Friday - April 17, 2009

It feels a little spooky

Horry Clap.

I just bought a pistol. On the internet.

Ok, calm down. Relax Drew. It’s just another internet transaction. You’ve bought everything under the sun online, from CDs to gun powder to car parts to diamonds. Never had a problem with any of it. And this is entirely legal and completely legit. Yeah, but ... horry clap. I just bought a pistol. On the internet.

Sure, there are a couple of extra fees. Shipping fee from the vendor. Transfer fee and NICS check from my local gun dealer. A 3% credit card surcharge because I want the thing shipped today. All the signing and stamping of my NJ Purchase Permit when it arrives. And while the asking price was a little high, it wasn’t crazy high in this crazy market. And even with all the fees the bottom line still came out $100 less than MSRP.

Yeah. And maybe I could have saved $50 if I got it via auction. And then saved another $13 by mailing in a money order instead. But maybe I would have lost the bidding too. Who can say? It’s a little spooky out there right now; the gun stores are empty. Nobody can promise delivery of anything.

But still ...

Horry Clap. I just bought a pistol. On the internet.

Posted by Drew458     on 04/17/2009 at 01:38 PM   
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