Sellers remorse - Page 2

bedbugbilly · October 15, 2013, 09:30 AM

If I sell/trade one, it's because there's a reason for it - either I just don't use it anymore or there's a feature I don't like but didn't realize when I purchased it. Remorse, if present, usually fades fast.

To be honest, the only "remorse" I've felt in a long time is not in selling/trading but in "buying". I was starting to shoot a lot more rimfire. I wanted a Sig 1911-22 and found one at a great price. I even switched out the grips with some nice double diamond checkered ones - looks sharp. Unfortunately, it sits and I've only fired a few rounds out of it. The ammo is just still too hard to find. So, I do have remorse over purchasing a new handgun that I can't use. It's not the handgun - it's nice - just nothing to feed it. A sign of the times . . sigh . . .

Nick_C_S · October 15, 2013, 07:44 PM

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I am with Cheapshooter on this.

I have never sold or traded a gun.

^^ Yep, me too. ^^ Even my safe queens - they're staying put.

RUT · October 15, 2013, 07:46 PM

Famous last words.........

M1ke10191 · October 15, 2013, 09:08 PM

Guns are like cars. Their cool factor tends to degrade until that benchmark is hit where you mentally justify selling it for a "better" gun. At least with me that's the case.

Tejicano · October 15, 2013, 09:35 PM

I am with Cheapshooter on this too.

I have only once sold a gun - actually a pair. They were worn out, brass framed Colt Navy replicas which a buddy (an honest to God, Special Forces Vietnam Veteran) asked if I would sell them to him. He just wanted them as wall hangers and I knew I wouldn't be shooting them so I could not turn him down.

My taste in guns is broad and changes from time to time but it almost always cycles back. So I know that if I ever wanted a gun, regardless of how I feel about it right now, I will one day want to have that gun again. It will only cost me more to buy the same gun again in the future - if I can locate one.

PatientWolf · October 16, 2013, 04:14 AM

It could happen if I ever decide to sell something.

Old Stony · October 16, 2013, 05:58 AM

Buying, selling, trading guns ....it's sort of an evolution. Our tastes and desires change over the years and these changes keep life interesting. If I were to just keep a few guns around to admire I would be stuck in a rut. Guns are to shoot and enjoy and like the old saying goes 'variety is the spice of life". So I say " get out there and enjoy it while you can".
I enjoy a nostalgic old gun just like the next guy but I'm not going to let my life revolve around it.

aarondhgraham · October 16, 2013, 08:07 AM

I once made an accidental purchase on gunbroker.

I was waiting for an auction to end and out of boredom,,,
I placed a ridiculously low bid on a pristine 3" LadySmith in .38 Special.

I won the auction.

A lady acquaintance of mine had a model 36 snubbie,,,
She was doing good to hit the ground with it,,,
I let her try the 3" LadySmith one day,,,
She became Annie Oakley incarnate.

She begged me to sell her the LadySmith,,,
So I let her have it for the same amount I paid,,,
Including shipping and transfer that was a mere $375.

At least I think that was the price,,,
I've slept since then.

My sellers remorse kicked in almost immediately,,,
It was tempered by the knowledge that my friend was better protected.

Aarond

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Ruger45LC · October 16, 2013, 08:17 AM

Yeah I have, several times and it's my idiot fault, nobody made me.

I had bought a brand new Dan Wesson CBOB for just over $1K several years back. Loved it, it was beautiful an boy would that thing shoot! For some unknown reason I traded it in one day (on another DW) at Buds in Lexington thinking it wouldn't be a big deal to find another one. I kick myself a thousand times for that, but hopefully somebody somewhere is enjoying it.

Did something similar with a DW VBOB, which overall was a nicer gun than the CBOB, but for whatever reason I miss the CBOB more.

Yeap, don't own this anymore

bikerbill · October 16, 2013, 08:37 AM

Wish I had my Mossberg 500 back ... and, strangely enough, my Taurus PT-25 ...

Tactical Jackalope · October 16, 2013, 10:35 AM

Yes and no...They're some I still miss, others I don't care about selling or trading. But the ones I miss I really miss...Don't think about the ones I got rid of that were crappy IMO.

Depends. We know how you feel, sorry man.

Hook686 · October 16, 2013, 12:43 PM

Along time ago ... I'm as old as dirt ... I thought it only wise to have 1 shotgun, 1 rifle and 1 handgun. So I bought a 6mm Remington Bolt action, and a 30-06 bolt action figuring I decide which one with use. Then I bought a Marlin 1894C and a S&W 686, a Marlin 1894 and a S&W 629 followed by a USGI M1 ,30 Carbine and a Ruger Blackhawk in same. Again the idea was with use I decide which to keep.

I had read, 'Beware the one gun shooter.' I figured by limiting my firearms to one rifle, one carbine and one handgun and select one ammunition choice for each that I would benefit.

Well it sounds good, but I have been unable to make that selection to this day. In fact I have added a couple more .44 magnums and .357 magnums. I find by doing that my selection gets even more complicated rather than simpler.

I finally decided that I'll let my kids and grandkids make that selection for me after I pass. It seems a whole lot easier that way and I will continue to shoot all of them at a leisurely pace.

Sevens · October 16, 2013, 06:06 PM

I don't do much seller's remorse, honestly. Fact is, I don't sell my guns all too often. Occasionally, I'll do a bit of an "upgrade", where I specifically buy something that is better or different (in a way I prefer) and I'll move a similar one out, and I've not yet had any remorse in that regard.

I've assisted friends in selling guns where I feel a little remorse in that I couldn't convince myself to step up and buy it myself to keep, but that's not even all too bad simply because it's AWFULLY difficult to get a selling price they want/need and ALSO get a buy price that makes me happy.

I can tell you, at least from my experience, that some kinds are far more likely to have the ability to produce true remorse than others. If it's some manner of a classic or something well out of production, be careful. If it's something they make zillions of and distribute by the crate (such as an import, budget 1911 as in the original post), I just don't see such a strong attachment to something that is so easily replaced simply by running to the closest local gun store on a super saturday sale.

Revoltella · October 16, 2013, 06:16 PM

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To be honest, the only "remorse" I've felt in a long time is not in selling/trading but in "buying".

I have a saying, "I don't regret the guns I've sold, only the ones I didn't buy".

Sevens · October 16, 2013, 06:21 PM

I used to have regrets about guns I didn't buy, but I do things far differently today than I did in most of my past.

I don't buy everything I come across, but I'm far more active in the game than I ever was and typically, if I walk away from the opportunity to buy, it's because it wasn't the right deal, for whatever reason.

I may have remorse about things I didn't buy (that I should have), but those are all *OLD* regrets and I'm not compiling new ones.

kilimanjaro · October 16, 2013, 07:09 PM

Sold two, regretted it each time, but had to do it, for some silly reason or other.

magnum777 · October 16, 2013, 08:22 PM

I don't sell or trade my guns. I just get new ones.

lordhedgwich · October 16, 2013, 08:52 PM

so for all the guys saying they never have and never will sell their guns. What if something happened and you really needed money? Would you still not be able to part with them? Im not trying to stir the pot or anything im really just curious

iraiam · October 16, 2013, 09:17 PM

I'll probably take heat for this, but I have never regretted getting rid of any of my 1911 pistols

I have owned 3, a Springfield, Colt, and a Kimber.

dgludwig · October 16, 2013, 10:02 PM

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What if something happened and you really needed money? Would you still not be able to part with them?

It should go without saying that the kids' shoes and vittles come first.

Tejicano · October 17, 2013, 12:03 AM

"so for all the guys saying they never have and never will sell their guns. What if something happened and you really needed money? Would you still not be able to part with them? Im not trying to stir the pot or anything im really just curious "

I would sell the shoes off my feet and shirt off my back if that is what it took to feed my family.

But I have much more money set aside than the total value of all my guns. The only thing I buy on credit is real estate. The house will be paid off in 4 years and I could pay it off this minute in cash if need be. I have never spent money on "stuff". Guns and the occasional blade are my only indulgences.

Before the kids, while my wife was working, we saved about 60% of what we made. We do live well but always find ways to save every month. I admit that we have been blessed in that we have never run into anything we had not prepared for but we are prepared.

full case load · October 17, 2013, 08:17 AM

About 25 years ago and before I knew better, (not that I know all now, because I'm still learning expensive lessons), I had a Security Six. I had just finished reading "Handgun Stopping Power" and decided I had to start reloading 125 gr JHP 357 mag. rounds. Damn thing shot low, way low. One more click on the rear sight and the screw came out of the threads. So I filed some off the front sight (then more and more) and still low. Figured it wasn't going to do what I wanted so I traded it off on a long barreled H&R .22. (that didn't do what I wanted either). Have done a little trading since but I'll sleep on it now.

temmi · October 17, 2013, 12:48 PM

Never sold a gun... never will

Snake

b.thomas · October 18, 2013, 12:10 AM

Several times.....................that's why I no longer sell any gun!
I just pack them away, nice and clean....................never know when I or someone else might want to shoot them again.

slickab · October 19, 2013, 10:24 AM

I would not sell it because the American Classic II by Metro Arms is one of the

best 1911's I have ever shot. Very good fit and finish.

Very accurate, I routinely shoot the cap off of soda bottles at 30 feet. I know

it is made in the Philippines, as well, a best kept secret!!!

October 15, 2013, 09:30 AM	#26
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	If I sell/trade one, it's because there's a reason for it - either I just don't use it anymore or there's a feature I don't like but didn't realize when I purchased it. Remorse, if present, usually fades fast. To be honest, the only "remorse" I've felt in a long time is not in selling/trading but in "buying". I was starting to shoot a lot more rimfire. I wanted a Sig 1911-22 and found one at a great price. I even switched out the grips with some nice double diamond checkered ones - looks sharp. Unfortunately, it sits and I've only fired a few rounds out of it. The ammo is just still too hard to find. So, I do have remorse over purchasing a new handgun that I can't use. It's not the handgun - it's nice - just nothing to feed it. A sign of the times . . sigh . . . __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

October 15, 2013, 07:46 PM	#28
RUT Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: NH, USA Posts: 812	Famous last words......... __________________ Liberals don't care what you do... as long as it's mandated.

October 16, 2013, 08:07 AM	#33
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Only once,,, I once made an accidental purchase on gunbroker. I was waiting for an auction to end and out of boredom,,, I placed a ridiculously low bid on a pristine 3" LadySmith in .38 Special. I won the auction. A lady acquaintance of mine had a model 36 snubbie,,, She was doing good to hit the ground with it,,, I let her try the 3" LadySmith one day,,, She became Annie Oakley incarnate. She begged me to sell her the LadySmith,,, So I let her have it for the same amount I paid,,, Including shipping and transfer that was a mere $375. At least I think that was the price,,, I've slept since then. My sellers remorse kicked in almost immediately,,, It was tempered by the knowledge that my friend was better protected. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

October 16, 2013, 08:17 AM	#34
Ruger45LC Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 768	Yeah I have, several times and it's my idiot fault, nobody made me. I had bought a brand new Dan Wesson CBOB for just over $1K several years back. Loved it, it was beautiful an boy would that thing shoot! For some unknown reason I traded it in one day (on another DW) at Buds in Lexington thinking it wouldn't be a big deal to find another one. I kick myself a thousand times for that, but hopefully somebody somewhere is enjoying it. Did something similar with a DW VBOB, which overall was a nicer gun than the CBOB, but for whatever reason I miss the CBOB more. Yeap, don't own this anymore Last edited by Ruger45LC; October 16, 2013 at 08:25 AM.

October 16, 2013, 08:37 AM	#35
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,425	Wish I had my Mossberg 500 back ... and, strangely enough, my Taurus PT-25 ... __________________ "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus

October 15, 2013, 09:08 PM	#29
M1ke10191 Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2012 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 122	Guns are like cars. Their cool factor tends to degrade until that benchmark is hit where you mentally justify selling it for a "better" gun. At least with me that's the case.

October 15, 2013, 09:35 PM	#30
Tejicano Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2013 Posts: 168	I am with Cheapshooter on this too. I have only once sold a gun - actually a pair. They were worn out, brass framed Colt Navy replicas which a buddy (an honest to God, Special Forces Vietnam Veteran) asked if I would sell them to him. He just wanted them as wall hangers and I knew I wouldn't be shooting them so I could not turn him down. My taste in guns is broad and changes from time to time but it almost always cycles back. So I know that if I ever wanted a gun, regardless of how I feel about it right now, I will one day want to have that gun again. It will only cost me more to buy the same gun again in the future - if I can locate one.

October 16, 2013, 04:14 AM	#31
PatientWolf Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Location: NC Posts: 946	It could happen if I ever decide to sell something.

October 16, 2013, 05:58 AM	#32
Old Stony Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2013 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,705	Buying, selling, trading guns ....it's sort of an evolution. Our tastes and desires change over the years and these changes keep life interesting. If I were to just keep a few guns around to admire I would be stuck in a rut. Guns are to shoot and enjoy and like the old saying goes 'variety is the spice of life". So I say " get out there and enjoy it while you can". I enjoy a nostalgic old gun just like the next guy but I'm not going to let my life revolve around it.

October 16, 2013, 10:35 AM	#36
Tactical Jackalope Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 6,429	Yes and no...They're some I still miss, others I don't care about selling or trading. But the ones I miss I really miss...Don't think about the ones I got rid of that were crappy IMO. Depends. We know how you feel, sorry man.

October 16, 2013, 12:43 PM	#37
Hook686 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2005 Location: USA The Great State of California Posts: 2,090	Along time ago ... I'm as old as dirt ... I thought it only wise to have 1 shotgun, 1 rifle and 1 handgun. So I bought a 6mm Remington Bolt action, and a 30-06 bolt action figuring I decide which one with use. Then I bought a Marlin 1894C and a S&W 686, a Marlin 1894 and a S&W 629 followed by a USGI M1 ,30 Carbine and a Ruger Blackhawk in same. Again the idea was with use I decide which to keep. I had read, 'Beware the one gun shooter.' I figured by limiting my firearms to one rifle, one carbine and one handgun and select one ammunition choice for each that I would benefit. Well it sounds good, but I have been unable to make that selection to this day. In fact I have added a couple more .44 magnums and .357 magnums. I find by doing that my selection gets even more complicated rather than simpler. I finally decided that I'll let my kids and grandkids make that selection for me after I pass. It seems a whole lot easier that way and I will continue to shoot all of them at a leisurely pace. __________________ Hook686 When the number of people in institutions reaches 51%, we change sides.

October 16, 2013, 06:06 PM	#38
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I don't do much seller's remorse, honestly. Fact is, I don't sell my guns all too often. Occasionally, I'll do a bit of an "upgrade", where I specifically buy something that is better or different (in a way I prefer) and I'll move a similar one out, and I've not yet had any remorse in that regard. I've assisted friends in selling guns where I feel a little remorse in that I couldn't convince myself to step up and buy it myself to keep, but that's not even all too bad simply because it's AWFULLY difficult to get a selling price they want/need and ALSO get a buy price that makes me happy. I can tell you, at least from my experience, that some kinds are far more likely to have the ability to produce true remorse than others. If it's some manner of a classic or something well out of production, be careful. If it's something they make zillions of and distribute by the crate (such as an import, budget 1911 as in the original post), I just don't see such a strong attachment to something that is so easily replaced simply by running to the closest local gun store on a super saturday sale. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

October 16, 2013, 06:21 PM	#40
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I used to have regrets about guns I didn't buy, but I do things far differently today than I did in most of my past. I don't buy everything I come across, but I'm far more active in the game than I ever was and typically, if I walk away from the opportunity to buy, it's because it wasn't the right deal, for whatever reason. I may have remorse about things I didn't buy (that I should have), but those are all OLD regrets and I'm not compiling new ones. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

October 16, 2013, 07:09 PM	#41
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	Sold two, regretted it each time, but had to do it, for some silly reason or other.

October 16, 2013, 08:22 PM	#42
magnum777 Member Join Date: May 2, 2012 Location: upstate New York Posts: 90	I don't sell or trade my guns. I just get new ones.

October 16, 2013, 08:52 PM	#43
lordhedgwich Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 180	so for all the guys saying they never have and never will sell their guns. What if something happened and you really needed money? Would you still not be able to part with them? Im not trying to stir the pot or anything im really just curious

October 16, 2013, 09:17 PM	#44
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,057	I'll probably take heat for this, but I have never regretted getting rid of any of my 1911 pistols I have owned 3, a Springfield, Colt, and a Kimber. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason

October 17, 2013, 12:03 AM	#46
Tejicano Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2013 Posts: 168	"so for all the guys saying they never have and never will sell their guns. What if something happened and you really needed money? Would you still not be able to part with them? Im not trying to stir the pot or anything im really just curious " I would sell the shoes off my feet and shirt off my back if that is what it took to feed my family. But I have much more money set aside than the total value of all my guns. The only thing I buy on credit is real estate. The house will be paid off in 4 years and I could pay it off this minute in cash if need be. I have never spent money on "stuff". Guns and the occasional blade are my only indulgences. Before the kids, while my wife was working, we saved about 60% of what we made. We do live well but always find ways to save every month. I admit that we have been blessed in that we have never run into anything we had not prepared for but we are prepared.

October 17, 2013, 08:17 AM	#47
full case load Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Posts: 166	About 25 years ago and before I knew better, (not that I know all now, because I'm still learning expensive lessons), I had a Security Six. I had just finished reading "Handgun Stopping Power" and decided I had to start reloading 125 gr JHP 357 mag. rounds. Damn thing shot low, way low. One more click on the rear sight and the screw came out of the threads. So I filed some off the front sight (then more and more) and still low. Figured it wasn't going to do what I wanted so I traded it off on a long barreled H&R .22. (that didn't do what I wanted either). Have done a little trading since but I'll sleep on it now. __________________ live and let live

October 17, 2013, 12:48 PM	#48
temmi Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 531	Never sold a gun... never will Snake

October 18, 2013, 12:10 AM	#49
b.thomas Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Posts: 461	Several times.....................that's why I no longer sell any gun! I just pack them away, nice and clean....................never know when I or someone else might want to shoot them again.

October 19, 2013, 10:24 AM	#50
slickab Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 74	I would not sell it because the American Classic II by Metro Arms is one of the best 1911's I have ever shot. Very good fit and finish. Very accurate, I routinely shoot the cap off of soda bottles at 30 feet. I know it is made in the Philippines, as well, a best kept secret!!!