WOW!!! just checking out Joe Salters site cant beleave

[36 hamon]

he is asking 115.00 for a Canadian No4 mk1 SLING !! am i missing something is it special apart from new of which i have quite a few and no im not selling them ....do people really pay this kind of money for a sling !!..I know bren gun slings used to be around 60.00-70.00 ..man maybe im just not up with the times

 

[DILLIGAF]

Guys on EE ask 40$ for mosin slings you can get on ebay for 15$... Pays to shop around... lol...

 

[CanadianAR]

He's a dealer. With overhead. Expect to pay top dollar.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

The expression I saw years ago about Joe Salter - you didn't overpay, you bought ahead of time.

 

[ESP]

He's a dealer. With overhead. Expect to pay top dollar.

Being a 'dealer' with 'overhead' isn't a license to screw people.

 

[kjohn]

According to him it is.

 

[RRCo.]

Now you know where to sell your stuff; if you want the good stuff exported south that is.

 

[LawrenceN]

A seller can ask whatever he/she wants. It's the buyers option whether or not they want to pay it. A smart shopper will do a little research and see what fair market value should be.

 

[Engineer]

Being a 'dealer' with 'overhead' isn't a license to screw people.

It's the buyers choice to buy it at that price or not.

 

[gaff]

Joe only pays .30 cents on the dollar or so, if your selling to him. He’s been buying estate collections in Atlantic Canada for years, and exporting the best pieces to the U.S.

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

Not for long.

He's a dealer. With overhead. Expect to pay top dollar.

 

[sgt.rock]

Welcome to Kanada, where our loonie is the new 50 cent piece

 

[highlander]

Joe only pays .30 cents on the dollar, if your selling to him. he’s been screwing people in Atlantic Canada for years. buying estate collections down there, and exporting the best pieces.

Your right on the mark there. You only have to look at the differences on what he's selling between his US site and his Canadian site.

 

[CMichaud]

Is he a Canadian or American? I have heard guys say he is a straight up guy on other forums but I saw one highly suspect description that put him on my bears watching list.

 

[JP]

He is Canadian and a lawyer, do not mess with him. Ha! Ha!

 

[highlander]

He's Canadian; a lawyer from Nova Scotia.

 

[9.3 Hunter]

A seller can ask whatever he/she wants. It's the buyers option whether or not they want to pay it. A smart shopper will do a little research and see what fair market value should be.

this and go elsewhere, get the bang for your bucks

 

[rral22]

I've never understood whining about prices. If you think it's too high, don't buy it. If a seller can get people to pay high prices, good for him. If you pay too high a price, too bad for you. It's called a "market" for a reason.

 

[purple]

I haven't dealt with him for yrs, but did buy some very nice pieces from him in the early '90s incl 1950 vintage LBs, Rem-Rand M1911A1, Inglis Browning, and a M1917 Colt revolver. His prices were a tad high, but the quality was good.

 

[plinker 777]

If he's screwing people, he should be called out...and I think we can agree $100 for a No4MkI sling is ridiculous. Yes, the market dictates, yes, it's the buyers prerogative to purchase but if the seller can't explain why his mark-up is ten fold what an item is actually worth then his practices should be exposed.

OP, you're not missing anything. Last I checked the sling (which they made hundreds of thousands of) was worth anywhere from $10-$25 depending on condition.