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Posted: 10/9/2011 8:34:26 AM EDT
Sometimes, luck lands in your lap...
My neighbors friend was getting rid of a pile of stuff for whatever reason. He had a meduim sized tote full of mags he estimated held approximately "40 to 50" magazines. The conversation went something like this: Him: You interested in any mags? Me: I have a bunch already. The price would have to be sweeter than I think you're prepared to offer. I have a something like 200 already. Him: 200??? There's not 200 in there. More like 40 - 50 or so. (He had no idea how many were in the container in addition to not paying attention) Me: How much do you want for the whole container's worth? (I guessed 60 or so as they were just dumped in the box) Him: Uh, 50 bucks do it? 
Me: Uh, OK. I'm not sure how much cash I have in my wallet but I'll check. Him: OK Me: I'll be back in a minute. (I come back from next door) All I have is $46. Will that do it? I may may be able to scrounge the $4 in change up if you'd like. Him: Naw, don't sweat it. I want the tote back though. Me: No sweat man. Lemme carry this over to my house and I'll bring your tote right back to you. after dutifully returning the his prized tote, I counted the mags. It ended up be 108, all NIB. 
Pic provided for the naysayers. I know CSB and all that. /SideSalad |
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I hate you. Who made them? I see tan followers of the new Centers. There was a mix of O-Kay's, Brownell's, etc. I haven't inspected all of them. Being NIB, I've already stored them - managed to get 82 i(still in their boxes) into a 20mm ammo can with some dessicant. /SS |
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believe it or not, I got two, sixty count boxes of mags (new and unfired) once for a bottle of Jack Daniels per box. When it comes to mags, I seem to have a rabbits foot up my ass. I've got the Ex-Lax Where you at? I'll wait for that rabbit's foot Nice score!
I got ~40 used but good condition mags once for $100 and thought I did good. |
| Something doesn't seem right here. Anybody who owns that many mags legitimately knows how many he has. He would at least have known within 5-10 mags how many he had, as well as had some remote idea what they were worth. I'm thinking you just bought someone's stolen mags. |
| My neighbors think I am a nut job. They neither hunt nor fish, nor shoot anything. I therefore feel the need to do enough for all of them! Good score man. FWIW, I'm not all torqued up that your a dealer in stolen property either. One never knows how these things work out. LMAO 9080 |
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Quoted: Somebody with 108 mags in boxes knows he paid between $7 and $12 each in the last 5 years. I'm sure an adult who knows how to work the zipper can multiply.Quoted: Why was this guy selling them so cheap? Are they hot or did he just get convicted of a felony? Either they're stolen or he came to his senses and realized that nobody in their right mind needs a 108 magazines.... He got them in trade, or the OP needs to hide his dog. jmho. |
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Why was this guy selling them so cheap? Are they hot or did he just get convicted of a felony? Either they're stolen or he came to his senses and realized that nobody in their right mind needs a 108 magazines.... Knowing the "gun people" that I do, I would'nt assume these were stolen, at least not based on what the OP has stated. There have been plenty of times me and my friends have discovered shit that we didnt even know we had, even things not very old (1-2 years). When my grandfather died a couple of years ago, my uncle and my father were going through his house and discovered a couple of garands with a few clips of ammo in a crate at the bottom of the floor-to-ceiling pile of shit in his basement. We never even knew he owned a gun, period. |
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Quoted: You'd forget buying 108 mags, and paying between $700 and $1200 for them?Quoted: Quoted: Why was this guy selling them so cheap? Are they hot or did he just get convicted of a felony? Either they're stolen or he came to his senses and realized that nobody in their right mind needs a 108 magazines.... Knowing the "gun people" that I do, I would'nt assume these were stolen, at least not based on what the OP has stated. There have been plenty of times me and my friends have discovered shit that we didnt even know we had, even things not very old (1-2 years). When my grandfather died a couple of years ago, my uncle and my father were going through his house and discovered a couple of garands with a few clips of ammo in a crate at the bottom of the floor-to-ceiling pile of shit in his basement. We never even knew he owned a gun, period. Recently? Can I borrow $20? I'll pay you back 'soon'.  I see your point, but I'm thinking big/recent and forgotten, all at the same time, don't smell right in this instance. Like I said, seller could have gotten them in trade or as collateral. otoh, I was wrong once before. It could happen again. |
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Sometimes good luck finds you and it is not worth over thinking it.
I had two instances of very good luck. Co-worker going through a nasty divorce sold me a pre-ban Colt A2 Sporter for $600. Another instance was a next door neighbor who had serious criminal charges pending against him, sold me a 1K round case of XM193 and about 30 mags for $100. In both instances, they were facing hefty legal bills. |
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Knowing the "gun people" that I do, I would'nt assume these were stolen, at least not based on what the OP has stated. There have been plenty of times me and my friends have discovered shit that we didnt even know we had, even things not very old (1-2 years). When my grandfather died a couple of years ago, my uncle and my father were going through his house and discovered a couple of garands with a few clips of ammo in a crate at the bottom of the floor-to-ceiling pile of shit in his basement. We never even knew he owned a gun, period. [/quote] When my grandfather went to the nursing home in 1985 ,my dad ended up cleaning out the house. He had a 12 gauge damascus double and a very rusty 1918 BAR, I came to find out (unfortunately years later) a friend in the Sioux Falls PD had given it to him in WW2 and it had sat in the closet unmaintained since. The Sioux Falls PD got their BAR back  and my cousin got the shotgun
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Somebody with 108 mags in boxes knows he paid between $7 and $12 each in the last 5 years. I'm sure an adult who knows how to work the zipper can multiply.
Either they're stolen or he came to his senses and realized that nobody in their right mind needs a 108 magazines.... [/quote] Are they stolen if the supply clerk didn't want them back? Mags are considered disposable by the military, after all. |
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