Glock Talk - View Single Post - How much does an idiot mark reduce value.

Rick O'Shay · 10-23-2012, 06:57

I bought an Ithaca 1911A1, WWII issue, with original finish and idiot scratches both ways!
But, instead of $1,500 it would have been worth, I paid $1,250. If I ever resell it (unlikely), then I'll keep the price low to reflect the ignorance that created the scratches.
I'm guessing either military guy in a hurry, or a trainee that hadn't shot anything but BB guns up to that point.
I'm pretty sure the military trains their recruits how to assemble a pistol without wrecking it.

10-23-2012, 06:57	#70
Rick O'Shay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SC Posts: 2,405	I bought an Ithaca 1911A1, WWII issue, with original finish and idiot scratches both ways! But, instead of $1,500 it would have been worth, I paid $1,250. If I ever resell it (unlikely), then I'll keep the price low to reflect the ignorance that created the scratches. I'm guessing either military guy in a hurry, or a trainee that hadn't shot anything but BB guns up to that point. I'm pretty sure the military trains their recruits how to assemble a pistol without wrecking it.