1944 Ithaca thoughts

[Striker62]

I had my eye on this and wanted some advice/opinions. Appears to be correct for the period and given it?s condition, went through a re-arsenal as mentioned.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/993034787

[bigbossman]

Saw this in the description:

Restrictions – This is a modern firearm, and must be shipped to an owner of an FFL or if appropriate an FFL/CR. A signed copy must be sent along with payment. A copy of a Drivers License must be sent with FFL/CR. No sales to California, Oregon, New York or any other area with restrictions.

[Striker62]

Saw this in the description:

Yes, I did as well. However, as this is a C&R, it is legal to sell to a CA resident through FFL. That would need to be dealt with if reposted.

['ol shooter]

I find it interesting that the seller has an A+ rating and can't spell Ithaca.

[Striker62]

1944 Ithaca thoughts

I find it interesting that the seller has an A+ rating and can't spell Ithaca.

lol. Not to mention.. it is right there on the slide

[The Gleam]

Won't sell C&R to California?

Verify first, as they might, and that could just be their common auction-language to be sure it's not left out of auctions where that would be relevant (for Roster/AW items), but if they don't, seller is a out of touch - which indicates there will likely be other problems. Being in Illinois, you would think he would be understanding of the BS to which gun owners are subjected.

For that matter, I can understand hiding/blocking serial numbers when simply posting on a website gallery by the owner, but it's ridiculous for a seller to block and/or not reveal the full serial number.

On a rare/collectible firearm, the full serial number is relevant and I have actually made buying decisions based on the serial number. He might reveal that in private if asked, but it's a bit silly for a seller/auction not to post it.

His justification of "The last 2 digits of the serial number have been hidden to ensure confidentiality for the buyer" has no merit, because nobody knows who that will be, the username of the buyer is anonymous, and Gunbroker removes any past sales from their archives after 90 days anyway.

All that said, the starting price of $2,149 was a fair deal for a poorly refinished gun, with a Colt barrel that may or may not be original to that gun, and an idiot scratch - IF he will ship to CA.

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[The Gleam]

I find it interesting that the seller has an A+ rating and can't spell Ithaca.

You have to wonder if that's a contributing reason it didn't sell at $2,149 - not even get a single bid; anyone doing a search, or a saved search would not find this auction in their results.

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[Striker62]

Yeah I stumbled across it during my search for 1911A1. Not sure why no bids, but it appeared to be a good deal. Only thing wrong was the slide stop is from a 43 and not a 44. But other than that and the CA question?. Appears to be a good deal

[beerman]

Man, these prices are making me rethink my decision to never sell my all original 44 REM Rand.

[offrdmania]

When the seller says its a modern firearm, it means produced after 1899 so it needs to be sent to an FFL or C&R.
The no sales to California probably means that they just dont want to do business with California because of the additional hoops to even ship into the state.
I see a lot of auctions on Gunbroker where the seller straight up says no sales to California regardless of if its legal to own here or not.

[hambam105]

For a WW2 Buff, yeah, this makes sense.

A commercial excel condition Colt 1911 from the early 70s or 60s has more barbeque pazzass than run of the mill govt surplus.

[Dan_Eastvale]

That ITHICA is concerning.
Stands out like a sore thumb

Not a typo, I is no where near A

[The Gleam]

That ITHICA is concerning.
Stands out like a sore thumb

Not a typo, I is no where near A

Likely just an innocent phoenetic/mental spelling error translated to typing it out, not a keyboard fumbling error. Saying Ithaca out loud, one may think to themselves that first a would be an i, even mistakenly type it that way.

I once picked up a hard-to-find vintage US made Fender Stratocaster dirt-cheap at the seller's starting bid of $600 because the seller typed 'Stratacastor' - I was the only bidder. He honored it, never even mentioned it other than saying "you got a great deal on that" with the shipping-trackig update - and simply shipped it out - but I'm not sure he ever realized he spelled it wrong. It was at least worth $1,400 minimum at that time.

I found the auction because I was only searching for "Fender Guitar' and sorted by price.

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[JoyfulJoker]

I feel a little better about paying $950 for a Field Grade Ithaca arsenal rebuild from the CMP. A matching Ithaca slide costs me $400. $1450 before tax and fees for a pistol with 2 slides.

[The Gleam]

I feel a little better about paying $950 for a Field Grade Ithaca arsenal rebuild from the CMP. A matching Ithaca slide costs me $400. $1450 before tax and fees for a pistol with 2 slides.

What did all of the rest of your parts look like? Were they an assembly of post-war items and mismatching barrel? That is what I've usually seen out of CMP, and then the $950 price makes sense.

Still a great deal, but the value reflects the assembly of its mismatched parts.

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