What's Your Opinions Of This .38 Special 1851 Navy Conversion?

kenhwind said:

I no I'd be inclined to go for it at that price, because thats one of my "That would be neat and fun to shoot guns" I'd like to get.

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If I didn't get it I would never get one later because I wouldn't spend more thinking of the one I passed up back in 2013 for $275.

Well, I'm not getting it. I wrote the guy about a place to meet that was closer to him and asked if it's an Armi San Marco. He wrote a scathing reply that he had no intention to meet me anywhere except his favorite store (which he didn't mention in the ad) and that I must not know anything about guns if I was expecting a $1,000 gun for $275 for daring to ask a few questions, blah, blah, blah. I wrote him that I now wanted him to drive to me, I'd only pay a $100 for it, and I wanted a big Christmas ribbon around it. I've always met at a neutral place to buy/sell stuff and have a 100% rating on this site. No material object is worth dealing with an overly tempermental...well, you know.

chaosrob said:

Traditionally I always looked at it as the buyers responsibility to come to me if I am selling something, as I do for dellers when I am buying. I do not see anything wrong with the seller setting the place to meet. I've never had a gun store come to me when I wanted to purchase something . I am sure that you were just the end of a bad day for him of dealing with crackpots hammering him on his pistol. Everyone here who has listed a firearm for sale can tell you all about it. Sounds like it wasn't the gun or deal for you and you will be just as well off without it.

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I've always met sellers at a place of their choosing. Sometimes we discuss a mutual place in the middle which I mentioned to him in this case. I always say I'll drive up to one hour if I'm the seller. Some guys write something like "Will do Transaction at Acme Sports only" close to them. Fine. But this guy got all pizzed because I couldn't read his mind. And just because he's got a great price on this gun if it works good, he took offense that I asked one question about the maker saying "it's Italian" and "If you don't want, I'd rather find someone without such high expectation." and if I want to buy a $1,000 Colt then go buy a $1,000 Colt. Well, I think I just might save up and take his advice.