I was walking through one of our local Pawnshops this morning looking to see if they had anything I couldn't live without when I spied a Marlin Guide Gun in the used rifle rack with a posted price of $400.00.
First thing I thought was "this thing must be beat up later model with a price that low".
I asked to take a look at it and gave it a thorough inspection and saw that it was JM marked on the barrel and the only thing I could find (short of needing a good cleaning) was some light scuffs/small dents on the stock.
Serial number was 99000076XX indicates it was made in 2001 and for its age it is very clean, no wear/scratches on the blue, crowns in excellent condition, never had a scope mounted (screws are still there and no marring on the receiver) the only thing out of place was the front sight hood was missing.
I asked if there was any room to move on the price and the young lady that was helping me said that only the manager could make pricing decisions and he was out of town.
I figured that if I let it sit for another day trying to save a few bucks it would surely be gone so I remitted their asking price (plus tax) and walked out the door with it for $425.00.
I don't think I got stung too bad:
First thing I thought was "this thing must be beat up later model with a price that low".
I asked to take a look at it and gave it a thorough inspection and saw that it was JM marked on the barrel and the only thing I could find (short of needing a good cleaning) was some light scuffs/small dents on the stock.
Serial number was 99000076XX indicates it was made in 2001 and for its age it is very clean, no wear/scratches on the blue, crowns in excellent condition, never had a scope mounted (screws are still there and no marring on the receiver) the only thing out of place was the front sight hood was missing.
I asked if there was any room to move on the price and the young lady that was helping me said that only the manager could make pricing decisions and he was out of town.
I figured that if I let it sit for another day trying to save a few bucks it would surely be gone so I remitted their asking price (plus tax) and walked out the door with it for $425.00.
I don't think I got stung too bad:
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