Don't part that out for pieces. These guys are crazy. Yes, the serial hurts some value, but who cares about a serial on a airgun. It's not like any serial on any airguns tracks back to someone important having had owned it or a part of an important event in history. A firearm? Yes since ownership is recorded. The only way a lack of that number would hurt its value significantly would be if that's rifle numero uno!! Considering how many are missing it's highly unlikely. No reason not to hold it if you haven't sunk much monies into it.
Quote from: Rob112o on May 01, 2018, 01:55:39 PMDon't part that out for pieces. These guys are crazy. Yes, the serial hurts some value, but who cares about a serial on a airgun. It's not like any serial on any airguns tracks back to someone important having had owned it or a part of an important event in history. A firearm? Yes since ownership is recorded. The only way a lack of that number would hurt its value significantly would be if that's rifle numero uno!! Considering how many are missing it's highly unlikely. No reason not to hold it if you haven't sunk much monies into it.Excuse me!? If you think taking sandpaper to a serial number isn’t a deal breaker with respect to collectables or items of value then you are certainly in the minority. I can go on although I don’t think a picture needs to painted to understand the ramifications here.
Ok.. so , you do the research and find out it's been stolen and there has been a police report filed on it. Now what? Do you have it confiscated and returned to the owner? Do you take a rap for receiving stolen property? I highly doubt if it was used in a crime... it's a pellet gun but, under what circumstances was it removed from the legal owner?Did you get a bill of sale?Sure... this is all a stretch..... or is it?Try to take an item... any item to pawn shop with the serial number removed.
Quote from: Yng@hrt on May 01, 2018, 02:26:08 PMQuote from: Rob112o on May 01, 2018, 01:55:39 PMDon't part that out for pieces. These guys are crazy. Yes, the serial hurts some value, but who cares about a serial on a airgun. It's not like any serial on any airguns tracks back to someone important having had owned it or a part of an important event in history. A firearm? Yes since ownership is recorded. The only way a lack of that number would hurt its value significantly would be if that's rifle numero uno!! Considering how many are missing it's highly unlikely. No reason not to hold it if you haven't sunk much monies into it.Excuse me!? If you think taking sandpaper to a serial number isn’t a deal breaker with respect to collectables or items of value then you are certainly in the minority. I can go on although I don’t think a picture needs to painted to understand the ramifications here.Hahaha, your funny Marty. Go take a yoga class or meditate.
Just to ad to the discomfort most state have laws against removing serial number on any item sold. Looks like your from Texas here is your law:Texas ---§ 31.11. TAMPERING WITH IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.(a) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) knowingly or intentionally removes, alters, or obliterates the serial number or other permanent identification marking on tangible personal property; or(2) possesses, sells, or offers for sale tangible personal property and: (A) the actor knows that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated; or(B) a reasonable person in the position of the actor would have known that the serial number or other permanent identification marking has been removed, altered, or obliterated.
It's clearly not in show grade or collector condition. Which I stated "will hurt some of the value." So, you are going in knowing of this...your not getting blindsided when the rifle shows up in poor condition. I'll take a shooting or needing repair model A any day at a decent price. I know the most of y'all would. The same reason OP bought the rifle in the first place. Which is what this air gun is a decent shape airgun that looks ready to be shot with some minor repairs. Ive seen worse, you've seen worse, a piece of wood broken off is no where close to a piece of the metal broken off. At the end of it all...Its a BB gun. There isn't a database of airgun serial # being tracked by law enforcement like firearms. File a police report about your missing BB gun. That will be forgotten about in a month. It'll show up for sale a few counties over and be the owner of someone else.
Quote from: Rob112o on May 01, 2018, 03:48:47 PMIt's clearly not in show grade or collector condition. Which I stated "will hurt some of the value." So, you are going in knowing of this...your not getting blindsided when the rifle shows up in poor condition. I'll take a shooting or needing repair model A any day at a decent price. I know the most of y'all would. The same reason OP bought the rifle in the first place. Which is what this air gun is a decent shape airgun that looks ready to be shot with some minor repairs. Ive seen worse, you've seen worse, a piece of wood broken off is no where close to a piece of the metal broken off. At the end of it all...Its a BB gun. There isn't a database of airgun serial # being tracked by law enforcement like firearms. File a police report about your missing BB gun. That will be forgotten about in a month. It'll show up for sale a few counties over and be the owner of someone else.Yep, it's a BB gun... A BB gun I've seen sell for nearly $5k. If I had one of that quality I would have it insured. My Daisy 880?... prolly not.BTW.... Been to Ujay's page? Yep. they're registered.... so to speak.Tom... no harm, no foul... we're just a bunch of BB gun guys talking.