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ho hum

I've had dealings with Mike on several occasions, and find him to be honest, straightforward and easy to deal with. The first gun I bought from him was very nice, but the stock dimensions didn't suit me. He took it back, no questions asked. On another occasion I bought a gun from Mike that I was very pleased with, but I took delivery of it just before leaving on a trip, and didn't discover until several weeks later that the ejectors didn't work properly. Even though the customary 3-day inspection period had long since passed, Mike sent me a check to cover the cost of the repairs: again, no questions asked. As for Mike's prices, don't be put off: he is always willing to listen to reasonable offers. In short, I highly recommend him as a seller. (He is also a good guy, and volunteers his time and money at humanitarian crises around the world.)

Maybe Ed should start sending Dave 10 bucks every time he trot-lines on here.

In doing research on the Syracuse line of L.C. Smith hammerless guns, Mike had a few posted and I wanted to ask him a few questions. I emailed him and said what I was doing and he gave me serial numbers of past Syracuse guns he had owned, plus the grades, and gauges and said that if he could be of further assistance to let him know.
I found him to be extremely pleasant and I would have no problem buying from him.
Also as stated he is a very generous man with his time and money and does a lot of voluntary work.

If this Mike is all the things some of you are saying and has good guns to boot why doesn't he start them all at $1.00 and have a real auction? I've never noticed good condition guns going too cheap even when started with a very low opening bid so the "He has to protect his investment" argument one usually hears really doesn't wash with me.
Jim.

Obviously not all sellers want a real auction. They would prefer to sell at their price and not what some guys in a particular week want to pay. This is why these sites offer several formats. Buy or don't, it's your choice.

I'd as soon a guy list a gun at the price he wants.

joe: gunsamerica.com is the place for you!

Jim, have you ever talked with me or made me an offer on anything? Everything is negotiable and my pricing is what I would like to get for the guns I sell. I seldom get what I'm asking and we all feel better about our purchase when we can talk someone down a bit. I leave room to take a trade in my starting price. I am a unabashed capitalist and an honest one. I buy and resell to make a profit and enjoy doubles at the same time. My preference is to price my guns somewhere near what I need so we have a real starting point instead of playing an endless bid to the reserve game. I accept about 50% of the offers made and nearly all the reasonable ones. Thanks. Mike

Mike,

Good to see you on the site even though this thread is over five years OLD

Welcome
Please post often
Mike