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Thinking about selling the collection
April 30, 2017, 08:29 PM
GeorgeairThinking about selling the collection
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Originally posted by 12131:
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Originally posted by parabellum:
So umm in conclusion, everything's fine... no reason to jump out the window or anything like that.
OP has not been back.
OP definitely has back and has shown it.
Oh, wait, my mistake.....
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May 01, 2017, 06:26 AM
stickman428Where did the OP go? I honestly feel sorry for zhe. Life without sigforum is a sad thought.
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May 01, 2017, 06:43 AM
0658I have been wondering much the same thing. At what age is enough enough. I still find myself looking for good deals on guns I won't ever need or shoot.
At what age should one think of beginning divestiture of a lifetime of purchasing guns?
I have a more than a few, but nothing like some here on the forum have admitted to or alluded to having. Thankfully my wife does not make specific inquiries but I am sure she would have a shock if I should pass on suddenly.
I suppose the answer to my question is.... when I feel like it is time. I was just wondering what other "senior" members thought was the correct stage in life for divestiture.
May 01, 2017, 07:00 AM
9x18I had such fun building up my collection. The research, ogling the pictures, stalking the stores and internet. Now it is not the same. Having isn't the same as acquiring.
So easy to grow a collection , and such a royal pain in the ass to sell it.
My descendants are going to be flabbergasted.
May 01, 2017, 07:30 AM
parabellumIs anyone feeling emotionally fragile this morning? Here, try this:
BOO!!!Still here? Ok, you pass.
My, my
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May 01, 2017, 07:39 AM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by 12131:
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Originally posted by parabellum:
So umm in conclusion, everything's fine... no reason to jump out the window or anything like that.
OP has not been back.
OP's loss. *shrug*
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"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher May 01, 2017, 09:18 AM
parabellumI guess if I'd actually admonished the guy, he'd have gotten suicidal.
BOO!!OK, just checking
May 01, 2017, 11:22 AM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
I guess if I'd actually admonished the guy, he'd have gotten suicidal.
BOO!!
OK, just checking
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher May 01, 2017, 11:27 AM
stickman428You think he is sad now. Wait till this thread has the misfortune of falling to page 2.
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May 01, 2017, 11:32 AM
12131
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May 01, 2017, 11:32 AM
parabellumThe OP retains his posting rights. If he wishes to be a member here and can stop acting so incredibly timid and melodramatic, he's welcome in the forum.
If he can't get past this thread, that's his problem alone.
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May 01, 2017, 03:00 PM
AglifterI sold plenty of my own - just stuff which accumulated and LOTs of my father's. Kept what he really cared about/used but he was at an income level where normal guns were something he would buy to divert himself for an afternoon.
I get "obsessive" about things and go through lots of products until I find what I like, then I sell off what I don't like as much
May 01, 2017, 03:06 PM
cslingerIf we're gonna start throwing out scares and BOO's Willy nilly. I'm going to my safe space to color.
Take Care, Shoot Safe,
Chris
May 01, 2017, 03:08 PM
parabellumThat ain't the half of it. I'm 'bout to send in the clowns.
Oh, wait. Shit, they're already here.
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May 01, 2017, 04:18 PM
cyberiadquote:
Originally posted by gambit123:
I have no reason to do it other then no use for them. What is everyone else's thoughts on this?
Sell them all, they're just guns
May 01, 2017, 07:41 PM
BrowndrakeI'm seemingly constantly buying and selling guns in order to find that perfect minimum gun battery that fills all of my needs and makes me content. I think I could do it with just 5 or 6 guns. Life is better when it is kept simple and uncluttered. After a while too much stuff begins to feel like a weight dragging you down.
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May 01, 2017, 07:46 PM
darthfusterIsn't it rich? Isn't it queer?
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Mountain Walkerquote:
Originally posted by Hangtime:
Maybe sell off the one or two you feel the least about. See how that goes and then decide whether to go ahead with more
Brilliant answer and good approach!
May 01, 2017, 08:33 PM
Mountain Walkerquote:
Originally posted by r0gue:
One of my most favorite topics ---
I'll take perhaps a less common view. I completely understand. I always sell things I don't use. Once in a blue moon I actually need that item again, but very very rarely. More often, it is a passing nostalgia or feeling that I wish I still had it, but in reality, even then I don't need it, and if I had it again, would likely soon sell it again.
I very much enjoy the faux-wealth of re-liquified cash. I often joke that I've been spending the same money for 20 years. In truth, there's very often a loss on the sale, but gathered over time, those losses to me are the cost of the enjoyment. Like a ski trip, or a golf vacation. My main passion now is watches, but I once greatly enjoyed collecting guns of various types. I've had some wonderful stuff. I now have a Glock 19. and a Ruger 10/22 youth that I may upgrade to a CZ452 very soon.
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (see signature line) isn't about minimalism for the sake of self-denial. In business or translated to "personal" application in one's life, it's about freeing resources -- time, brain cycles, people, dollars -- to do higher-value and/or more interesting things.
Collecting things is fun. I like to buy watches. But it's as fun for me to trip and tune down as it is to add. A casual chronograph trimmed for a casual diver watch that seems more fitting for the places I might go that suppose casual watches. Trim a Grand Seiko that I wear to work to add a Jaeger LeCoultre that I think I like more, which would also only be useful in the work mode. etc...
Two last quick thoughts. A friend's father once said (and it stuck with me), "The more you own, the more own's you". ...and finally, consider that if you owe money on a car, that could be paid by selling something you don't need/use/want, you are essentially financing that item at the rate of your highest % rate debt.
Hope that helps.
Very thoughtful, well written post. I feel pretty much in same place. You might make a good "Estate Attorney"
May 01, 2017, 09:03 PM
Jus228I have downsized my collection by half or better and don't regret it one bit. I enjoy owning fewer guns. I get to spend more time with my favorites without feeling bad that others just sit there unused. I'd rather sell it and let someone else actually enjoy it.
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