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January 20, 2023
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RIA is putting on.the Ritz in August for WACA,.per Heather’s email.blast. Is anybody going?
I am contemplating taking the War Department along with handcuffs and duct tape to keep me from bidding on anything. The same as I would do when shopping in the Casbah for pieces of the True Cross.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
August 14, 2021
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I reckon not pa, too far for me.
April 30, 2023
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I saw that…interesting promotion. Hell, I’m basically next door and still haven’t gone. They won’t listen to me when I say preview day has to go beyond 5 PM for us regular folks to attend. You reading these posts RIA?
November 7, 2015
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I took them up on their gracious offer last year and saw some awesome guns and incredible bidding wars. I understand RIA is going to furnish our guest auctioneer at the fall TGCA show, Kevin put on a great sale last time he did it for us. Graham scored a few nice ones while we were there.
Mike
December 21, 2006
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I can’t afford it , every thing I’m drooling on is $30,000.00 to $90,000.00 , so pretty much leaves Me in the pauper section. If I spent $30,000.00 on a piece there, it would cost Me app. $65,000.00 Cdn. by time I got it home
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W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
November 19, 2006
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Henry Mero said
I can’t afford it , every thing I’m drooling on is $30,000.00 to $90,000.00 , so pretty much leaves Me in the pauper section. If I spent $30,000.00 on a piece there, it would cost Me app. $65,000.00 Cdn. by time I got it home
But you do have a lot of nice rifles…. It probably takes you a while to wipe them all down 
December 9, 2002
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Henry,
I hate to see you miss out on so many great Winchesters!
Heck, leaving them here with me, wouldn’t hurt my feeling’s None, and saving you a lot of Doe!!!
You, have a wealth of friends!!! 
I think Steve, Speaks from experience, taking time to wipe things down!
Anthony
March 31, 2009
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I don’t deal with RIA. Anything worth buying goes for a ridiculous price. Since I can’t go the their business and look at the guns I won’t buy sight unseen. After a few phone calls to them I have found their descriptions do not match their guns in some cases.
January 20, 2023
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Chuck said
I don’t deal with RIA. Anything worth buying goes for a ridiculous price. Since I can’t go the their business and look at the guns I won’t buy sight unseen. After a few phone calls to them I have found their descriptions do not match their guns in some cases.
Chuck, I was only thinking about the free hotel room and the banquet. I just thought i’d go and watch the elephants fight from a safe distance.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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Zebulon said
Chuck said
I don’t deal with RIA. Anything worth buying goes for a ridiculous price. Since I can’t go the their business and look at the guns I won’t buy sight unseen. After a few phone calls to them I have found their descriptions do not match their guns in some cases.
Chuck, I was only thinking about the free hotel room and the banquet. I just thought i’d go and watch the elephants fight from a safe distance.
It is very enjoyable and they make a pretty good Bloody Mary-but one morning I had to remind them to shake the mixer. Poor bartender must have pulled a late shift the night before. And Bill is right about the elephant fight but quite often it’s an online bidder battling a phone bidder. Kevin let us set up a TGCA recruiting table in the hallway at a premier show last year and his staff certainly made us feel welcome. I had just written my last (almost) check for tornado renovations days before that show so I was in no position to buy…but a couple of 95’s late in the show may have had me checking my account balance!
Mike
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