Pawn shop misprice

thebrassmonkeys · January 25, 2013, 09:46 AM

Just got a used but all in box Springfield 1911 Loaded 4inch SS Champion 45
with original and Hogue grips, wilson combat mags original kydex mini holster

$500 inc tax

amazingly had been there a week and someone bought their full size GI at the same price !!!

was so excited got carried away and also bought 1976 Marlin 336 with worn stock finish but mint bluing. Guy happy for 2nd sale so ended up doing for $290 + tax inc an impeccable Japanese Simmons Presidential scope with leather fittings.

Just need to sell some of my extra 45 brass to pay for it now before the wife sees the CC bill- Gulp

will be careful crossing street probably used all my luck forthis year

Mystro · January 25, 2013, 10:01 AM

How could you not buy it at that price?? You would be sick if you passed it up.

Joe_Pike · January 25, 2013, 07:57 PM

I used to find deals like that, but now I feel like I need to file a police report for assault after I leave a shop around here anymore.

tjh · January 26, 2013, 06:04 AM

pawn shop i was in yesterday had some nice rifles and shotguns but nothing great . the handguns looked like they were junk . talk about well used and beat up and overpriced for condition.

PSP · January 26, 2013, 08:05 AM

Congrats. Great deals like that make the world worth tolerating. Enjoy.

USMC EOD · January 26, 2013, 09:59 AM

Thanks a lot! Now I feel like I have to spend my Saturday going to pawn shops looking for bargains. I doubt I will be as lucky as you though. I suspect the poor sap that sold it to the pawn shop probably let it go for a pittance.

JayCee · January 26, 2013, 10:42 AM

Wish I could find an uniformed pawnbroker like that. With the advent of the internet and the availability of Gunbroker and other online firearm pricing information, virtually all pawnshops and gun stores know exactly how much a particular gun is going for on the market, and they price them accordingly. I haven't run across a deal at a pawnshop, gun store or gunshow (other than a private sale) in many years...

Verbal Clint · January 27, 2013, 12:32 AM

If she gets ******, turn a profit on the Internet...while you still can

blchandl2 · January 27, 2013, 10:50 AM

Some pawn shops get things at ridiculous prices and price accordingly. I bought an unfired Henry GB in 22WMR for $200 at a pawn shop. Best deal I ever found.

huntinaz · January 27, 2013, 10:54 AM

NICE! I just bought one and love it... I didn't get it for $500 unfortunately though.

smee78 · January 27, 2013, 03:54 PM

That was a find,,,,,,now where is the picture?

Congrats

PawPaw · January 27, 2013, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verbal Clint

If she gets ******, turn a profit on the Internet...while you still can

I don't believe that you can sell used wives on the Internet, but it's a lovely thought.

sirdiealot · January 27, 2013, 06:33 PM

hell its hard enough to just give them away lol

Grant D · January 27, 2013, 06:36 PM

That's a good deal! I paid $650.00 for just the pistol, and thought I got a good deal.
It is a sweet shooting 1911,enjoy!!

jon_in_wv · January 27, 2013, 09:53 PM

The only real deal I've found at the local pawn shop was a Russian SKS in prefect condition. It didn't have the matching mag so the dealer had put another one in it. $175 bucks.

Good find on yours. Congrats.

+1k ammo · January 28, 2013, 02:44 AM

Sounds great and a real pleasure to find a good deal at a pawn shop.

Wish ours had guns in my immediate area. Have to go out to the burbs, so you are lucky you can prod around looking for deals on guns and not just tools and stereos.

And if the wives understood, there would be a lot less people on these boards! Mine won't talk for 2 seconds about any of this.

BrittB · January 28, 2013, 10:13 AM

I've also seen it go the other way as well. Saw a FEG pa63 going for $325 with one magazine! I told them they need to research that price as it was way too high. He seemed insulted for some reason!

January 25, 2013, 09:46 AM	#1
thebrassmonkeys Member Join Date: November 28, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 35	Pawn shop misprice Just got a used but all in box Springfield 1911 Loaded 4inch SS Champion 45 with original and Hogue grips, wilson combat mags original kydex mini holster $500 inc tax amazingly had been there a week and someone bought their full size GI at the same price !!! was so excited got carried away and also bought 1976 Marlin 336 with worn stock finish but mint bluing. Guy happy for 2nd sale so ended up doing for $290 + tax inc an impeccable Japanese Simmons Presidential scope with leather fittings. Just need to sell some of my extra 45 brass to pay for it now before the wife sees the CC bill- Gulp will be careful crossing street probably used all my luck forthis year

January 25, 2013, 10:01 AM	#2
Mystro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Central Pa. Posts: 1,528	How could you not buy it at that price?? You would be sick if you passed it up. __________________ "I'm a good guy with a gun" What do I care if I give up some freedom or rights?....The Goverment will take care of me. This kind of thinking is now in the majority and it should concern you. "Ask not what you can do for your country, but what free entitlements you can bleed from your country"

January 25, 2013, 07:57 PM	#3
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	I used to find deals like that, but now I feel like I need to file a police report for assault after I leave a shop around here anymore. __________________ Stay Groovy

January 26, 2013, 10:42 AM	#7
JayCee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2001 Posts: 494	Wish I could find an uniformed pawnbroker like that. With the advent of the internet and the availability of Gunbroker and other online firearm pricing information, virtually all pawnshops and gun stores know exactly how much a particular gun is going for on the market, and they price them accordingly. I haven't run across a deal at a pawnshop, gun store or gunshow (other than a private sale) in many years... __________________ “You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” – David Crockett “If I owned Texas and hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in hell.” - General Phillip H. Sheridan

January 27, 2013, 12:32 AM	#8
Verbal Clint Member Join Date: March 13, 2012 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 69	If she gets ******, turn a profit on the Internet...while you still can __________________ Luke 11:21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe."

January 26, 2013, 06:04 AM	#4
tjh Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2009 Location: North Central Ohio Posts: 171	pawn shop i was in yesterday had some nice rifles and shotguns but nothing great . the handguns looked like they were junk . talk about well used and beat up and overpriced for condition.

January 26, 2013, 08:05 AM	#5
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Bowling Green Virginia Posts: 4,487	Congrats. Great deals like that make the world worth tolerating. Enjoy.

January 26, 2013, 09:59 AM	#6
USMC EOD Member Join Date: January 6, 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 60	Thanks a lot! Now I feel like I have to spend my Saturday going to pawn shops looking for bargains. I doubt I will be as lucky as you though. I suspect the poor sap that sold it to the pawn shop probably let it go for a pittance.

January 27, 2013, 10:50 AM	#9
blchandl2 Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2008 Location: TN Posts: 525	Some pawn shops get things at ridiculous prices and price accordingly. I bought an unfired Henry GB in 22WMR for $200 at a pawn shop. Best deal I ever found.

January 27, 2013, 10:54 AM	#10
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	NICE! I just bought one and love it... I didn't get it for $500 unfortunately though. __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

January 27, 2013, 03:54 PM	#11
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	That was a find,,,,,,now where is the picture? Congrats __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

January 27, 2013, 06:33 PM	#13
sirdiealot Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2012 Location: kansas Posts: 187	hell its hard enough to just give them away lol __________________ 9mm Luger: ...Wildly popular all over the world, mostly in countries where people don’t carry guns, and cops don’t have to actually shoot people with theirs.

January 27, 2013, 09:53 PM	#15
jon_in_wv Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2004 Posts: 670	The only real deal I've found at the local pawn shop was a Russian SKS in prefect condition. It didn't have the matching mag so the dealer had put another one in it. $175 bucks. Good find on yours. Congrats. __________________ Why has INTEGRITY become such a rare commodity?

January 28, 2013, 02:44 AM	#16
+1k ammo Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2013 Posts: 235	Sounds great and a real pleasure to find a good deal at a pawn shop. Wish ours had guns in my immediate area. Have to go out to the burbs, so you are lucky you can prod around looking for deals on guns and not just tools and stereos. And if the wives understood, there would be a lot less people on these boards! Mine won't talk for 2 seconds about any of this.

January 28, 2013, 10:13 AM	#17
BrittB Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 554	I've also seen it go the other way as well. Saw a FEG pa63 going for $325 with one magazine! I told them they need to research that price as it was way too high. He seemed insulted for some reason!

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