Czech Imported P-38 Pistols in at Dlask Arms Corp.

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bush1 said:
I was waiting for them to chime in as well but guess they want the suspense to continue for awhile. I was waiting impatiently like the rest of us and after reviewing their OP stating that the guns were in house, I sent them a email asking for an update. Their response was as follows:

"We were contacted by a collector and are in negotiations to sell the entire lot to him. This is preferable to us instead of dealing with individuals please understand."

I kinda thought they were used to dealing with individuals as they sell products daily from their website so I guess they are going in a different direction..... Not impressed.....
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I agree....Dlask should not have started this thread and gained the interest of many to now go this route...Dlask, you may of gained an easy sale to a 'collector' but I can guarantee you will loose (or have already lost) many other repeat customers, including me...
 
tommyinbc said:
I agree....Dlask should not have started this thread and gained the interest of many to now go this route...Dlask, you may of gained an easy sale to a 'collector' but I can guarantee you will loose (or have already lost) many other repeat customers, including me...
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Make an idividual customer happy, peeve off dozens of others?
Haha Interesting business practice...
 
Redblack said:
That's not cool building up the hype then disappearing, I was hoping to get one of these.
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Especially when they told us they had them in hand and then not come back and at least update the thread. I waited a couple of days before posting their reply to give them a chance to fess up.
 
bush1 said:
Especially when they told us they had them in hand and then not come back and at least update the thread. I waited a couple of days before posting their reply to give them a chance to fess up.
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Sorry Mate, we don't need to 'fess up' to anything. After we posted here we were approached by a collector (who saw this thread) and are in negotiations to sell him the lot. This saves countless hours of us having to deal with individuals and itemize every little detail about each and every pistol, i.e. we will make money. That's why we are in business. I certainly didn't mean to 'hype' anything, I posted them on CGN because that is why we pay $1,000's of dollars every year to be here, to advertise our wares.

If you feel slighted because you didn't get a pistol then we are truly sorry but that is business.
 
Big_red_truck said:
9228F was manufactured before 9197K so it is possible ... You can find the same serial number on different pistols which is why you have to be careful. The letter is different and follows alphabetical order if that makes sense. Sorry i'm not the best at explaining. walther went to 10,000 then started at 1 with the next letter

625$ for a non matching AC sure ... as soon as you have a none matching part it's all down hill from there. It's like selling something with a missing or broken part. All collector value is gone and it becomes a shooter. Something else i hate is someone selling a pistol with a reproduction holster as a "historical package". If you buy collector items , educate yourselves and acquire a trained eye!
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Sorry, you're right, the suffix (a-z) was the significant "digit", starting the numbers from 1 to 10000, so 9228F would be a legit number.
To your other points: that's why I ended my spiel with "it all depends on what you're looking for". A collector-grade all-matching non-refurb P-38 will certainly lighten up your wallet, especially if it's any of the rarer variants.
If you're looking at a shooter, on the other hand, it's silly to expect that the piece will be all-original. It would be even sillier to buy a collector piece and use it as a range practice gun.
 
Dlask Arms said:
Sorry Mate, we don't need to 'fess up' to anything. After we posted here we were approached by a collector (who saw this thread) and are in negotiations to sell him the lot. This saves countless hours of us having to deal with individuals and itemize every little detail about each and every pistol, i.e. we will make money. That's why we are in business. I certainly didn't mean to 'hype' anything, I posted them on CGN because that is why we pay $1,000's of dollars every year to be here, to advertise our wares.

If you feel slighted because you didn't get a pistol then we are truly sorry but that is business.
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Wow.
Next time, save yourself a trouble of typing up multi-sentence reply and just post a picture of a middle finger. As a matter of fact, add it as an opening picture to your every post on CGN, as this seems to best describe your understanding of Customer Relations, PR and what you call "business". That way we also wouldn't bother ourselves by reading any of your posts.

Glad I haven't spent a penny on DLask, and from now on wouldn't even consider to.
And to back up my fellow Russian speaker on this thread: "Typical pizdabol behavior on DLASK part.
 
borsch said:
Wow.
Next time, save yourself a trouble of typing up multi-sentence reply and just post a picture of a middle finger. As a matter of fact, add it as an opening picture to your every post on CGN, as this seems to best describe your understanding of Customer Relations, PR and what you call "business". That way we also wouldn't bother ourselves by reading any of your posts.

Glad I haven't spent a penny on DLask, and from now on wouldn't even consider to.
And to back up my fellow Russian speaker on this thread: "Typical pizdabol behavior on DLASK part.
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Yeah, Leigh could have posted right away that there was a potential lot sale to a collector and everything could go. Would have saved some headaches....
 
tommyinbc said:
I agree....Dlask should not have started this thread and gained the interest of many to now go this route...Dlask, you may of gained an easy sale to a 'collector' but I can guarantee you will loose (or have already lost) many other repeat customers, including me...
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Not sure I am understanding the situation........

A vendor puts up an advertisement that they have some wares to sell. They state that they will update the website when they can inventory said wares and provide additional information.
They do not state there is a one per customer limit. They do not ask for money.
They do not state "first come first serve" or state they reserve the right to refuse to sell anyone said pistols. They simply stated that they received a batch of guns that some of you might want to purchase.
Depending on the type of pistols available (as per the experts who responded) the lot in question may or may not be worth it for people to place their hard earned money on the acquisition of said pistol(s).
A potential client responds to the advertisement and states that they are interested in the entire lot. Cash in hand -- negotiations ensues. Negotiations may - or may not be successful.
Dlask unloads the guns with minimal effort on their part -- maximizing profit.
Fail to see what the issue is.......

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lmar said:
Not sure I am understanding the situation........

A vendor puts up an advertisement that they have some wares to sell. They state that they will update the website when they can inventory said wares and provide additional information.
They do not state there is a one per customer limit. They do not ask for money.
They do not state "first come first serve" or state they reserve the right to refuse to sell anyone said pistols. They simply stated that they received a batch of guns that some of you might want to purchase.
Depending on the type of pistols available (as per the experts who responded) the lot in question may or may not be worth it for people to place their hard earned money on the acquisition of said pistol(s).
A potential client responds to the advertisement and states that they are interested in the entire lot. Cash in hand -- negotiations ensues. Negotiations may - or may not be successful.
Dlask unloads the guns with minimal effort on their part -- maximizing profit.
Fail to see what the issue is.......

L
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If maximizing profit was your goal I would say sitting on them and selling to individuals would be the way to go. It's a small batch ... They wouldn't of lasted very long. Myself , I would of bought two or three , a collector piece for my collection , a nice shooter and one for spare parts. I'm sure I'm not
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To buy more then one. selling the batch as a unit I would imagine he negotiated a lower price at the cost of convenience. sucks but what can we do ... Looks like I'll just get another Luger. It's a win win for me
 
lmar said:
Not sure I am understanding the situation........

A vendor puts up an advertisement that they have some wares to sell. They state that they will update the website when they can inventory said wares and provide additional information.
They do not state there is a one per customer limit. They do not ask for money.
They do not state "first come first serve" or state they reserve the right to refuse to sell anyone said pistols. They simply stated that they received a batch of guns that some of you might want to purchase.
Depending on the type of pistols available (as per the experts who responded) the lot in question may or may not be worth it for people to place their hard earned money on the acquisition of said pistol(s).
A potential client responds to the advertisement and states that they are interested in the entire lot. Cash in hand -- negotiations ensues. Negotiations may - or may not be successful.
Dlask unloads the guns with minimal effort on their part -- maximizing profit.
Fail to see what the issue is.......

L
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Yes, I hear you. You see, out there in the World there is a thing called Customer Service. Or just Service. Canadian customers aren't really accustomed to that and especially those poor ones in the firearms community. They are usually blown off their feet and start singing praises, when stuff they ordered ships on time, pre-order actually gets materialized, and when the dealer actually speaks to them when something doesn't go as planned. In the rest of the world that's pretty much business as usual.
For this particular transaction: let's say, I advertised a gun that I may want to sell. Then, after getting your interest, I disappear, only to re-surface days later to tell you that I sold the gun to someone else. When you ask why Iwouldn't mention the fact I was negotiating a sale, I'd tell you to go pound sand because I don't owe you an explanation.
No harm done, but you probably would insist on your right of calling me a d**k.
That's the situation in a nutshell.
 
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borsch said:
Yes, I hear you. You see, out there in the World there is a thing called Customer Service. Or just Service. Canadian customers aren't really accustomed to that and especially those poor ones in the firearms community. They are usually blown off their feet and start singing praises, when stuff they ordered ships on time, pre-order actually gets materialized, and when the dealer actually speaks to them when something doesn't go as planned. In the rest of the world that's pretty much business as usual.
For this particular transaction: let's say, I advertised a gun that I may want to sell. Then, after getting your interest, I disappear, only to re-surface days later to tell you that I sold the gun to someone else. When you ask why Iwouldn't mention the fact I was negotiating a sale, I'd tell you to go pound sand because I don't owe you an explanation.
No harm done, but you probably would insist on your right of calling me a d**k.
That's the situation in a nutshell.
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Not sure where in my post you got the impression I resort to calling people names for expressing their view -- especially when I asked them to.
It is an incorrect assumption on your part.

Simply asked the question why people were upset. Nothing more - nothing less.

I now have your point of view.

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Mr. Borsch wasn't referring to you at all Mr Lmar
He was providing a hypothetical situation that would make a customer unhappy.

It's no different than reading the weekly flyer, heading out to the store, only to find out they have none of the products available for sale. How would a person like that? Would you shop there afterwards?
 
Dlask Arms said:
Sorry Mate, we don't need to 'fess up' to anything. After we posted here we were approached by a collector (who saw this thread) and are in negotiations to sell him the lot. This saves countless hours of us having to deal with individuals and itemize every little detail about each and every pistol, i.e. we will make money. That's why we are in business. I certainly didn't mean to 'hype' anything, I posted them on CGN because that is why we pay $1,000's of dollars every year to be here, to advertise our wares.

If you feel slighted because you didn't get a pistol then we are truly sorry but that is business.
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Entirely understandable, why would a business want to deal with individuals or customers, they are nothing but a pain in the butt and use up countless hours of your time. Moving on....................
 
I saw this thread and wonder if I can get some info since there seems to be a lot of knowledge regarding P38's

I have this ac43 P38, with documentation stating it was brought back by a RCAF officer (uncle) and the holster which is stamped with the name of the German officer

The barrel is a different serial number(206b) than the slide and frame (242c).

I realize it is not as valuable when not matching but interested in a rough idea of value out of curiosity, not looking to sell.

Thanks for any info.


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booch said:
I saw this thread and wonder if I can get some info since there seems to be a lot of knowledge regarding P38's

I have this ac43 P38, with documentation stating it was brought back by a RCAF officer (uncle) and the holster which is stamped with the name of the German officer

The barrel is a different serial number(206b) than the slide and frame (242c).

I realize it is not as valuable when not matching but interested in a rough idea of value out of curiosity, not looking to sell.

Thanks for any info.


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One mismatched number and it's all down hill from there. Nice pistol though but if it's a vet bring back that is documented increased the value. If you have the documents let me know I'll buy it ;) the thing about nowadays it seems values change daily ... What some was worth paying yesterday someone is willing to pay 100$ more today. Seems like yesterday I could get a mismatched Luger for 800-900$ now people are asking 1800-1900$. It's crazy. Being documented vet bring back with indentified holster I'd pay 850-1000$
 
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