Funny thing is ... "You never remember the guns you bought ... You only remember the guns you could of bought."

I've had many occasions where I watched someone buy a gun ahead of me, and then told the new owner to give me a call when he was ready to sell it. Several have commented that since I knew the price they paid, they were reluctant to sell it to me fearing I'd be upset with their profit. I assured them that the price "they" paid, had little to do with the price that "I" was willing to pay.

In one example, I witnessed the new owner paying $1500 for a rifle, and a year later, he sheepishly offered it to me for $3000, thinking I would begrudge him doubling his money. I snapped it up for the $3000 offer, knowing I would be selling it in the future for $5500. Everything stays in balance.

When I ponder a purchase, I add 10% to my "willing to pay price" every time I "ponder" if I should buy it or not. After 3 or 4 ponders, it usually goes home with me.

This approach has gotten me a lot of great iron over the years, and created my "signature".