Got a new gun, feel kind of bad about it!?!

[Mgderf]

I just took possession of a LNIB Mossberg model 500 20ga. w/ 26" smooth bore barrel w/ interchangeable chokes and a 24" ported, fully rifled slug barrel.
The only reason I got it is because another Ingo member has fallen on hard times
I got a fairly good deal on it
He probably lost a few bucks on it
For me, it adds to the collection, I already had the model 500 in both 12ga. and .410ga., so now I have a 3-piece set
He is down one "member of the family"
I felt so bad about him losing a "child", I offered to sell it back to him at the same price if he wanted it back. I gave him 6 mos. He still has a chance to get his gun back!
I may lose it!
I feel like a damned yo-yo!
For now, I have a new toy

 

[LPMan59]

you are a good man. i have offered to do that with guitars. rep for you

 

[chubbs]

You did the right person. Theres alot of people who look for people to kick while down. You did right, so enjoy it. Some one was going to buy it, who better than you

 

[RogerB]

your heart and mind are in the right place, call it good karma or whatever.

It will in turn and time come back to you, its people like you that make this forum as great as it is!

Thank You!

 

[Bigum1969]

Class act indeed!

 

[JcJ]

You're a good man..

 

[hodgej1843]

good man

i always give the person the chance to buy there toys back.has to be within one year though.after that its mine

 

[VN Vet]

Yes, you did good with your offer. I sold a few pistols to a friend of mine earlier this year because I need the money. He made me the same offer to sell them back to me at a later date for the same price if I wanted.

Good friends are great to have. Never take advantange of a good friend.

 

[edsinger]

I held a Deset Eagle once for a year, then sold back for exactly the same amount...It was family.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Good job!

 

[oldschoolmuscle]

ive done this lots for close friends... and ill continue doin it..

 

[tman]

I am convinced that good outweighs evil. You get put in the "good" column.

 

[2cool9031]

I've done it a couple of times with a friend of mine. One time he needed money to help his brother keep from being evicted and I bought some guns from him, he bought them back about a year later. Then when I was getting a divorce about 12 years ago and needed money for lawyer bills he bought some guns from me. That time I bought them back and let him keep a p-38 that he liked...he got it for $250.00. Doing that is lots better than loaning money. If the guy takes time to pay you back ,you still have the guns to enjoy, and there are no hard feelings.

 

[Garb]

I just got that same model in 12 gauge. I wanted a twenty but wal-mart's stock is limited haha

 

[Duce]

I've done this several times for friends. Plus, especially youngins, that I know are responsible, I've loned personal firearms to see if thats the model they wanted. Loned my AR to one young man that ended up in Iraq, always hoped that being familiar with it helped.
Doing a good deed has rewards that are out of this world..................
.............................<>< Duce

 

[dsol]

I have had to sell some when I was in a bad point. All my friends that bought them held on to them until I was back on my feet and have sold them back at the original price. Even my little Winchester M1 Carbine that was worth considerably more than what I sold it for and even more after a few years. Good friends are hard to come by and for me, are my real family. I have since returned the favor for one that is down on his luck with his job. Nice toy to play with for a while and then it will go back home when he is back on his feet.

 

[barber613]

I was glossing over the OP and read "hard times", and when I got to "lost a child" I got an empty feeling in my chest. Almost as if my breath was taken, as I am a father myself. This made me reread the post.


Its just a shotgun, not a family heirloom. You should no have any misgivings about your recent purchase.

 

[PappyD]

+1 on the good karma! You did a good thing!

OP's comment made me think of an old friend of mine...I traded him a Colt Officer's Model .45, stainless, and a IWB Kramer horsehide holster for a garden tractor with accessories. At the time it was a fair deal money-wise...Wifey wanted a tractor...

What was I thinking!

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[wtfd661]

Good for you, way to go helping a brother out and props for the offer to sell it back.