![]() ![]() All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed.ħ96 W. Keep in mind that the vendors have the option of not participating in guns shows and sticking to word of mouth, LGS or the net.This Eugene gun show is held at Lane County Event Center and hosted by Collectors West. Thank you for enduring my rant but I felt that things should be put in a bit of a different perspective. ![]() As a community, we will decide how things go in the future. If gun shows are not supported by the public then the only options will be LGS or the net. What we have in front of us is reality and we have to deal with it but not necessarily like it. Are we our own worst enemy by not voting them out of office? Would a republican governing body do us any better? Who knows. No positive results from that as yet but that is reality. The commies in Salem have taken away the old hobby of cash & carry. That coupled with the old adage "I took that thing to a gun show and got rid of it" knowing it didn't function.Įveryone has their take on things but the options are LGS, internet or gun shows. Hopefully nobody will take something apart that they can't put beck together.Īs for high prices, the public coming through either wants to sell something but they don't have a price on it or their prices are well above what my friend would price his merchandise for. Coupled with that is the stories about what they used to have or telling you all about their knowledge of what they might have in their hands. No mention of prices being above retail because nobody trying to deal on anything. ![]() Two days of people walking by with a thousand yard stare, sometimes picking up a weapon to fondle and asking to cut the tie to "try the trigger" that sort of thing and this is $800 - 1K weapons with no intention of buying. That being said, the fun begins when the doors open. $70 per table plus parking plus fuel from Lebanon not to mention the time involved and labor hauling the inventory and putting it on display and then loading it all back in the rig at the end of the show because all anyone did was pick it up and play with it. I spent the week end with a friend that has a few tables at the Expo show and yes, it is a bit spendy to get inside. Once again, I will offer some input from the "other side of the table". This is the weekend for Membership Renewal - Did you know you can avoid the long ticket lines by joining our. Open Friday Noon - 6:00pm, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4. Looking at all the products, eye-candy, bling, the latest on the market (and being able to hold and feel every one of them), 3 hours of exercise, etc, is $20 nicely spent by me.Ī lot of good back & forth here that has been said many times over. Oregon's Largest 3 Day Gun and Knife Show at the Portland Expo Center. On rare occasions there is something that i can't live without. Yeah, sure, you get great prices online, but take into consideration shipping, FFL fee's, wait times, blah, blah, blah and you've saved yourself what? Or better yet, you buy it from an auction and realize that that there was a lot more wrong with it that disclosed. Or the people that think just because it's 30 years old, doesn't make it worth 200%-300% of a new one. If I don't want to walk back to the "cheaper guy" I at least offer what the other guy is selling them for. The guy 2 isle's over, and 1/2 way up, is selling them for $10ea. 1 guy is wanting to sell his PMAG's for $20ea. ![]() I'm picking this next item as it seems to stick out the most. Offer something for it if you are interested. Or $150 more for a pistol, than the guy 1/2 way down the isle is selling too. Yeah, you have the same people asking 20% OVER new price, for a rifle that was used as a splitting axe. Admission: 8. They can always go down, but they can never go UP on their price when "negotiating". Gun Show Information Location of August Two Day Show: Wingspan Event & Conference Center Directions Hours: Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 9am - 3pm. They have to put a price on their stuff, and they have to start someplace. I have NEVER been turned down for a reasonable offer - regardless of what the initial asking was. I see folks complaining that they can't low-ball someone for something. But, if you look, you'll still find good deals. As a lot of folks like to reminisce about "the old days", well, now everyone knows what a good deal is, and isn't anymore. With the advent of the internet pricing can be found cross country and around the world. Now, for the 2-3+ hours walking, looking, drooling, handling and fondling NUMEROUS makes and models of firearms. I get over it real quick when I walk in through the doors and realize that there is not one LGS that has what is in front of me. The parking and entry fee is a $20 setback from the beginning. I have to agree and disagree with a lot of posts. ![]()
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