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Some things I just don't get....

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:28 pm
by dws1117
I was skimming through a Sportsmen's Guide Shooters catalog that came in today's mail when I come across a listing for a non working replica of a Thompson sub gun for $1,197!!!:shock: :? :shock:

Do people really pay this kind of cash for a fake gun? If so, I want what they are smoking.

Why would anyone seriously buy something like this? Coming from a theatrical background I can see where something like this would be useful as a prop, but not for almost $1200.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:09 am
by HighVelocity
Some people have more money than sense.

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:47 am
by dws1117
Here is the link to the page in the online catalog.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=208637

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:06 am
by Jacob Staff
You can get a working semi-automatic for that price.

http://www.tommygun.com/ao_pricing_lg_f.html

Re: Some things I just don't get....

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:44 pm
by TraCoun
dws1117 wrote:I was skimming through a Sportsmen's Guide Shooters catalog that came in today's mail when I come across a listing for a non working replica of a Thompson sub gun for $1,197!!!:shock: :? :shock:

Do people really pay this kind of cash for a fake gun? If so, I want what they are smoking.

Why would anyone seriously buy something like this? Coming from a theatrical background I can see where something like this would be useful as a prop, but not for almost $1200.
I think it was P.T. Barnum -- correct me if I'm wrong -- who said something to the effect of 'There's a sucker born every minute'.

TraCoun

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:26 pm
by one eyed fatman
'There's a sucker born every minute'.
And two to take him.

But that was back in the good day's. Look at the fake taxes you pay on your land line phone. Look at the wasteful spending by our government. The crap corporations dream up to screw us out of money. We have all become suckers now.