SAXET gun show - review - is asking how many guns you sold a rude question?

[Army 1911]

Gun shows are like nudie bars. Fun to look and may even fondle but way too expensive to take home.

 

[Gordo]

Every time I here something like 'that's really how I am, been completely genuine since post 1',
I grow more skeptical.

 

[zackmars]

Used to be a lot better when you could get RPG-7's from the twitchy guy in the corner

 

[Lead Belly]

Used to be a lot better when you could get RPG-7's from the twitchy guy in the corner

Who you calling "twitchy"? It's a tick, and I gave you a helluva price on that.

 

[zackmars]

Who you calling "twitchy"? It's a tick, and I gave you a helluva price on that.

Listen you were selling re-wats with old ammo that you dug out of some afgani's mud hut.

I want my $20 back

 

[alterspaces]

You can find deals very rarely, it doesn't help if youre looking for anything more specific than "a gun"

Yeah, this I've found to be exactly the case. The reason why I only haggled twice was that I only saw Kahr PM9 twice. It was the only thing I was looking for.

Welcome to Texas. What part of California did you say you were from? Is a pretty State, for sure.

Los Angeles, yes, pretty state is what I'm after. been living in TX for a few years now though, it's really comfortable for the most part. Four main complaints are so many police on the streets (since I'm a bad driver), mosquitoes, and the August heat/February freeze, and the Gulf water is muddy. People have been quite friendly here, unlike Florida and Hawaii, maybe the tropics just make you angry.

Every time I here something like 'that's really how I am, been completely genuine since post 1',
I grow more skeptical.

Well there's nothing I can do/say to please you.
If I don't say anything and continue posting as usual - you'll think I just keep trolling.
If I say otherwise - I'll get a post like yours
Lose-lose :/

 

[Gordo]

Yeah, this I've found to be exactly the case. The reason why I only haggled twice was that I only saw Kahr PM9 twice. It was the only thing I was looking for.

Los Angeles, yes, pretty state is what I'm after. been living in TX for a few years now though, it's really comfortable for the most part. Four main complaints are so many police on the streets (since I'm a bad driver), mosquitoes, and the August heat/February freeze, and the Gulf water is muddy. People have been quite friendly here, unlike Florida and Hawaii, maybe the tropics just make you angry.


Well there's nothing I can do/say to please you.
If I don't say anything and continue posting as usual - you'll think I just keep trolling.
If I say otherwise - I'll get a post like yours
Lose-lose :/

Always.
This is Texas Gun Talk after all...
You should see what happens here when someone asks about which is better, 9mm or 48ZAP !

 

[Txhighlander]

Always.
This is Texas Gun Talk after all...
You should see what happens here when someone asks about which is better, 9mm or 48ZAP !

don't forget 30sc

 

[studenygreg]

I heard there's a hole in the bathroom stall that gives free ammo.

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[alterspaces]

I heard there's a hole in the bathroom stall that gives free ammo.

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wrong group, that's furries.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

San Marcos Gun Show: March 16-17. $20 entrance fee. So, I'm already out $40 just to walk in the door? I'm out. Instead, I'm thinking I might pop into a few pawn shops, turn over a few rocks, and see if I get lucky. **Your welcome OOC thread**

 

[Bozz10mm]

So question of the day - was asking people "how many guns did you sell?" a touchy subject? Was it rude like asking a woman's age? Please educate me on this social norm, my autism may be getting the better of me. Why did people often refuse to answer?

They suspected you were an ATF agent.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Takeaways:
-hard (if not impossible) to haggle
-everything overpriced, did not find any slick deals, I think I'd rather just buy online, the FTF is still cheaper.
-cool customized holsters
-great place to window shop, not really buy anything

I see things haven't changed since the last (the only) gun show I went to in Houston back in 1981.

 

[alterspaces]

San Marcos Gun Show: March 16-17. $20 entrance fee. So, I'm already out $40 just to walk in the door? I'm out. Instead, I'm thinking I might pop into a few pawn shops, turn over a few rocks, and see if I get lucky. **Your welcome OOC thread**

What do you think the justification for $20 would be? Is it better than the SAXET show?

They suspected you were an ATF agent.

Maybe the stores did. They're the only ones who were too busy for me to talk to much before I popped the question so I had to almost ask right away.

 

[Gordo]

wrong group, that's furries.

Is being a furry a prerequisite of becoming an ATF agent?

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

What do you think the justification for $20 would be?

Because they want money.

Is it better than the SAXET show?

I don't know becasue I'm not willing to find out.

The last Saxet show I attended was years ago and I can't remember if it was in SA or New Braunfels. Either way, it was lackluster with the typical old dudes, dusty rifles, and shiny revolvers they had no intention of selling.

 

[TexasRedneck]

What do you think the justification for $20 would be? Is it better than the SAXET show?


Maybe the stores did. They're the only ones who were too busy for me to talk to much before I popped the question so I had to almost ask right away.

You obviously understand little about the cost of doing business.

 

[alterspaces]

You obviously understand little about the cost of doing business.

Not at all, actually I went to ask about gun sales literally because I understood the cost of doing business, hoping to find that each vendor could make more than the $40 they pay for the tables.

In fact, I'd argue perhaps you don't know what cost of doing business is. The entry fee has nothing to do with cost of doing business. It's basically the cost patrons need to pay to get the opportunity to buy stuff, but the patrons are not there to do business, the vendors are, hence why they pay for table space. The patrons are there to buy. The fee to be able to buy more stuff is not a business cost, it's just an extra cost.

 

[TexasRedneck]

In fact, I'd argue perhaps you don't know what cost of doing business is. The entry fee has nothing to do with cost of doing business. It's basically the cost patrons need to pay to get the opportunity to buy stuff, but the patrons are not there to do business, the vendors are, hence why they pay for table space. The patrons are there to buy. The fee to be able to buy more stuff is not a business cost, it's just an extra cost.

4 generations of independent businessmen would disagree with you, but whatever. Without an entry fee, you'll have all kinds wandering through the show. You also have things like rent, security, insurance, transporting the various and sundry accessories needed for the show setup, etc. Do you know what it costs them to rent the facility?
Either way, it doesn't matter - either spend the money or not. Just stop whining, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[V-Tach]

Tables haven't been $40.00 for some time now.......