Cabela's "firearms experts" ......REALLY!?!....

[Hillbilly Headbanger]

First off, i hope none of these guys are your buddies...nothing personal, just letting everyone know what kind of "experts" they may be dealing with at some point....

I was on my way back home from doing a couple of deals today and I stopped in the Cabelas in Acworth for a minute to look around. As I was browsing through the gun library and there were 2 "firearms experts " sitting in the office. One of them spoke up and asked if I needed help. I told him I was just browsing. I noticed they had a 6" blued python in the case used for around $4K, so I asked them, without seeing it, could they give me a ballpark value on a 6" Nickel Python I have that's been fired a little with no box. They told me they couldn't tell me without seeing it, and it depends on what type of wood grips it has?!....here's the kicker....then they tell me someone had probably had it "chromed" because Colt ONLY produced blued Pythons, NOT "CHROMED" ONES...F'n' REALLY!?!

After that outlandish claim I asked them what the going price is on a NIB unfired Smith and Wesson Texas Ranger commemorative 19-3 with bowie knife with matching serials.....They looked at each other, then looked at me like I have just spoken to them in Russian or something. ...neither one of them had ever heard of a S&W Texas Ranger!!!

It was all I could do to keep from laughing in the "experts' " faces.

In closing, don't take your bubba-fied "chrome" plated pythons to Cabela's. ...they'll probably tell you it's only worth about tree-fidy!

 

[StuP]

Bet the chrome is peeling as well, $100 retail, $20 trade in, I'll give you $50.

 

[Hillbilly Headbanger]

Bet the chrome is peeling as well, $100 retail, $20 trade in, I'll give you $50.

Sold!!!....Lmao!

 

[StuP]

Sold!!!....Lmao!

I'll be right over to collect it, feels good to do a favor for a fellow member, pay it forward

 

[Hillbilly Headbanger]

I'll be right over to collect it, feels good to do a favor for a fellow member, pay it forward

 

[JWC]

There are lots of "experts" out there at stores other than Cabela's. I went to a FFL that received a Smith that I had shipped. I was asked the model number of the Smith I was to pick up. I told them M58. The genius behind the counter told me S&W never made a M58. He then preceded to tell me that if I did not know the model number, he could not allow me to receive the Smith. Yeah, he was surprised, and embarrassed when I showed him the MOD number on the Smith. I asked for another employee to check me out of the store.

 

[Hillbilly Headbanger]

There are lots of "experts" out there at stores other than Cabela's. I went to a FFL that received a Smith that I had shipped. I was asked the model number of the Smith I was to pick up. I told them M58. The genius behind the counter told me S&W never made a M58. He then preceded to tell me that if I did not know the model number, he could not allow me to receive the Smith. Yeah, he was surprised, and embarrassed when I showed him the MOD number on the Smith. I asked for another employee to check me out of the store.

Wow! That's pretty bad that he threatened to not let you have your gun.....would've loved to been a fly on the wall that day!

 

[Hillbilly Headbanger]

There are lots of "experts" out there at stores other than Cabela's. I went to a FFL that received a Smith that I had shipped. I was asked the model number of the Smith I was to pick up. I told them M58. The genius behind the counter told me S&W never made a M58. He then preceded to tell me that if I did not know the model number, he could not allow me to receive the Smith. Yeah, he was surprised, and embarrassed when I showed him the MOD number on the Smith. I asked for another employee to check me out of the store.

Speaking of other "experts ", I used to work for an LGS, one time we were at a gun show and a guy came up wanting to sell us a gently used stock gen 4 Glock 19 for $400 and a LNIB HK USP 45 with trijicon night sights for $500. The owner bought the Glock for $400 and passed on the HK because they're "junk"!!!!!!

 

[fast306stang]

Wow! That's pretty bad that he threatened to not let you have your gun.....would've loved to been a fly on the wall that day!

Damn right!!! I'd have been beyond pissed after that statement!

 

[olerambler]

There are lots of "experts" out there at stores other than Cabela's. I went to a FFL that received a Smith that I had shipped. I was asked the model number of the Smith I was to pick up. I told them M58. The genius behind the counter told me S&W never made a M58. He then preceded to tell me that if I did not know the model number, he could not allow me to receive the Smith. Yeah, he was surprised, and embarrassed when I showed him the MOD number on the Smith. I asked for another employee to check me out of the store.

experts kinda like assholes the worlds full of them got remember they in selling biz not buying unless they find sucker who gives them his stuff and pays big price for their stuff