Good Points EDM: Since Ebay(stupidly IMO) cut the sale of parts off, the shows are about the only place you can find these anymore.
The problem on eBay was the guys who tried to circumvent the NO GUNS rule by listing the barrels and fore-end on one auction, and the stocked action on the next, thus, in effect, selling the complete gun. Most of the eBay action today involves payment by PayPal, with eBay becoming a stakeholder in the transaction. I can understand why they are concerned, and with gun parts constituting .00000000001% of their gross, the result makes sense.
But talk about STUPID--how about shotgun-collector organizations, which are seemingly dedicated to the acquisition and de-acquisition of specified guns, that prohibit the mention of the "BUY" and "SELL" words on their very own websites. When called to task and asked the question, WHY can't a participant post a query if anyone has a nice lifter 10-bore that could be bought, or mention that he has a 12-bore F&F DHE shooter needing a new home?
The BODs fall back on their "Golden Rule": We got the gold, you obey the rule.
What gets me is that the very same people who can be most vocal in re: eBay tend to bite their lips and turn the other cheek when it is the collector associations that have dumb rules. I wonder why? EDM
