3rdmardiv Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 I am looking for MP40 parts in a set or individual parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiking44 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) You've got an MP40 barrel for sale on Gunbroker. Are you looking for parts or are you looking to buy low and sell high? I think I know the answer. Edited November 20, 2022 by Wiking44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdmardiv Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Precisely how would that be a problem for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalry Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 It’s a good observation by Wiking. This is a close knit group and intent matters. People will pull together to help someone fix a gun with hard to find parts. But I don’t see any need to help a flipper make a profit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdmardiv Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 I am retired and as a hobby I look for hard to find parts that are buried in basements or attics that may never be found. I sell by auction and always start an auction at $1.00 with return privileges. I enjoy bringing happiness to people that are searching for that obscure part that they may never find. I wouldn't be too quick to be judgmental, one day you may be looking for that part that I can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiking44 Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 9:04 AM, 3rdmardiv said: I am retired and as a hobby I look for hard to find parts that are buried in basements or attics that may never be found. I sell by auction and always start an auction at $1.00 with return privileges. I enjoy bringing happiness to people that are searching for that obscure part that they may never find. I wouldn't be too quick to be judgmental, one day you may be looking for that part that I can provide. If I need a hard to find part I'll come here. Not judging you, but would rather provide parts to people on this board than subsidize your retirement hobby. Good luck in your endeavors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichstall Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 I 'am sorry but i have to side with wiking I would go out of my way to help someone but not to urn a profit. I do wish you the best .This is just my stand point . not to put you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdmardiv Posted November 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 I collect. I sometimes buy, I sometimes sell. I'm pretty sure that describes just about everyone on this site. Please explain how my situation differs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdmardiv Posted November 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, reichstall said: I 'am sorry but i have to side with wiking I would go out of my way to help someone but not to urn a profit. I do wish you the best .This is just my stand point . not to put you down. So, you are saying you would simply give someone that needs a part out of the goodness of your heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damifino Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 12 hours ago, 3rdmardiv said: So, you are saying you would simply give someone that needs a part out of the goodness of your heart? Just did the other day on another forum. I had some spares sitting around and sent them postage paid. That member needed them for a project he was working on that I was following. So I'm out 10 bucks and whatever the parts cost me decades ago. I figure the good will might come back to me in my time of need, and besides that, I'm never gonna get rich anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichstall Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 understand your point I really do, and I am really new to this forum It really is it just don't sit well with me. I agree we all buy stuff and at some point, just sell it sometimes as a profit and sometimes not. I just don't think this is the place for that. it really is a double edge sword on one side if I needed a part, I would buy it from you. But if i supplied you a mp parts thinking you needed it but then found out I sold it to you for you to profit I would feel not so good. I would charge that price for resell and not a helping price I do this with German daggers which I have way too many. So, as I said I really do wish you the best. Maybe in the oringal post you had stated your plan nobody would care but did not find out to later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Machinist Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) I buy and sell on GB as well......But I miss more than I win due to unrealistic pricing by most vendors....I also build and shoot what I build and repair as well. I have been the recipient of the generosity of the members of this board in completing projects of mine.....and have passed along a few parts as well.....This board and Weaponsguild are off limits for me as far as buying and flipping. I simply value the cameraderie and free exchange of knowledge on the boards mentioned more than I do the profit off of parts sold to me as a favor. I am currently building an MP41 clone as I can't justify the ludicrious prices I have seen on GB....Could probably afford....but I'd feel dirty...LOL, so far I have found parts on Sturm, a buddy on weaponsguild hooked me up with a trigger and housing for $50 bucks and I got a fire control group for Richard at Apex.....as I did just pick up a 41 kit for a reasonable price, I'm gonna most likely finish putting together this one as a kit....and then either build as a semi, or pass along to another builder for my cost.....I rounded up vigneron mags in a trade with a fellow member here....and damned if they don't fit a steel airsoft magwell nearly perfectly. Good news is now that I have a kit, gonna have a good friend make drawings and solid models so I can start making some replacement parts for both MP40 and 41. Just have to raise funds to buy a horizontal mill and have the profile cutter made and bolts will be in production I just can't wrap my head around the bolts listed on GB for over $1100 bucks.....made one fellow (NOT THE OP) an offer for a damaged 40 bolt after the third relist as I enjoy repairing things like this and making them useful again, and got cursed and insulted in the most vile terms I could imagine.....FOR MAKING AN OFFER. He is a member here. Edited December 5, 2022 by Mad Machinist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdmardiv Posted December 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 I just realized, this forum apparently does not have a buy and sell area. Most of the posts here are of an informational nature. I can understand now the opposition to a poster primarily interested in the commercial aspects of these interests. I will respect your concerns and limit my exposure to the more commercially oriented sites. Mea culpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 The buy and sell functions are best posted on out companion site Sturmgewehr.com which exists for precisely that purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 On 11/27/2022 at 7:09 PM, Mad Machinist said: I buy and sell on GB as well......But I miss more than I win due to unrealistic pricing by most vendors....I also build and shoot what I build and repair as well. I have been the recipient of the generosity of the members of this board in completing projects of mine.....and have passed along a few parts as well.....This board and Weaponsguild are off limits for me as far as buying and flipping. I simply value the cameraderie and free exchange of knowledge on the boards mentioned more than I do the profit off of parts sold to me as a favor. I am currently building an MP41 clone as I can't justify the ludicrious prices I have seen on GB....Could probably afford....but I'd feel dirty...LOL, so far I have found parts on Sturm, a buddy on weaponsguild hooked me up with a trigger and housing for $50 bucks and I got a fire control group for Richard at Apex.....as I did just pick up a 41 kit for a reasonable price, I'm gonna most likely finish putting together this one as a kit....and then either build as a semi, or pass along to another builder for my cost.....I rounded up vigneron mags in a trade with a fellow member here....and damned if they don't fit a steel airsoft magwell nearly perfectly. Good news is now that I have a kit, gonna have a good friend make drawings and solid models so I can start making some replacement parts for both MP40 and 41. Just have to raise funds to buy a horizontal mill and have the profile cutter made and bolts will be in production I just can't wrap my head around the bolts listed on GB for over $1100 bucks.....made one fellow (NOT THE OP) an offer for a damaged 40 bolt after the third relist as I enjoy repairing things like this and making them useful again, and got cursed and insulted in the most vile terms I could imagine.....FOR MAKING AN OFFER. He is a member here. Spot on. There is limited buying/selling on this Forum, but that is the exception rather than the rule. I have helped several and several have helped me with specific items I needed for my collection. My intent was to use them for my collection, not to flip. Otherwise, the forum is used for us old guys to argue about silly things..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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