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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:1. How about those ads for some kind of medicine to cure a problem?
They then go on to list so MANY side effects, you would probably be just as
well off to stick with your original single ailment!
One medicine lists "compulsive gambling" as one of your possible freebies!

2. How about TV ads that say you can only get the item at the stated price
for the next 5 minutes? They show a countdown timer. Oh, so if you tried
to buy it in SIX minutes, they wouldn't sell it to you?

3. How about battery-powered devices that use batteries that don't exist
in regular stores? You may have to pitch the device upon battery death.

SIA

My favorite is the disclaimer "you should not take X if you are allergic to X"

Really? I shouldn't take a medicine that I know I am allergic to? Wow, you learn something new every day.

I just wonder who the morons are that actually need this warning.

On the used gun pricing, I think the challenge is that a lightly used gun doesn't really have all that much of a loss in utility compared to a new gun. I have bought a lot of new guns, and I have bought a lot of used guns. Maybe I am just lucky, but I have never bought a "lemon" or "problem" gun used. All of my problem guns have been bought new (and those have been the exception, not the rule). When you also consider that used guns have typically been broken in already, the utility difference is even less. The lack of sales tax / FFL fees comes into play here as well.

But I do agree that some people can get a little cray cray (to use one of my teenage daughters phrases) when pricing their guns. These tend to be folks who over paid when they bought the gun new, and they are asking 95% of what they paid. As a result, they are asking more for their used gun than I can pay Buds or Grabagun for a new one.

When buying or selling a used gun, I typically add up the CURRENT retail price for the gun and all accessories (ignoring sales tax and FFL fees), then multiply that by 80% - 90% depending on condition, age, and round count. To me, that is a fair price. Others may disagree. Also, I would personally never sell a gun that I have had issues with unless I disclosed the heck out of it. My reputation is more important to me than making a few bucks more on a gun sale.