conversely, one time i was set up at a show and a guy asked "will you take suchandsuch for that?" "yeah; i'll take that." "OK. i'll think about it." i went from zero to pi$$ed off that quick. "think about it? listen, feller!
roger
Roger I wouldn't use the words that guy used but "will you take suchandsuch for that?" is not the same as "I will give you suchandsuch for that gun."
Another version is "Would suchandsuch buy that gun?" I know a guy that wouldn't reneg on a deal for all the money in the world but he asks that question and means it at face value.
Again I don't use those but the meaning is not an offer but a question about what you would take for the gun.
My counter to those questions is "Is that on offer?" or "Why don't you make me an offer and find out?" or "I made an offer when I priced it, it is your turn."
