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<blockquote data-quote="GorillaG" data-source="post: 3666725" data-attributes="member: 49083"><p>LOL, wow that reminds me of a transaction I was once involved in. I was selling a brand new revolver that not only had I never fired, I never even removed it from the packaging. It came in a plastic bag, inside a box. After I bought it I was told a horror story by my machinist cousin, of buying the same revolver, from the same company. My cousin is a skilled machinist that often fabricates expensive, complex parts to save money. His dad (my uncle) was an expert tool and die maker who taught my cousin to be a highly skilled machinist. He bought the same revolver brand new and it malfunctioned right out of the box. He had to send it back at his expense not once but 3 TIMES! Each time he explained in detail the problem and what needed to be fixed specifically. Finally after the third time it came back not only unfixed but in WORSE condition than it was to begin with. The warranty was great on paper but in reality quite worthless. After the last failed effort he gave up and dismantled the revolver and repaired it himself. Unknowingly I had purchased the same model from the same company. Mine also was flawed right out of the box. I didn't even bother trying it out because by that time the company had publicly acknowledged the flaw. I put it up for sale immediately and explained the situation to everyone who showed an interest. I got an interested party as soon as I posted it. We met at a location handy for both of us. Like I said, it was brand new. Now here is where the fun began. He opened the box and then the bag, at which time he inspected the revolver for 30 MINUTES! I'm 64 yrs old and I've bought and sold COUNTLESS firearms over the years and MAYBE at some point I may have spent 5 or 10 minutes at the absolute MOST inspecting an intricate firearm and it's function in minute detail GEEZ LOUISE I honestly thought the guy was having a stroke. How long can a person focus on a hammer of a gun? FINALLY after a FULL 30 minutes of literally snail speed appraisal, he said..."Well I'm going buy it, even though it's OBVIOUSLY used." LOL, I almost drove off right then, but I really wanted to move the gun, so I collected the cash and prepared to leave, but I HAD TO know how he could tell the brand new revolver was OBVIOUSLY used. He said by observing the screws super closely he could tell they had been "turned" previously. It was all I could do not to laugh in his face. Apparently these armchair engineers think that complex machinery is assembled MAGICALLY by machinist fairies that either use the force of their will or perhaps anti-gravitational devices to complete their tasks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GorillaG, post: 3666725, member: 49083"] LOL, wow that reminds me of a transaction I was once involved in. I was selling a brand new revolver that not only had I never fired, I never even removed it from the packaging. It came in a plastic bag, inside a box. After I bought it I was told a horror story by my machinist cousin, of buying the same revolver, from the same company. My cousin is a skilled machinist that often fabricates expensive, complex parts to save money. His dad (my uncle) was an expert tool and die maker who taught my cousin to be a highly skilled machinist. He bought the same revolver brand new and it malfunctioned right out of the box. He had to send it back at his expense not once but 3 TIMES! Each time he explained in detail the problem and what needed to be fixed specifically. Finally after the third time it came back not only unfixed but in WORSE condition than it was to begin with. The warranty was great on paper but in reality quite worthless. After the last failed effort he gave up and dismantled the revolver and repaired it himself. Unknowingly I had purchased the same model from the same company. Mine also was flawed right out of the box. I didn't even bother trying it out because by that time the company had publicly acknowledged the flaw. I put it up for sale immediately and explained the situation to everyone who showed an interest. I got an interested party as soon as I posted it. We met at a location handy for both of us. Like I said, it was brand new. Now here is where the fun began. He opened the box and then the bag, at which time he inspected the revolver for 30 MINUTES! I'm 64 yrs old and I've bought and sold COUNTLESS firearms over the years and MAYBE at some point I may have spent 5 or 10 minutes at the absolute MOST inspecting an intricate firearm and it's function in minute detail GEEZ LOUISE I honestly thought the guy was having a stroke. How long can a person focus on a hammer of a gun? FINALLY after a FULL 30 minutes of literally snail speed appraisal, he said..."Well I'm going buy it, even though it's OBVIOUSLY used." LOL, I almost drove off right then, but I really wanted to move the gun, so I collected the cash and prepared to leave, but I HAD TO know how he could tell the brand new revolver was OBVIOUSLY used. He said by observing the screws super closely he could tell they had been "turned" previously. It was all I could do not to laugh in his face. Apparently these armchair engineers think that complex machinery is assembled MAGICALLY by machinist fairies that either use the force of their will or perhaps anti-gravitational devices to complete their tasks! [/QUOTE]
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