tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1491928435134395962..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The invisible tax...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26982209976534174752013-02-23T16:54:48.740-05:002013-02-23T16:54:48.740-05:00I picked up a Taurus 709 last fall, out the door n...I picked up a Taurus 709 last fall, out the door new with one mag for under $300; cruising the net trying to find another mag is merciless! I see them bidding as high as $65! At that price, I'd buy another pistol... or wait a few months when things (hopefully) normalize a bit.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621330144399601329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23842631320784522502013-02-21T17:19:12.806-05:002013-02-21T17:19:12.806-05:00A polo saddle? What possessed you to buy a polo s...A polo saddle? What possessed you to buy a polo saddle?<br /><br />Well, I had to buy SOMETHING.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45844297926798898062013-02-21T07:32:09.105-05:002013-02-21T07:32:09.105-05:00I know, Tam. I'm just picking since I own two ...I know, Tam. I'm just picking since I own two of the brand that I'm fond of.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91931441687115758652013-02-20T21:10:25.774-05:002013-02-20T21:10:25.774-05:00Hey, if I have a choice between a loaded taurii an...Hey, if I have a choice between a loaded taurii and a hand with some skin on it, I'll take the taurii anytime. The gun you have, because you can afford it, is better than the ultimate custom shop race gun on the shelf at the store because you can't afford it. Tam is a pretty serious shooter, and a Taurus isn't even under consideration for her- for Joe Sixpack, I'd rather he have the taurus and know how to use it than nothing. I LIKE armed people. Even if I don't like their guns.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73557135072410529872013-02-20T19:11:28.588-05:002013-02-20T19:11:28.588-05:00Scott J,
Dude's not exactly flush right now; ...Scott J,<br /><br />Dude's not exactly flush right now; he's not going to be shopping Black Armies. Know the market and current values, and one can make financially-solid purchases off the bargain end of the table, too. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11459425255874879502013-02-20T19:04:58.711-05:002013-02-20T19:04:58.711-05:00I thought your solution for all Tauri was "ki...I thought your solution for all Tauri was "kill it with fire" :-)Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33559346878773911302013-02-20T17:12:01.043-05:002013-02-20T17:12:01.043-05:00Good lord, yes. I remember looking at Jags and Vet...Good lord, yes. I remember looking at Jags and Vettes in hemmings, and thinking, I can buy FOUR good used vettes for the price of a single jag, and I can get in them and drive them EVERY DAY. <br /><br />In the summer. <br /><br />When it's dry. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76303844271730590662013-02-20T15:58:51.090-05:002013-02-20T15:58:51.090-05:00og,
"Choosing which item will appreciate can...og,<br /><br />"<i>Choosing which item will appreciate can be hard. </i>"<br /><br />Success in any market does require study of the market and a modicum of luck...<br /><br />(ISTR, back in the mid '90s, during the height of the collectable car bubble, collector-grade E-types were clustering around the $80k mark in <i>Hemmings</i>, although you could get a non-collector grade daily... er, non-driver much cheaper. :D )Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44167614541202893402013-02-20T10:56:53.174-05:002013-02-20T10:56:53.174-05:00I remember in the Carter years, seeing lots full o...I remember in the Carter years, seeing lots full of $2500 E types. In the Clinton years, those same cars, if they ran at all, were selling for upwards of 30k while the hemi cudas were- well, a lot less. then people realized what it cost to OWN a Jag, and the jags are still selling for 30k, while a Hemi Cuda (A real one, anyway) costs as much as a nice suburban home. Choosing which item will appreciate can be hard. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12594191883687990382013-02-20T10:25:41.060-05:002013-02-20T10:25:41.060-05:00Or, as the saying goes, "You don't pay to...Or, as the saying goes, "You don't pay too much for a gun, you just buy it too soon."<br /><br />Can't speak for the fun shows, because I can't walk 'em anymore, but there seems to be a certain frenzy on the internet auctions of late.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54162120409120228252013-02-20T08:13:04.959-05:002013-02-20T08:13:04.959-05:00Personally, I'm moving my Cash Reserves into C...Personally, I'm moving my Cash Reserves into Collectable cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew with Long Expiration dates.<br /><br />And any spare Ammo for my weapons that I can find and afford.<br /><br />Good thing my First Aid gear is up to snuff.<br /><br />"Beans, Bullets, Band-Aids."Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17480560738834080942013-02-20T07:56:57.965-05:002013-02-20T07:56:57.965-05:00Based on the increase in ammunition value and scar...Based on the increase in ammunition value and scarcity...I need a couple more safes. Seriously. Reports of folk selling bricks of 22 for a Franklin...to a store no less...<br /><br />Darned Chinese proverbs...I was hoping for "boring times".Pakkinpoppanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72892359694509102322013-02-20T07:42:59.989-05:002013-02-20T07:42:59.989-05:00Oh ho! So this explains all those Mausers on my wa...Oh ho! So this explains all those Mausers on my wall!Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.com