San Antone RR
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Mine as well.
Proving it's yours...
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Mine as well.
Ditto, except for the one instance that the seller did not show up. Luckily that was local so there wasn't too much time and gas lost.
Otherwise, about the only downside to FTF is that we end up in long discussions about guns and it'll be a couple of hours before I break free!
And I hate to admit this, but I don't think I've ever walked away from a FTF without having bought the firearm in question!
Cheers! M2
Seems like every gun I bought FTF from someone I didnt know turned out to have something wrong with it. If I ever by a gun from someone I dont know again, were going to go shoot it first.
Just to play devil's advocate a minute, I also have pics of my collection, but I just thought of something. Let's just suppose I ran out and stole a bunch of guns, came home, and made pics of all of them. How does that really prove they are legally mine? It just provides me with a picture of the guns I just stole. Ideas??? Comments???
How do you prove the money in your possession is really yours? Guys, you're overthinking this....take reasonable precautions/care - but no need to go overboard.
ChunkyMonkey
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I take pictures of every dollar bill in my pocket....wait, I don't have any, wife takes them, lol.....
I have pics of my weapons and serial numbers if applicable. But, that's just me and because what I've seen at work and when recovering weapons. If it's just one thing to make it easier for the process, it's worth the two minutes of time. Then again, I'm not equipped like the US Military like some folks here ^^^^^^^ lol
I have pics of my weapons and serial numbers if applicable. But, that's just me and because what I've seen at work and when recovering weapons. If it's just one thing to make it easier for the process, it's worth the two minutes of time. Then again, I'm not equipped like the US Military like some folks here ^^^^^^^ lol
You mean you guys don't write down every serial number of every greenback in your possession and keep records in an offsite server offshore in a giant bunker?
Am I weird?
You know, the other day I noticed that I accidentally went over 70 on the highway for a little bit. I promptly turned around and drove to the nearest police station to turn myself in! What a good citizen I was. Uh-huh!
Am I weird?
You know, the other day I noticed that I accidentally went over 70 on the highway for a little bit. I promptly turned around and drove to the nearest police station to turn myself in! What a good citizen I was. Uh-huh!
I make sure to buy any and all firearms with my CC as my info will then be on the receipt, i then scan a copy of the receipt and email it to myself, along with pictures of the firearm and serial numbers. I also then email the copy of the receipt/serial number to my insurance co.
That's REALLY neat....someone hacks into you or your insurance co's email server, they KNOW everything you've got....nice!
Lol, well i guess there really isn't anyway around that one...
SURE there is - don't make it so easy! The insurance company has NO need for your gun info - and think about it - do you alert 'em when you SELL one as well?
Serial numbers, pics if ya want - but if at ALL possible, I pay by cash - and for DANG sure, I don't send copies of ANY of that info to an insurance agent!
Well the only reason i was doing that was i had been told by a couple of insurance co's now, that it would make it easier/quicker for reimbursement if items were lost due to fire or theft, etc. I don't believe they care about the product itself specifically serial numbers, just value. Although they have told me that's it's not necessary to provide them with any information.
I store all of my receipts for large purchases in a fire safe, not to mention making copies of them and emailing them to myself. But i do see your point, thanks for the advice!
Signed receipts are great IF someone is left around to sign one. I've got, what I think to be a late 1970s, Taurus model 82 (.38 Special) with the heavy bull barrel, that I inherited from my ex-FIL when he passed away. There was no signed receipt to be had - in fact, I think it came as a complete surprise to my wife (now -ex) that he even had such a thing hidden in his sock drawer in east Texas. And if I asked her sign something now, the only receipt she'd agree to sign would be something saying I stole it, to hopefully throw me in jail...(ya watch those east Texas gals!). Anyway, my son [our son] knows it will be handed down to him, since that's the main family connection to be had. In the meanwhile, like with all my guns, I created a little Excel spreadsheet that records the make/model/barrel length (etc.) and a short narrative as to how I originally got the gun - kinda the Antiques Road Show version of "Provenance" of the gun...if you will. In addition to that write up I've taken photos of my guns (& continue to do so, to this day), capturing 'close-ups' of Serial Numbers/special roll marks or wear paterns, etc. Interesting that I've been doing this all along but not really with the thought of theft or loss in mind, but more so from an inheritance prespective. When I'm no longer on the scene I don't want to leave guns behind that no one knows the origin or history of (like my ex-FIL did) - I have no idea how he came by that Taurus - whell as far as I know, the dxmn thing could've been used in an east Texas bank heist for all I know....
I keep a folder in my google docs account for all my large purchases (guns, TVs, computers etc)
Purchases:
- Firearms
*Serials (for all the guns in one excel file) and any distinguishing marks or modifications.
- One folder per firearm, with receipt and photos from after purchase, and after modifications
Keep a backup copy in my dropbox account also, and all the receipts are also kept in my file cabinet.
Purchases:
- Firearms
*Serials (for all the guns in one excel file) and any distinguishing marks or modifications.
- One folder per firearm, with receipt and photos from after purchase, and after modifications
Keep a backup copy in my dropbox account also, and all the receipts are also kept in my file cabinet.
