2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 went to a dealer in northumberland saturday morning, when a woman and daughter walked in with a webley side by side mint condition/ Browning over and under mint condition/and a webley springer mint condition/also a bag of gunbags and belts cleaning rods etc, her husband died last week and she has a permit to sell the guns.I couldnt keep my mouth shut at the offer made so now Im barred and couldnt give a toss £200 each for the shotguns £50 for the air rifle and scope £20 for the bag of bits, now I know they need to make a profit but this is sheer bloody greed and I told them so. We waited for them to come out as my mate was looking for his first gun he exchanged phone numbers with her and hes just rang me up to tell me hes now the proud owner of an immaculate browning 425 a new (old unused)webley springer with pecar scope and immaculate old model webley side by side probably worth alone the £1200 he gave for the lot, and she only wanted around a £1000 my mate and her are well pleased.She even apologised for getting me barred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 A seriously good deal for your mate: a good Webley 700 will sell for over £1200 at auction! There's profit-making, and there's ripping off the public..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Mason Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 quite right mate you should name an shame that dealer. i can't believe the dealer offered that, especially in that situation where i would imagine she could do with a bit more cash to help sort everything out after her loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 But lets face it lads if someone tried to sell you a gold bar for fifty quid,you wouldnt say dont be silly i will give you £1000 for it, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 A seriously good deal for your mate: a good Webley 700 will sell for over £1200 at auction! There's profit-making, and there's ripping off the public..... Ive tried to buy it but the swine wont sell it he sold the air rifle straight away the bloke wanted the pecar scope £200 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 But lets face it lads if someone tried to sell you a gold bar for fifty quid,you wouldnt say dont be silly i will give you £1000 for it, would you? yeah but she asked for 1200 obviously knowing she would be knocked down but his best offer was 500 , my mate is chuffed to bits and can allready sell either guns for more than half what he paid, hes sold the pecar scope and air rifle for£200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 So its ok for your mate to make a profit but not the gun shop!I dont see your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 So its ok for your mate to make a profit but not the gun shop!I dont see your point? She got what she asked for £1200 no argument and my mates not selling the shotguns, and allready got his theoben air rifle, and she hadnt had a better offer from any other dealer or she wouldnt have rang him back. She was told what to ask by a dealer on the internet her daughter contacted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubix Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I drove up to wooler on saturday - might I have passed you on the road 2shots??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I drove up to wooler on saturday - might I have passed you on the road 2shots??? Was up there at 10 am so left pretty early my mate wanted a good look about ended up down in northallerton so covered around 200 miles all in his petrol so my shout next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubix Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Might know who you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 are we going to name and shame....... if not can you pm me the name cos im interested now...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 If I understand it correctly, your mate gave the lady a higher price than the gunshop. Then ye did the right thing, no loss getting barred from a place like that. If they'll rip her off they'll just as equally rip you off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 are we going to name and shame....... if not can you pm me the name cos im interested now...lol [/quote dinnington the girl kept running in and out the back to get prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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