Creeker, SASS #43022

Better do it soon - you ain't getting any younger. 😝

There, fixed it for you. Never in my life seen MORE orange cones with less happening.

Just an observation; but nearly all firearms are consecutively serial numbered. 🤪

You are likely correct about the posters 305 - but just because I am pedantic; 302 cubic inch engines were not exclusive to Ford. Chevrolet had a 302 at one point as well.

Happen to have a High Standard 22 in a case right now. Not a perfect, pristine example but fairly nice. It is pictured in the last photo posted in this thread or take a look at the website. Happy to send you some additional pictures or info if you want. @Boggus Deal #64218 Same thing goes for you on that model 12. Can send more pics or give us a call with any questions.

Take a look at the website - picture is a bit clearer. emmaleesguns.com We ship all over the US for the cost of actual shipping (we transport the items to the local shipping hub and then contact the buyer so that they pay actual cost - we don't expect to profit from shipping). Expect about $20 for packing materials.

Would never take that as a dig. Good or bad - a person who delivers on what they say is someone you can trust. Good or bad - a person who doesn't can't be trusted. My reputation is solid.

Our current cases - we always have a gold, silver, jewelry case as well.

We try. We operate primarily off a consignment model - so instead of buying their items and low balling them to increase our profits; we take a percentage (10%) and do better when they do better. We research their items together and try to settle on prices that will make the product attractive to buyers but give the consignor a fair return. We also take a great deal of pride in how we present and merchandise the firearms - too many shops forget that. And because of the consignment model; we get a lot of interesting and less common items because we don't have to concern ourselves on "tying up" our money on a slower turning oddball item.

Will do - I have the entire list of what's forthcoming; but I haven't gone thru it yet. I just finally finished getting the photos edited and the twenty something guns he brought in yesterday posted to our website.

Our family gun shop is located in a small town about 50 miles from Las Vegas. Within that small town there are around five actual brick and mortar gun shops - four of them are decently located in high traffic areas on main roads... And then there is ours; well off the beaten path built on the back portion of my Mom's residence property. No one finds us "by accident". Had a 94 year old gentleman come to our shop yesterday to consign some firearms with us. No big deal - we get a fair number of consignments. But this gentleman was consigning his life long collection with us - including a fairly large collection of new in box unfired Colts. He had never been to our shop before - didn't live in Pahrump. We asked him, "Why us? Why not a shop in Las Vegas or one of the other shops he had to pass to come to us?" He responded that he was 94 years old and wanted to ensure he was treated fairly and if he happened to pass before his collection was liquidated - he wanted to know his wife would not be cheated. He had asked around and apparently our name kept coming up as a good choice. So a man we had never met - traveled an hour to a little shop in nowhere Nevada to entrust us with well over $20,000 of firearms in the first batch - simply because of we are known for doing people right. It is nice to have a good reputation.

No. No. No. This one hurts too much. Phil was a mentor, a coach and my friend. I will miss his laugh, his smile - I will miss him. Goodbye, my friend.

I spent well over 10 years selling firearms (1-3 million dollars per year) online via auction with a pawn shop chain (we used AuctionArms - which I much preferred over Gun Broker) I am very comfortable from the selling side - I am interested in what others would like to see in an online auction from the buyers side.

This seems more of a problem for bidders that are unwilling to establish a maximum bid and then stick to it. The firearm I won - I decided on my maximum number ($250) The item was at $160 at that time with five dollar bid increments. The auction closed at $245. Obviously other folks were bidding against me - were they trying to win the gun or just bidding me up? Doesn't matter - don't care. If I had won it at $165 - great. If the item had been bid past $250 - that was perfectly ok as well. Because it was never going to cost me a dime over what I was willing to pay. If a bidder thinks they are getting "run up" and the item is going higher than they want to pay - stop bidding.

We know what a Smith & Wesson revolver is (and can research what it costs). We know what a Porsche is (and can research what it costs). But as THEY are used in the story; it is likely unimportant their cost - their names are simply being used to direct YOUR envisioning of the story. A polished deep blue Smith & Wesson revolver is more evocative than simply saying a blue revolver. A bright red Porsche 911 is more evocative than bright red sports car. But I'm assuming for the sake of the story or character - the author wanted his character to possess an outlandishly priced instrument. We know what a Stradivarius is (and can research what it costs). But a Strenelli? Because we CANNOT research a non existent item - that can then be assigned ANY rarity or valuation that the author desires.

How exactly would you monitor that? And honestly - why would you not want that? It raises the sales price for the seller, increases fees for the auction - the only person it "harms" is the buyer and the buyer is not required to bid any more than the maximum they are willing to pay - so ultimately they are not harmed either. Unless you are saying that the auction has a responsibility to the buyer to minimize the final price?

I recently purchased a firearm via an online auction. Ok, Creeker - so what? Well, my $245 firearm cost me a buyers premium of $36.75. (15%) And the consignor of that $245 firearm gave up nearly $75 (35%) to the auction site as well. Hmmm - that got me to thinking that perhaps I am missing out on an opportunity. As many of you know - my family owns a gun shop in Pahrump, NV. And obviously a gun shop has a quantity of auction ready items. I am also involved in a number of other business interests - a couple of which also generate auctionable items. So I'm thinking about acquiring or starting up an online auction service - I'm never going to be an eBay or GunBroker; but a small online auction that DOESN'T gouge their sellers or nickel and dime their buyers perhaps has some merit. So IF you currently use any online auctions - what features would YOU like to see in that type of service?

It's a Union Jack flag. It is not nor is intended to be interpreted as an arrowhead.

Great looking buckles. And Julie Bean is one of the best aliases I have heard in a while.

Ok - here we go... Carl got himself kicked out of the local casino. He attempts to justify his behavior with the following; "If'n you call it a bathtub - I figures you bathe in it. If'n it's the dining room - I'ma gonna eat there. So if they's put in something called a Craps table - that's hardly my fault." (Works paired with any casino based props, like cards or dice) Line: Can't blame me! -------------------------------------------- Today is the day Carls mail order bride arrives. When the stage offloads - the only person is heavily muscled, bearded and 6 ft 4. "Carl? Your new wife has a beard." Carl replies, "I know... But, she promised to shave" Line: I should have ordered razors

We have all read the posts about stories and starting lines (or lack thereof). Some stage writers don't like to write them - some may want to; but maybe lack ideas and some might even feel they are not good / funny/ entertaining enough and so they skip them. So to all my SASS stage writing brethren; here's an opportunity to share your favorite SHORT stories with their associated starting lines; can be six stages or a single one - can be serious, funny, silly or stupid. Historical, movie accurate or pieced together from a late night Mexican food fever dream. Just remember by posting your ideas - you are giving permission for others to use them to make their stages more entertaining for their fellow shooters.

Congratulations and welcome to the Jedi ranks. And as long as Widder NEVER sees me shoot - I may get to remain here with you.

Sometimes Bonus Mom; but Scorpion is now an adult and was 16 when Painted Lady and I started together - and as Painted Lady was introduced to Scorpion by name, sometimes she uses her name. And sometimes when they are seriously discussing something or Scorpion needs advice - just Mom comes out as well. I am extremely lucky that our family blended perfectly - I gained a son, Painted Lady gained a daughter. My mom fell in love with Painted Lady from the first moment they met. And Scorpion and our son interact and refer to each other as brother and sister.

Within our blended family - Painted Lady's son (my SON as well - I refuse to use the demeaning "step" term) calls me "Pops". My daughter, Desert Scorpion (and now Painted Lady's daughter as well) calls Painted Lady "Bonus Mom". Our children made the decision what they would call us - I cannot be our sons Father, that position was taken and I would not want him to disrespect the memory of his Dad by calling me by the same name. Desert Scorpions Mom is still alive and and a welcome presence in her life - so Painted Lady is not Mom, but as Desert Scorpion says, I got very lucky when you came into my life - you're my bonus Mom.

I can tell you exactly how something very similar happened. My High School in Battle Creek Michigan, Some time after we had taken the SAT's; we (student body) were called to an assembly. We were informed that a student in our school had achieved the highest score recorded in the state of Michigan; this student (and the school) were going to be recognized, receive a plaque and a write up in the newspaper. We all looked around and took stock of the usual suspects; the various "brains" in their preppy attire with perfect attendance and Valedictorian aspirations. And when they announced the students name - I can absolutely assure you, that student had zero advance notice or opportunity to decline the publicity. I happen to know that student really well and if he had had advance notice; he certainly would not have come to school that day in faded jeans, old flannel shirt and tan lug sole work boots. Mind you, I looked good in the newspaper photo - but I certainly was not prepared nor notified ahead of time. And in case anyone is curious - I was not Valedictorian nor Deans list/ Honor Roll. Turns out you can be both a lousy student and a very good test taker.