I was reading the post on defining CUSTOM RIFLES; and it brought this to mind, I see more and more of this reference to WTS postings "I really don't want to sell this but circumstances BLAH BLAH, or the other one, I never thought I'd be selling this on & on". So I'm wondering why they list it, if it's so dear to them and is this phrase supposed to justify the asking price?
Wts-i never though i'd sell this rifle
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Or,wife pressured them to sell off some of their arsenal, so price it too high for anyone to bite. Sorry dear, no one wants to buy it.
(at least once a week I am asked "Why do you need two skidoos?" little does she know I have a third one hiding in the garage in pieces lol).
(at least once a week I am asked "Why do you need two skidoos?" little does she know I have a third one hiding in the garage in pieces lol).
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Not sure it relates to asking price. Just like a first GF, it was forever right?
I would venture that when the passion for other guns or projects eventually creep up, them BLAM!!
Sorry boomstick, daddy never thought he'd part from you but now I need you to finance that new shiny thing...
Maybe it's an exorcism to better accept the separation. Gunners are very sensitive creatures...
Next time you read such lines, be a good gunnutz, be compassionate. Say something like "I know. Been there. Had to sell my customized Norcs to finance one that groups".
I would venture that when the passion for other guns or projects eventually creep up, them BLAM!!
Sorry boomstick, daddy never thought he'd part from you but now I need you to finance that new shiny thing...
Maybe it's an exorcism to better accept the separation. Gunners are very sensitive creatures...
Next time you read such lines, be a good gunnutz, be compassionate. Say something like "I know. Been there. Had to sell my customized Norcs to finance one that groups".
If the difference is between me having a gun I really like, or putting food on the table and mortgage payments on the house, I know what route is obvious.
Honestly it doesn't have to even be that extreme, sometimes you just want to change assets around, maybe buy a new car or put a new roof on the house, or save money for a wedding, etc. All kinds of things can result in somebody parting with a treasured item.
Honestly it doesn't have to even be that extreme, sometimes you just want to change assets around, maybe buy a new car or put a new roof on the house, or save money for a wedding, etc. All kinds of things can result in somebody parting with a treasured item.
I feel sorry for a lot of those guys who were building lives for themselves and their families when the bottom of oil fell out so rapidly . Times seemed pretty good , maybe buy a toy and all of a sudden , mass extinction so sell your toy to keep the wolf from the door for one more month . 35 dollars per hour to unemployment insurance to 8 bucks stocking shelves at Home Depot in 6 months and a carbon tax on his 8 bucks . Something has to go .
Yup. Hard times in Alberta. The NDP is not popular out here, nobody outside of the most die hard party members will admit to voting for them.
Going from an economy where a averagely fit and intelligent person can make easily $25.00/hr with excellent overtime and benifets, and the smarter or more experienced are generally in around $40 or up, and take home $100k+ a year, mainly due to working a crap load of hours and rarely doing anything under 80hrs a week, like I have done the past few years.
Going from working 90+ hrs a week and being in high demand, making good money for my overtime, to working 30-40 hrs a week with no overtime, and jobs being cancelled all around sucks.
The saying is true that good people will always find work, but that doesn't mean the work pays nearly as much as in the boom times, and I know a lot of good people out of work. I'm just glad I don't have a family to support at the moment, or times would be a lot tougher.
The carbon tax is a slap in the face for Canada, but especially for western Canada.
Going from an economy where a averagely fit and intelligent person can make easily $25.00/hr with excellent overtime and benifets, and the smarter or more experienced are generally in around $40 or up, and take home $100k+ a year, mainly due to working a crap load of hours and rarely doing anything under 80hrs a week, like I have done the past few years.
Going from working 90+ hrs a week and being in high demand, making good money for my overtime, to working 30-40 hrs a week with no overtime, and jobs being cancelled all around sucks.
The saying is true that good people will always find work, but that doesn't mean the work pays nearly as much as in the boom times, and I know a lot of good people out of work. I'm just glad I don't have a family to support at the moment, or times would be a lot tougher.
The carbon tax is a slap in the face for Canada, but especially for western Canada.
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Sometimes it's part of the advertising, and sometimes it's just that everyone likes a good story. We've all seen ads for trucks or guns or whatnot, but the ones that grab our attention have a 'story' attached; if it resonates (true or alternative-true), it might help make the sale. Kind of like haggling, everyone likes a deal, and sometimes part of the fun/endorphin rush of reaching that deal, includes the back & forth - the chase. Maybe that puts me in the minority; there are always those who take themselves a little too seriously, particularly on the inter-web...
Most of that is taxes. - dan
I have had a few rifles I didn't want to sell but if they are not being used I would sooner see them in the hands of someone who will use them.
I have a rem 700 in 7mm Rem mag that my dad bought the year I was born(1963)and I never used it for the longest time then got to thinking that it should be used,so now I use it as my main rifle and a bit of target and when it gets shot out it will get a new barrel.
They are just tools but I will not part with this one and will use it till I can't no more.Then it will go to my nephew.
I have a rem 700 in 7mm Rem mag that my dad bought the year I was born(1963)and I never used it for the longest time then got to thinking that it should be used,so now I use it as my main rifle and a bit of target and when it gets shot out it will get a new barrel.
They are just tools but I will not part with this one and will use it till I can't no more.Then it will go to my nephew.
Its code for "I put too much money in this gun and it shoots like crap" Posted wants people to think its something special.
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At work (in Edmonton) we get job-seekers coming every day to drop off résumés. The guys with 20 years experience are still working in our industry but at literally less than 50% of their previous income (no OT and 30% lower wages). The younger skilled tradespeople either take labourer wages or are out of work. The mediocre performers are SOL. Lucky for me, I'm on salary but I don't make big bucks, either. The production workers used to make more per hour than me. Now we're pretty equal but I think they deserve more. That said, the end customers in oil & gas have pushed the margins to razor thin. So there is no more money to pay higher wages. What do you do? Nobody's had a raise in years and most folks who are still working have switched jobs into a big pay cut. It's rough out there. And Trudeau won't even extend EI benefits even though unemployment is high because the calculations stretch over several years, or so I've heard. So the oilfield and related workers who have paid mega bucks into the system get hosed while the Maritimes still sit on the dole.
Oh well, it's still not as bad as Ontario where I worked for a few years. The company I worked for hired a production manager who had decades of experience from Chrysler and Navistar for probably $50k. And it's not as bad as Vancouver where I grew up and went to school. That place has zero real industry. Make a living moving numbers on ledgers or selling coffee to each other. Or build houses for the ledger-pushers who can afford them. When I left, a small building lot in North Burnaby was selling for $700k.
Oh well, it's still not as bad as Ontario where I worked for a few years. The company I worked for hired a production manager who had decades of experience from Chrysler and Navistar for probably $50k. And it's not as bad as Vancouver where I grew up and went to school. That place has zero real industry. Make a living moving numbers on ledgers or selling coffee to each other. Or build houses for the ledger-pushers who can afford them. When I left, a small building lot in North Burnaby was selling for $700k.
Where's that damned like button? - dan
