I am a gun owner who is very interested in milsurps and military history so I spend a fair bit of time reading those forums. I read a lot of "what's it worth" posts and I also read the posts that show how some people here feel when someone asks what something is worth. It seems like more of the older generation get offended when someone asks the value of an item.
If I have something that I would like to sell, I have a few choices.
I can log in to gunutz and ask the knowledgeable people here what is the value in order to get a good idea of price but that seems to offend people.
I can over price something but that seems to offend people and I may even get laughed at.
I can under price it but that may offend people because the first person that sees it grabs it and the real collector doesn't get a chance to buy it.
I can just skip the ridicule, list it on ebay and let the bidding determine the value. That would offend some people here who don't shop on ebay and wouldn't get a chance to buy. It might also offend others because ebay is "anti gun"
I am probably gonna get flamed for this but here is what I see:
There are people with more knowledge of military weaponry on those sites than anywhere else in the world but there are also a lot of the younger generation who are not yet into the milsurp stuff and don't know the value of this stuff. Sadly, the two don't always seem to get along. There are people who sell milsurp stuff and need to find values but they are not always welcome. There are older members who don,t like the questions and younger members who don't like the answers.
I kinda think that in order to sell you have to know a price and in order to buy, you have to know a value. Also, in order to keep this site to really keep going we need the younger generation. As for values and selling, if nobody sold then where would the collections come from?
I read that some members quit posting or visiting this site because of the younger people and the questions they ask or the comments they make. I am 55 so I guess that I am sorta in between the two and for what it`s worth, I try to see both sides.
I remember a few Canadian Legion clubs that seemed to be operated, frequented and controlled by older vets who didn't want any kind of change in any way and didn't really want to welcome the younger generation or anyone who was not a vet.
As the older members passed away and there were less people at the bar, some of the buildings closed up and were sold or torn down
Sad but I guess that's the way it is.
If I have something that I would like to sell, I have a few choices.
I can log in to gunutz and ask the knowledgeable people here what is the value in order to get a good idea of price but that seems to offend people.
I can over price something but that seems to offend people and I may even get laughed at.
I can under price it but that may offend people because the first person that sees it grabs it and the real collector doesn't get a chance to buy it.
I can just skip the ridicule, list it on ebay and let the bidding determine the value. That would offend some people here who don't shop on ebay and wouldn't get a chance to buy. It might also offend others because ebay is "anti gun"
I am probably gonna get flamed for this but here is what I see:
There are people with more knowledge of military weaponry on those sites than anywhere else in the world but there are also a lot of the younger generation who are not yet into the milsurp stuff and don't know the value of this stuff. Sadly, the two don't always seem to get along. There are people who sell milsurp stuff and need to find values but they are not always welcome. There are older members who don,t like the questions and younger members who don't like the answers.
I kinda think that in order to sell you have to know a price and in order to buy, you have to know a value. Also, in order to keep this site to really keep going we need the younger generation. As for values and selling, if nobody sold then where would the collections come from?
I read that some members quit posting or visiting this site because of the younger people and the questions they ask or the comments they make. I am 55 so I guess that I am sorta in between the two and for what it`s worth, I try to see both sides.
I remember a few Canadian Legion clubs that seemed to be operated, frequented and controlled by older vets who didn't want any kind of change in any way and didn't really want to welcome the younger generation or anyone who was not a vet.
As the older members passed away and there were less people at the bar, some of the buildings closed up and were sold or torn down
Sad but I guess that's the way it is.