very satisfied with my Gapper <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2321501, member: 7157"] The advice about talking up the seller of a firearm you really want, is sound. Build a rapport with him, and walk away - politely - if he doesn't come down to your top dollar. Then come back later and see if he still has the piece; if so, make the offer again. It might work. If he doesn't have it any more, [I]c'est la vie[/I] - you didn't want to pay any more than what you were comfortable with, right? One of my best buys was at the Wanenmacher show last November; during the setup on Friday, I saw a gap-letter International Harvester M1 Garand for sale, something I'd been looking for for years. I made the seller an offer, and he refused; I came back on Saturday, the rifle was still there, and I made the same offer again, with the same result. Sunday morning, I checked, and it was still on the rack, so I upped my offer to my top dollar, and he came down a bit but not enough, so I left. An hour before I was ready to pack up and leave, I went back one more time with the same offer as last time - this time, the seller agreed, and we were both satisfied. At least, I was very satisfied with my Gapper :D [/QUOTE]
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