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| Eschew Obfuscation |
This. 100%. I was initially leaning towards “give the youngster a break”, but the tone of his message doesn’t indicate any humility on his part; in fact, it sounds more like entitlement. He had every opportunity to inspect the weapon. If he needed someone to check it out for him, he should have made that arrangement with you. It’s too late now. _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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What if he had bought it at a gun shop ? Could he just return it for his money back ? Everything was clearly disclosed. Maybe this is the lesson he need to start reading contracts that he will sign in his life. Likely just buyer's remorse on his end and wants a do over. Your choice. No obligation. While he thinks he wants it original, he may appreciate the upgrades once he uses it. Maybe you should gush over how well you like the trade and how disappointed you would be to trade back When I sold my mobile home 40 years ago, I had people that wanted to live in it a few months to see if they really wanted to buy it. Parent's house- they wanted me to rent it to them because they could not afford to buy it and their relatives would be living across the street. People aren't shy. They just want different rules for their convenience | |||
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His continuing texts and can I have my rifle back? make me think there is something about that weapon. Was it a gift from dad? Was it special like the rifle used to harvest his first deer? I would trade back on my terms (inspection, range test, whatever) or I would sell his rifle back to him by date certain. 30 days same as cash for $xxx, for example. You get money. He gets rifle. You let him figure out how to get his money. He can sell your old rifle. He can pimp his sister. The rifle is $xxx. One issue here is personal safety. I would never trade at a residence. Only a range. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | |||
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Caribou gorn |
Been in this situation. Traded a Kimber 1911 for a Ruger M77 International. Was an even trade then but would definitely be in my favor now. The guy was unhappy with some minor condition of the barrel after he got home. Nothing that affected function and was barely noticeable. But I traded him back and sold the Kimber for cash which turned into a much more valuable gun in the end. There ain't much difference in the man I want to be and the man that I really am. | |||
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delicately calloused |
No You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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I wouldn't unless it was someone from a super closer circle of friends that I trust A LOT. Only if it was one of those friends that would go out of their way to help you with random things they don't have to. But offer to and just show up for it. One of those types. But otherwise I'd consider it "all sells/trades are final". Train how you intend to Fight Remember - Training is not sparring. Sparring is not fighting. Fighting is not combat. | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
Son, I'm sorry, but I already traded your rifle for something else. Sorry. Any dog can be a Guide Dog if you don't care where you're going. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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Alienator |
He got to see it in person. You did all the due dilligence. SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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| Needs a check up from the neck up  |
for me a gun deal is a you take it you own it trade Its just not smart __________________________ | |||
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I got another text from him, telling me that I’m a genuinely bad person, and that he hopes I sleep well at night. Negative feedback followed. F that kid. | |||
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| Slayer of Agapanthus |
Getting rude? So now I rethink my first answer. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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| Leftists, what more needs to be said? |
No sense lying to him. Tell him straight to his face if the answer is no. He won’t learn anything if you tell him you can’t because you don’t have it anymore. To answer a1abdj, not only would I demand a signed letter saying he had possession, I would also give him a signed letter saying the same of his rifle, and suggest he keeps it. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Well he certainly showed you, his ass. | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
True colors. Yes, fuck that dude. Don't feel bad, you were the good guy in this transaction. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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Mommy’s special boy finding out how the world works. This was a gentle lesson. He’s likely got worse coming. | |||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
How many gun stores, pawn shops, FFL’s have a 3, 5, or 10 day “trial period” and accept firearm returns after the fact because you changed your mind? Hell even if a new firearm is defective, most dealers will force you to deal with the manufacturers and still refuse a return. He saw accurate pictures, read accurate description, inspected and accepted. Sorry, that deal is final as far as I am concerned and that is the exact explanation I would give him. Guns are one of those things that just aren’t “returnable” if you change your mind. He can sell what he traded for and then buy what he wants. That “review” thing on the local forum goes both ways. Give him a “bad” grade and explain exactly what he did and how he acted so other members of that forum are aware of how he handled the matter. What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???  | |||
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| Ice age heat wave, cant complain.  |
When I first read this I was 50/50. Now that he's responded and is being a fucking toddler, you made the right decision. NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Yep. I suspect he's stomping around the house in an impotent rage. This could be a lesson for him, but I doubt he's ready to learn. _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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| Back, and to the left  |
He sounds about like I imagined him to be. Like the kind of guy that brings his mom with him into a job interview. Fook him and the horse he rode in on. | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
Based on all those, he's a fucking moron, and he has entitlement issues. Who could've seen that coming? Like I said twice already, he's about the right age to be learning this lesson if he's got the naivete to ask in the first place. Looks like it landed. Were it me, I'd leave neg feedback and "PM me for screenshots of all correspondence with this forum member" as an addendum to whatever else feels right. Also, some of you are too nice. Then again, it's no secret here that I am, in fact, an asshole. I'd have a smile on my face when I took his rifle to the range and relish putting rounds through it, knowing he can't. Little shit. ______________________________________________ "If the truth shall kill them, let them die.” Endeavoring to master the subtle art of the grapefruit spoon. | |||
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