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These folks are the people who keep me going!

Abby - Thanks so much for the quick service on the subject catalogs - they arrived in perfect condition & I am well pleased with the quality! I will be perusing your lists as there are a few other items I will be ordering. Will also turn a couple of other "gun buddies" on to your site. Just got my first news letter - will be looking forward to them each month. Best Regards, Gene

Abby, Received most recent order. Don't see how you can do it so inexpensively, but am sure glad you do. Thanks again, TBst

Hi, Abby, Just a quick note to thank you for being so pleasant and conscientious in your business! The world needs more people like you. I have only made one purchase from you, some time ago, and overlooked paying for it promptly via Ebay. I offered to send extra payment to help cover your inconvenience, which you would not accept. However, more importantly, you were so gracious in your reply that you put me at ease about my error. Needless to say, you instantly made it into my "excellent human beings" list. :-) I know there is a significant population of "jerks" out there that probably make you want to grit your teeth, but you have many more who think very highly of you. Simple acts of kindness that you probably take for granted are not forgotten by others. Thanks again, and all the best to you! Sincerely, John

Abby, I guessed right and the M.Hartley Co. catalog has opened up a whole new line of research and has answered my initial questions relating to the source of a whole group of cadet training rifles. Your catalog reprints are a great value. thanks Mac

Abby. You provide a GREAT service that is prompt, courteous and much appreciated. Keep it up and ignore any negative comments as they are just so much BS from insignificant people. Ron

I received the parker catalog today thanks. As always I was very pleased. Short story- a friend went to England on holiday to catch up with cartridge collecting friends when he got back he gave me a cleaning tool as a gift. The container described what it was for. I knew where I could find a catalog to go with it. After checking your website and the list of contents i found the exact one I needed. So once again thanks. Next time I order I will probably be back into the ammunition catalogs. All the best for now BRETT. PS I enjoy the newsletters keep them coming.

Ms Abby, I am very pleased with my latest order. They are of such high quality I am amazed you can do them at such a reasonable price. Every time that I buy an old rifle or revolver I like to have the manufacturer's catalog or owners manual to go with them. Thanks for the fast shipping and reasonable prices. Sincerely, Wayne

Abby, Thanks again for your fine service. You are an invaluable resource for people like me who are interested in the history of firearms. I am constantly amazed at some of the complaints you report. Very few vendors provide such outstanding service and are so meticulous in describing exactly what is offered. Thanks again! Scott

Abby, just a note to say that I really enjoy your newsletter. Although I only order from you
occasionally, I think your service and your attitude is great. Keep up the good work, OK?
John.

Dear Abby,I duly received my last order. I hope to see you one day in Paris, France (if you come, don't forget to make me know). Best regards, "Jesse" Gerard S

Hi Abby; Just received my catalog yesterday-thanks very much-I should now be able to figure out the missing parts to my Hopkins & Allen 12 Ga. single-it'll make a fine Turkey gun. Also just got your newsletter this morning-very cool! I will be exploring it. Thanks again from central Ontario, Canada. Bob M

Abby, The catalogs arrived today and they were worth the wait! Both are absolutely fantastic reprints. Thanks again, Brian

Abby, You’re the best and just what I need to document a sword. BK

Thanks Abby, Must say your catalogues really help with my research at times. Your customer service is also second to none. Kind regards, John

Hello Abby, I always enjoy updates from Cornell Publications. Your work is very important and
I am sure that there are many collectors, and others, who appreciate what you do in providing the materials that you do. Keep up the good work and I shall look forward to receiving my latest acquisition from you. All the very best, Hugh C.

Hi, Abby, Thanks very much! I love your reproductions. It would be difficult NOT to be a regular customer. Best, John

Miss. Abby , Received my latest order of your reprints and as usual they are of very high quality and excellent reference for me as they apply to various rifles and or pistols I own. Thanks for an excellent product and fast shipping. It is very much appreciated. Sincerely, Wayne

A year or so ago, I purchased several catalog reprints. One was a Winchester from 1898. Since I have a Winchester Model 94 from the same year, I use this old catalog every time I go to gun shows. It's an invaluable tool when looking for vintage parts and Winchester
guns. I'm glad you've preserved these old publications. Thanks.

P. S. I don't understand what people expect, when they complain about your reprints. I hope the complainers are a very small percentage (They are a small percentage but very annoying- Abby). It must be nice not to have anything really serious to complain about. Gardner E.

Abby, you have so much to offer and I only have so much shelf space. Great stuff!!!! LJM

Hi Abby, The BSA catalogue arrived, well worth the wait it is excellent, the data inside was very useful. I read you get some gripes. Some people, unfortunately, do not realize what is involved. For the price do they really expect a facsimile? I will always speak favourably of you and your services. Best regards, Andy

Abby, I loved your rant and rave section! Way to give it to that guy (Scott Forest). Thanks for the always informative newsletter- good work! Karlie S.

Scott, I don't know Abby except through her web site. I'm wondering why you contacted her for info on Stetson hats. Also, why would you become so upset/pissed off about her answer? Finally, I encourage you to do what you said you would do about letting people know about your treatment at her web site then everyone will be served accordingly. Thanks a bunch! DTC

Dear Abby: I am so glad I found your address. My initial contact was when I was on a nostalgia kick and requested a Marbles catalog and a Stoegers catalog. We then corresponded and I feel like I know you. Congratulations on a nice looking office. Please don't let jerks like that Scot disturb you. It takes people like him to make us appreciate good people. I am glad I collect Axes instead of Stetsons. I will not have to do business with him. I would E-mail him on what I think of jerks like him but I do not want him to have my E-mail address. Thanks for being another friend. Earl H

Abby, Are there other sources of info based on rifle serial number besides Griffin and Howe and Abercrombie and Fitch? Thank you in advance for your response, Tom Van D

Tom, that is a rather vague question. Try this link on my website: Serial Numbers

Dear Abby, Always enjoy the time-travel effects of your scans and pubs. Never intend to be a malcontent like some 'characters' you have posted on your site, but must point out a sorta minor problem with last order. The Robert Hughes & Sons 1894 has rather light printing--which wouldn't be too much of a complaint by itself; I would of course wish for pristine photo-quality of all pubs, but know that that would be lots more expensive--but quite a few pages have blotched-over images imprinted from adjacent pages, as if there were a toner/ink bleed-over or something gone wrong with the printing. Maybe this is a quality-control issue, if you have staff doing this for you possibly too hurriedly, but definitely not up to the usual standard of your products. Not demanding refunds/ replacements and don't want to hassle you unduly, but also thought you'd like to know, even from a 'friendly' customer. Hope your new year goes well, David

Dear David, Thanks so much for your note, and yes, I know about the Hughes. The problem is that the original was printed on cheap, thin newsprint which did two things. It bled through from the opposite side and the ink itself melted onto the opposite side on a couple of pages. It is pretty nearly impossible to edit those phantom images out an still keep the price of resale reasonable. For example, the first catalog I did was the 1955 Bannerman. It took me three months to edit the whole catalog and, in total, I've sold about 25 over six years. You can see the return on investment is pretty low for that one! Then I discovered that the 1927 Bannerman originals are much better than the later ones that Bannerman themselves simply copied and recopied. Ah well. Anyway, the Hughes catalog would take some time to clean up and the return I expect is to sell two or three a year. Fortunately I make up for the low individual numbers by offering over 3000 choices but I have learned to spend my time carefully, especially since my staff consists of me, myself and I!.I vowed to not hire anyone because becoming an employer would raise prices and headaches by a factor of three. This is a labor of love and a strong desire to preserve a segment of history that will otherwise be lost. My meager contribution to society.

I hope this explains if not excuses some of my poorer copies, but please, any time you are disappointed with anything I send you, think nothing of asking for your money back. It would be my pleasure to make the refund. And thank you so much for your comments. They are certainly justified. Best, Abby

Thanks very much Abby. I hope you and yours had a great holiday season and healthy and happy 2010. Your catalogue is addictive beyond belief. I need my monthly fix. Short story. I ordered one of the Badminton books our of curiosity, devoured it, had to have another. But my addiction grew. My wife and I have a house near the New York/Vermont border. We wandered out of the wilderness into Manchester. Stopped into an antique/cigar store and he had about 7 original Badminton volumes. So I had to buy originals of the ones I bought from you (some sort of plot here?). Now he is going to look for more when he goes to England this spring for me. The beauty of your copies is that they can be read! The originals I got for my library are really too delicate. I travel alot and I just throw your copy in my carry-on and use it to pass the time while traveling. I can replace a damaged copy for next to nothing. So thanks again and the best to you all. Frank K

Dear Abby, Recently I have ordered two catalogs from you. My receipt number is xxx. From those, I received last week only the one (AYA 1984 (Spain) Gun Catalog) and I haven't received the "Aguirre Y Aranzabal Guns Catalog (1975)". I assume that happened because you haven't closed well the envelop, as I received a quite open one, and the catalog slept during the transportation. So, I am writing to you to ask what can be done to solve the problem. I would really like to have this catalog but I already payed for it and its shipping and I cannot pay again, as I think the mistake wasn't mine. I am waiting forward to hearing from you, Yours sincerelly, Christos in Greece (This isn't a rant because Christos was so polite. I'll send him a replacement- Abby)

Abby; Happy 2010 to you also. It's great to deal with people who have an appreciation for their customers.
Keep up the good work. Wishing you continued success, Dan

Hello Abby, I've just ordered 4 items and paid up front through Paypal. I particularly wanted to say thanks for keeping me on your mailing list even though its been a while since I last ordered. I also wished to remark on your Rants & Raves segment. I just love reading your handling style towards the rants. Better than any comic strips or TV comedy. Seems to me you are more than fair handing out refunds to both disenchanted free-loaders and dunderheads. The amazing thing is that there are such illiterate imbeciles cluttering the ether. Keep up the good work, also those wonderful rant quips. Chookster, north-east Victoria, Australia

Dear Abby: Your newsletter is the highlight of the day. Always brings a Big smile and good information. --Roger D.

Abby: Looking forward to it! My son is getting my father’s Mossberg 20 Gauge 85B (1940s bolt action shotgun) for Christmas and this catalog is a supplemental present that he will go crazy over! Thanks for putting these types of historic pieces together so our memories can be enhanced! Cynthia

Hello Abby, you always amazes me the way you remember us all. My Thanksgiving was so great with my family all here. Happy Holidays to you, Bruce

Greeting's Abby, Wow! This is the first time in my 67 years that I have talked to the 'Printer, Binder and Shipper' all at the same time. I have been refurbishing these old timer guns for many years. It's really great to see the original boiler plate, so to speak. It's almost like talking to Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Allen about their inventive ideas. Good to see that someone is saving these printed pieces of our nation's History. Best regards, Roger K.

Abby, Mauser 1926- great book ..tells me all i want to know thanks d.d.h. www.ddsdaggers.com

Nice to touch base with you. To be honest, I did not know that your site existed until a friend of mine put me on to it - what a great surprise! I do have a few early catalogues myself, some of which you do not have. I will dig them out in the near future, and let you know the titles, and condition, which may be of interest. You are providing a welcome opportunity for people like me to obtain catalogues and books that are virtually impossible to obtain in Australia. Ray Mc Mahon

Hi Abby. Bet you didn't know you could make an old man so happy ! I really am so pleased and almost overcome with nostalgia. Sad isn't it ? Oh, and I'm still in love. Thank you once again, Roger S.

Abby, Just wanted to send a note of thanks for the Daisy BB gun re-prints that I received today. They are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!! What GREAT addition to my Daisy collection. Thank You - Melvin K

Thanks much, Abby. I'm impressed with your business and website; you've helped to address an obvious need, and have done it very well. Best regards, George E.

Dear Abby, I have been on your e-mail list for some time now. But for some reason I was not able to open up your site. I think that is your fault! I was able to see your list of those cat you offer and I found the ones that I want. That was at 3:00 this afternoon and now it is 7:30 and the catalogs have not arrived. I had expected them (I don’t know which ones that I wanted) to be delivered via air mail. YOU should have had a USPS person drop in by parachute so I could get my things within 5 days. I don’t know if I paid you but I want my money back anyway! Abby, I want to thank you for your gripes column, I could not help but laughing at the stupidity of some people. Thanks for the humor! Tom G.

Abby, Your enterprise is remarkable. It must take a lot of time and dedication to amass the catalog of documents that you offer. It’s an important bit of historical preservation. Lee F

Hello Abby, I learned about your website yesterday...it's a wonderland. You most definitely have my support, and gratitude. This is a great mission you've taken on. Glenn

Abby, I praise you girl in the highest regards, curious weapon seekers with a myriad of info to locate is readily available by your great work young lady. Hey! Keep up the nice talent Abby. You are deeply appreciated! Kindest Regards, A Loyal Customer, Mark Korkos

Dear Abby, Even though I purchased only one thing from your site, and that was some time ago, thanks for continuing to send me your newsletter. I thoroughly enjoy reading it. I’ll probably need some professional help in getting me to stop playing the Parachute Jump game. My wife is playing it now. The photos of you in the Raves & Rants section are terrific. It’s always great to have a photograph to go along with a name. If I can help you with something in Seattle give me a shout. Bill H.

Hello Abby, Thank you very much for making so many great old publications available again. The Destroyer item is part of a birthday gift for my wife who has one of those Destroyer carbines. I'm very sure she will be thrilled. Best regards, David Carlson, Ph.D.

Hi Abby: Just wanted to say "thank you" for the very nice copy of Ideal's 1904 Krag Reloading manual, as well as the Old Gun catalog you enclosed with it. You provide a very valuable service in reprinting these old catalogs. It's not just the technical information they contain about old firearms or ammunition, but rather the glimpses of history which their pages reveal that is unobtainable anywhere else. Mark in Toledo

Abby, As usual I really enjoyed reading your newsletter but this time I decide to have a look at your “rants & raves” page on the website. I can only sympathise with you at some of the obviously mentally challenged people you have to deal with in your day to day business. Many thanks for giving me a jolly good laugh along the way & keep up the good work. Chris Robinson, (UK)

I look forward to your publication every month bc you do a good job with it and I am convinced that we deal with some of the same "cranks". By the way, you sent me an 1865 catalogue on the Spencer some time ago and it is displayed on top of a bookcase right next to my 1865 Spencer Repeating rifle in my office for people to see. It looks pretty sharp. Ed

You are always welcome to send revised newsletters or anything else from your company. It is always a pleasure to see what treasures you have to share with us. Thank you for your commitment to history. I don't imagine you reap in dollars what you sow in time. It must be a labor of love and we appreciate it. Dave C.

That is so thoughtfull of you to send me the information. I attach a picture of my 20 bore Patton with Purdey Island locks and Grant side lever snap action opening.
Best rgds John

Thanks very much for the fast shipping. Sorry I took so long to enter your feedback. I've had computer issues the last three days. The repro's are just what I wanted for reference purposes. My wife is tickled with the extra gift as well. Thanks very much! Henry

Hi Abby. The package of catalogs arrived safe and sound. Thank you so very much for the outstanding catalogs you sent. I was impressed with the quality of the paper and print on each. Have a super rest of the year in sales. Hal

Hi Abby, My catalogs arrived in today's mail in great condition. They are absolutely wonderful in every way, much better than I expected. The two catalogs are very helpful in my research and documentation of the Winchester 1886 rifles and Colt Single Action Army peacemakers that I am interested in. Thank you very much for all your help, Dennis

Hello Abby: I received my 1952 & 1956 Unertl manuals yesterday. They are great sources of information - especially the 1956 copy. It contained just the right info I needed to break down my scope and make repairs. My only complaint is......I couldn't find anything to complain about! I really looked forward to being on the Rant & Rave page, but the reprints got here very fast; they contained the info I've been looking for; your service is great. All this for a more than reasonable price. Tom

You're more than welcome, Abby. I have been looking for these catalogs for a long time; I am attempting to build an accurate replica of Ernest Hemingway's Griffin & Howe 30-06 Springfield from his The Green Hills of Africa and Under Kilimanjaro safaris, and these old catalogs will be an immense help. Many thanks. Carl

You are more than welcome, Abby; you've always been friendly, polite, honest and open with me, as well as reliable. It has always been a pleasure to deal with you. Cheers! Colin

Making money...I just read your rants and raves...dump the reprintsand publish that stuff...funny, funny, funny- give 'em hell abby..... love, Tom

Thanks--I hope 2009 is a prosperous and fulfilling year for you. You have the most customer-friendly business of any I deal with or have dealt with!! Ken

Hi Abby, Well I just got the latest book. Really, really nice. I am very surprised how you can make such good copies of books which when published could not have been that substantial. It is a real keeper. Just reading the beginning I can feel the need for more tweed clothing, gaiters and a deerstalker hat! Seriously these I think are of great value to anyone who enjoys the outdoors or has an interest in history as a window into that era. Things were very different. Some time back I had heard of the "Badminton Series" and could not find any. I was very pleasantly surprised to find this is one of them. Of course now I have to buy more but reading them keeps me off the streets. Frank

P.S. I had previously ordered a few ammo catalogs from the 1800's from you. I have acquired a Charles Boswell double rifle. I got very good advice on loading for it but could not make it shoot well at all. Well from one of the catalogs I ordered I got the correct dimensions and loading info to make it work. OK so what did 3 catalogs cost? Not much compared to the $4.00 or $5.00 dollars per cartridge I loaded and could not get to work until I got the catalogs. Your stuff is priceless.
FK

Hi Abby: This is just a little note to say how HAPPY I have been with all items I have purchased from you this year. Also, I really appreciate the wonderful service and kindness you bring to me with every purchase. YOU ARE THE BEST, ABIGAIL, Joe

Hi Abby - Yours must be one of the best services in a troubled world. Don't ever change - you personify the best of America - straightforward, honest, and plain speaking - the ghost of Davy Crocket looms behind Old Glory - to quote DC "Always first be sure you are right - then go ahead!". I think maybe a new era is dawning for the States, that great melting-pot of humanity and of new ideas - and maybe for the world. Good luck, and as England's Oliver Cromwell used to say to his troops on the eve of battle - "Pray to God!... but keep your powder dry!" All the very best from - Bill

Abby- I am reading through your rants and raves page... I did not realize that there were so many rude people out there... Calling you at 1am? You'd think the guy after the hurricane would have other, better things to do... Offering these old catalogs as reprints is a great service for researchers and collectors! Anyone who wishes to hunt down rare, expensive originals are more then welcomed to do so! Keep up the great work Abby and that is a really cool photo from the 60's TK

Hello Abby!! Yes indeed I am a returning customer. In fact I am one of your "commenting" customers on your Rants & Raves section. Once again, I am still amazed at the idiots that say stupid things. Actually I shouldn't be since I was a cop for 25 years and saw legions of idiots in that business. The sad part is these same mindless people can vote. The best to you and yours, Roger

Abby, Just give me this guy Robinsens address and I'll go talk to him. People like him are the scum of the earth and deserve a lesson in how to treat a woman. What you do is very valuable to me and has saved me money when I buy new guns for the research you have available. Please don't become discouraged by little weasels like him! Ricky J. (South Carolina!)

Thanks Ricky, but I wouldn't want you to soil your hands on Mr. Robinson. I have a pretty thick skin and know how to shake off such silly assaults. Email seems to make guys like him say things they other wise wouldn't (I hope!). :-) Abby

Abby, I enjoy reading your monthly newsletters. The current newsletter containing the Rants and Rave of a particular Mr. Robinson left me stunned with disbelief. I do believe with the important service you are supplying that you are far too intelligent, and too busy as well, as to have nothing to gain by creating it. It just is incredible about the people who want something for nothing and then take the time to insult and complain when they don't get it. What a total idiot Mr. Robinson is and that is an understatement.

The purpose of this E-Mail is to send you support and I want to thank you for all the catalogs I have received from you. Of course it is nice to own original material but they can be extremely hard to find and also very costly. The contributions you have made to my historical research project have been a great help. Finding information and dating it is extremely difficult on the period of fifty to one hundred and fifty years ago.

By being able to tap into the resource you are providing is invaluable as the information just can't usually be found anywhere else. The prices you charge are more than fair and any serious researcher knows that because the information is so hard to come. The amount of money I have spent traveling to libraries and making copies adds up. Buying catalogs from you has made that information easy to come by and probably has saved me money because I didn't have to spend any time looking for it or spend any money other than the price of the catalogs to find it. The silver lining is that this is one case where a few rotten apples can't spoil the barrel. You must have alot of appreciative customers and I am one of them. I commend you for what you are doing and keep up the good work. Thanks Again for all your help. Tom

Dear Abby, I think You are a beautiful person in everything that you do + stand for!!! I would love to take you away from all your gloom, disorder, and everything else that has you in a fit of stresses + tensions! I would take you away to exotic seas + islands on my 32ft. schooner boat! Dine you with impeccable foods + drink!! Spend lavish amounts of money on you! Express 24 Hour romantic feelings toward you! And so on; and so on...! But I digress, I need to ask an important question first! CAN I BORROW SOME MONEY FOR ALL THIS? HEE, HEE!------ Hope this rave makes 'ya' smile + laugh today!! I really do love your web/site!!--Dwight

Dear Abby, Thank you for sharing this page and your great sense of humor. I have spent too much time reading this column but, it has been time well spent. Now I must prepare for work. Malcolm, Martha's Vineyard ......Oh yes, I enjoy your catalogues, newsletters and other pages.

Abby, I received the reprint today. Thank you again for what you do and for the wonderful customer support! I am perusing your reprint catalog right now and expect to be ordering more of this "printed gold" in the not too distant future. Len

Abby: The Belding & Mull reprint arrived yesterday, along with the nice reprint of Viscount Bury's little treatise on "Rifling and Rifle Sights"; thanks! Doug

Hi Abby: Thanks for the Ross catalogs. They are great & just what I was after. Peter

Abby, 1930 Mauser catalog arrived - just what I was looking for! I will certainly order from you again. Keith

Hi, Abby. Got it, and I think it's just terrific! And our letter carrier thought it was something not to be bent and brought it to the door. Thanks for the positive feedback, and I've just left the same for you. Best regards, Mike

Hi Abby, gun cats have just arrived, thanks for another jaw dropping, fast, friendly, trouble free, speedy transaction. Top marks good luck Rodders.

I am very happy that I found you. You have a lot of interesting material. And I am most happy with what I have received from you- keep on with the good work, you are doing. Regards from the Swiss, Henning

Abby, I AM a repeater....it's just been a while. I love the newsletter. It makes me want to write you a bogus email to make the news......." I want 5 of those Model 32 shotguns with the good wood for $125..." You know what I mean. LOL, Pat

Hi Abigail, Please forgive my clumsy fingers, I tried to save the newsletter to its folder and mistakenly sent you a reply :(( Please disregard, and thanks for the question. PS. I REALLY enjoy your newsletter !!, Best, Bill

Discovering your web site made my day! Thanks, Steve

Abby, Thanks, I forwarded your note to Roger. I have all of your wonderful Webley catalogs already and as I've told you before, its writer and collectors like me who owe you a debt of gratitude. Joel

I had a slow afternoon, so cruised your website and went through the "Raves / "Rants". GEEZ!!!, what you have to put up with! I am amazed at your courtesy in the responses; and at the energy you have to put in to make this "labor of love" to keep it going.Doug E., California

Abby, What the hell is the matter with people anyway? I have never had the remotest trouble with any of your reprints and if I had I would not immediately start screaming. I think people are just getting RUDE. Don't take them seriously or let them get you down. I am sure that you also get plenty of notes like this from people who appreciate your unique service. Steve B.

Hi Abby, I just spent about a half hour reading the Rants & Raves, Pure entertainment! I like your Feisty replies. Keep up the good work you are doing, Not very many people are willing to spend most of their time preserving History for future Generations and giving this generation another look at the past. I am still saving gun catalogs. Ron

Abby, Received your catalogues today and copies of the newsletter. just let me say I AM VERY DISAPOINTED - that I hadn't been reading the rants and raves all along. I knew there was a lot of ignorant people in this world and reading that fortified my thinking. you are doing a great service to everyone and I for one really appreciate it. more orders will be coming( I will take 2 boxes of the bb guns - ha ha). once again, thank you
very much - Lee

Love your 'bitch' column! There are some fools out there, are there not? Barry

I read today's Rants and Raves section, and have to say I admire you for putting up with such idiots ,and continuing to print catalogs .Some folks wouldn't be happy if you hung them with a new rope. You're doing a good service for us- keep it up. Charles.

Hi Abby--just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for the Hopkins catalogs. All 5 of them are nice with a lot of information. The Hopkins and Allen History by Joseph Vorisek is great! All kinds of info for the H&A collector. Also many thanks for the $3 refund on shipping. Don't see that very often. The gun collectors and firearms enthusiasts are so very lucky to have someone like you. Thanks again, Greg

Abby, I just want to let you know that that the catalog reprints we received were worth every penny we spent. Being a firearm examiner from a city that has been around a long time we do get a lot of old firearms that have been used in crimes .The H&R catalogs and manuals were very valuable information. We have quite a few on display in our archive room. I took a tour to H &R factory they couldn't provide the information that you have. Thanks again I hope the bosses approve another order. Ron

Abby, Last week I ordered a book from you - my first order. It came today - that's faster than I expected. I wasn't quite sure what the "product" would look like. I shouldn't have been concerned. It's great! I've passed your website info on to some friends with complete confidence. Thanks for a great product, great service and all at a fair price. Hugh

Abby, Thanks for sending the March Newsletter. I love the letters written by non-English-speakers. The next time I write a letter to the editor I think I will be engorged with flame. Wonderful! I'm 72 and have had many careers and have met every one of your ranters time and time again in my various jobs. They really need to take their medication. They are very funny in a pitiable, annoying way. You were and, I'm sure still are, very pretty. Thanks for the entertainment of the letters and your excellent replies. Bob P.

i placed an other order last night for a few more of your ideals i will oder more later i read your rant an raves i can not believe all the bs peolpe has wrote you your the best g i have loved all my books glad you are here on earth to do your job its made me happy g

Thank you for your newsletter. They are always a pleasure to read and very informative. By the way you were (and I'm sure still are) not only pretty, but beautiful. Robert M

Abby, I just read the section with the rants in it and am almost ashamed to admit I'm a gun collector after hearing some of the garbage you have had to put up with. You appear to be a very intelligent and fair minded person and seems to deal well with these cretins and the filth they spew at you. I hope that you continue to put out the fine products that I have bought myself. If it ever becomes too much to deal with I would like to volunteer my services to hand deliver some of your refunds to the trash talkers for you. Thanks for the wonderful work you do. Cliff S.

I do enjoy your newsletter, it is both a fun and informative read. I thought you were a lovely and talented lady before ever seeing a photograph of you. I guess a lot of folks don't understand that they are "reprints". I think it's amazing and wonderful that you have archived and made these copies available for us. I thank you. As to your "complainer", people are, well... people. Don't let it get to you. Davis F.

I just read your Rants and Raves for the first time and can't believe some what some of those idiots rant over. You clearly must love what you are doing to put up with some people's small mindedness. Overall it was quite entertaining and made my morning as I sipped my coffee. THANKS!!! Roger

Hey Abby, I saw your picture in the newsletter; I think you were a knockout! I'm betting you still are... Best from Kansas, Phil

Hi!! I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for the great Bear Catalogs!! I was so thrilled to get them- thank you so much for including the 1967 1/2 catalog- I can't wait till the kids are in bed tonight so I can study them! I'll be back for more catalogs soon- take care! Kim D

I really love this book, Abby! Somente lamento que eu não possa dizer ou ler o português portanto posso entendê-lo! Todo o melhor para você, o meu amigo! James

SUPER TO DEAL WITH... VERY KNOWLEDGABLE .... GREAT COMMUNICATIONS... AAAA++++

Great item, friendly, informative e-mail & the fastest shipping I've ever seen. You really can't get any better than this. A truely outstanding seller. THANKS

My bookshelves love Abby! My bank account seems to, as well. A+A+A+A+A+A+ all the way. GREAT DEALER! Buy with confidence. jjm

Good to do business with, everything as agreed, fast and clean. Jack H.

Excellent Reproduction Catalog! Very useful for Collectors and fun for vintage gun fans alike. Priced fair for the quality you receive. Good shipping time. This Seller is an Honest Vendor who does what they say they will do. I highly recommend this Vendor and their products. Jake

The catalogs I ordered from you in the post finally arrived (anything in Africa is rather slow). I must tell you, the quality is excelent and as a small-scale BSA collector I found them very interesting and educational. Going to show them to the guys at the club. After looking at the guide you sent me there are some more orders coming. Jan, South Africa

Hi Abby, The 1939 catalog arrived today, it's even more help than I had hoped, doubly thank you very much, David

Hi Abby, Thank you for having the catalog available! I have searched high and low for info on this rifle to no avail. It was my grandfathers and...

IT WAS A PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU! YOURS TRULY, BOB L

The Christophe catalog arrived today (along with the Luger booklet I loaned you, safe and sound!). The cover color photo copy is just great, and I found an illustration of the scallop box lock, double rifle I am researching. Thanks! John S.

Once again I applaud you for making these old catalogs available for a Fair price, I for one appreciate it a great deal! Jeff, ATASCADERO, CA

Thank YOU for doing what you do. I was in a real bad state. I thought I'd ruined a family heirloom, and was desperate to find ANYTHING to help me remedy the situation. See... I've been doing my own smithing on my revolvers, semi-auto pistols and rifles, and pump action rifles and shotguns for many years, but lever actions have intimidated me. Dennis

Just finished reading the "rants and raves" page, hilarious! I can't believe that these yahoos take the time to send you that drivel, but you handle it well. Thanks for your sense of humor! Phil Y.

Yippeeee Kiiiaayy, All arrived safe and well, I am as happy as a dog with two tails. Will order some more in the New Year. Rod

Well Abby I am at a loose end, not much happening on Ebay, my last shipment from you has not arrived yet, [no sweat] so I decided to spend some time checking out your list for my next shipment. I thought I would have a quick squint at your Rants and Raves page. You're not in this for the money are you? You just love the dumb b*******s to moan, so you can put them down with such eloquence. I loved your replies, and it’s plainly obvious that half the whiners cannot understand what reprint or repro means. I have been delighted with your service. Rod

That Malcolm scope book is perfect! It shows me how to properly assemble my ancient scope on my ancient Savage .22 Hornet rifle. You always come through with the most interesting and obscure documents. You are doing a great service to the rest of us in the shooting and collecting world. Kari P.

Thank you, I look forward to the catalogs, your reprintings allow me to see what I normally couldn't afford to! Forrest S.

Your book about the gatling gun arrived today. It`s very good, this manual. Thank you verry much. Will need a long time for translation. BUT----I don`t now why, why it`s so difficult....with my ebay account? You are out; I can not vote for you. I`m so sorry. I don`t now what happend. The transaction with you, was the interresting i ever had on ebay. Thank you very much . have a nice day. Uwe I, Denmark

Thanks, it is very interesting to note that there is such a market for old brochures. I assume they have value as collector's items. I can only imagine how the advertising progresses over the years. Wonderfull! Tiaan E., New Zealand

I want to tell you that I am thankful to you for all the reprinted gun and ammunition catalogs you have. For many years I've wanted some of the hard-to-find Stoeger catalogs, and some ot the older Ideal and Lyman books. I gave up hope of ever finding them, and now I can have them because of you! Kerry S., Michigan

I'm just so stoked to have found your site - it's a veritable treasure trove of information for the enthusiast! Jonathan L., Australia

Just read your Rant & Rave postings. Couldn't help but laugh at some of the entries. One interesting and glaring characteristic I noticed was that all of the whiners, indicated by their lack of writing skills, are not only rude and lack an education, but as well, are Morons!!. Keep up your good work and try to temper your frustrations about such people with, "Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down." Doug W.

Keep on coming, I'm always glad to hear from you folks. Any contact, anytime, anyway is O.K. with us. Jack H.

Abby, Just read the Rants and Raves bits on your site! I laughed my socks off! There sure are some rude/stupid buggers out there. Jim B.

Nice job, Abby, Good newsletter, well formatted and easy to read. If you ever want to check out my website it is *******.com I am getting serious about collecting Swiss, Finnish and Enfield rifles. Have almost all the Swiss models, including some rare ones, same with Finns, only a few Enfields. My wife has issues... I say one rifle is just right, two is one too many, but three is a collection! Keep up the good bibliographic work, it is very valuable what you are doing. Best regards, Kari P.

Dear Abby, I want to commend you and praise you at the same time. You have, through your idea and your hard work, closed a hole in history. Without your efforts much of the information that you have been able to collect (bring together) would have been lost forever in a matter of a few years. The old gun catalogs etc would have died with families and would not have been available to anyone. Not only have you been able to save them for future generations but you have been able to collect, categorize and assemble so that there is a single source from which one can retrieve this part of valuable history. It means so much to me and I am sure the same for thousands of other people who value times and things gone by. Thank you, Robert. M.

Thanks. I just bought a MINT 1970 Steyr Daimler Puch Mannlicher Model M with no import marks, that has been in storage for 25 years. These catalogs will show details about them that I can not find elsewhere. Regards, Mario G.

Abby, Although I haven't bought many items from you yet, thanks for keeping these manuals and flyers alive. Many times we run across old things, still serviceable, but can't figure what they are or how to use them and your publications bring them back to life. Regards, John B. F.

Abby, I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you so very much in helping me identify the Marlin I bought. You are a gem! Conrad G., Mannheim, Germany

Dear Abby, It is with pleasure I gratefully thank your efforts to keep old gun catalog allive to new experimentors today. Brett K., Kiev, Ukraine

Abby, What a great idea! Also an important collection of firearms history available to the public. I have been an antique collector for years and have never seen or heard of this resource. I look forward to your reproduction catalogs to further my knowledge of which firearms were available to the public at what time in history. I will be sharing these catalogs with other collector friends. Thanks very much! Brendan.

You had sent us a second copy of the John Moses Browning catalog for a report my son was doing.(We were worried the first one sent might not show up in time.) Well, we received the first copy in time and sent the second back unopened. So, when you receive it, that is the explanation. It was absolutely TERRIFIC of you to send that second copy and it is things like that, and people like you, that are the meaningful and valued things in life. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and caring about us. I also left positive feedback for you but that tiny space cannot do justice to your kindness and competency! Thanks again. The report was a big success and he had the little catalog for the automatic shotgun next to the huge glossy new Browning catalog! Have a good weekend. Laurie F

Abby, Thank you for the products and service that you supply. I love to be a customer of yours. You are one of very few people that I know that is so helpful, kind and understanding. Thanks again. Robert M.

I just discovered your site. It is terrific and I applaud your effort to save what will soon be lost to the generations to come. I have a number of Winchester catalogs you may be interested in. I’m returning home from Baghdad this week after nine months working in the Embassy for the State Department. I’m retiring to Presque Isle above Alpena and will send you a list of what I have and see if any of my catalogs will be of help. Best, George K.

Thanks VERY much for faithfully sending me the periodic updates. I appreciate it VERY much! Have a great year, and thanks again for keeping me "in the know"! Wi.th very warmest personal regards, Peter N.

Abby, Thanks for the note, you are performing a great service for this hobby and posterity. Respectfully Yours, Rodney S.

Abby, I read your Company’s mission statement which was included with your latest catalogue offerings and YOU WERE RIGHT ON TARGET when you said THAT IT "WOULD TAKE A MORON TO THINK" THAT YOUR REPRINTS ARE ANYTHING BUT THAT!!! Unfortunately both you and I know at least one "collector" who fits that description!!! You and your Company are doing an outstanding job for which collector's, researchers, and others are extremely grateful. Keep up the good work. All our best, Tom Q.

I know I really shouldn't highlight the gripes these folks had because their comments could reflect on me, but I just cannot resist showing how unreasonable some people can be- mean and nasty too. Actually, with over 15,000 mostly happy customers having couple dozen whiners over the years isn't too bad. That's something less than a quarter of one percent. So here you go- hope you don't take these the wrong way! (I haven't corrected their spelling and grammar on purpose).

Abby at pool
Abby

(You're right! That is a 1960-something Dodge in the background), Abby

Illegitimis nil carborundum*
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Some Daisy and Hubley buyers are quite discriminating others are really quite painful (First is the ad followed by some emails): Abby

Daisy 1967 BB, Pellet, Play Guns and Accessories Catalog
NOTE TO YOUNGSTERS: THIS IS A CATALOG REPRINT NOT A CRATE OF GUNS!!

I would like to have more description of that item
Thank you - shogiedenis

what is this- 518marvin

Is this a book or all the guns? - scharfenberg5

Are the guns working in rite order or are tey bad- Ted

What are they worth if i sell them? Jimmie

Im reporting you to Ebay because it is ilegal to sell guns on ebay and Im going to rteport you to the FCC to! Sharon

Sharon, Calm down. If you read the advertisement carefully, you will see that I am selling a REPRINT of an old Daisy catalog so I am reasonably certain the Federal Communications Commission will not be too interested. Abby

Is this the guns or just some of them. All for $9.95-RIGHT? Hiow much for posting? Dave

Hubley 1961 Cap Guns Catalog

HI ,DOS"E THIS BOOK GIVE APROX VALUES ? OR IS IT JUST PICS ? THANKS SO MUCH RON

Wondering when you will ship the pistols. Please advise. I bought them for my grandson and he's very anxious to receive. Thank you. - rcbgs5

Oh good grief! Abby

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"Hello, Would like this (Bear 1959 Catalog) for a gift for someone but not wanting to pay $16 plus for unsure how appreciated it will be. If you will take $12 dollars including shipping please get back with me. Thanks, Wayne” eye860 on Ebay

Gosh Wayne I can't, why don't you try Walmart? Abby

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Hi, I dont use paypal will you take apostal mony orger? Thanks Dave

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Last month, Gary W. Law of Counce, Tennessee, using the Ebay sign-in “yellowbird58” bought a Daisy catalog from me. He was displeased because it apparently printed upside down. My mistake, printer problem. I refunded his money immediately and offered a corrected copy but he left me neutral feedback anyway. Then, about a week later, at 11:00pm one night, he bought another catalog reprint from me. Anticipating another problem, I offered to refund his money again. I said “Gary you were displeased with your last purchase from me – why don’t I just refund your money now – let me know. Abby”

He replied: “Thats entirely up to You.......................... I was displeased because of the reasons I stated. Every second page of the last one was upside down. If You cant understand My displeasure with that then Just go ahead and refund My money. If You can then I was willing to give You another shot. On second thought. You are correct go ahead and make the refund. I do not wish to do Business with a Person of Your Caliber. I will leave You the Negative feedback You deserve with an attitude like that. Gary W. Law / Yellowbird58”

Then he immediately sent another email: “Lucky for You eBays feedback system would not allow Me to leave the negative feedback for 7 days.When I requested the refund on the last daisy item. I requested You to include the extra postage required to send the faulty printing daisy publication back to You...... You did not do that and I was not going to loose My money for Your poor workmanship. But after Your smart elick e mail I do wish to return the last piece of junk to You to see Your mistake for Yourself. So Please do give Me Your mailing address............................. After Your inspection By all means put it where the sun don't shine. Gary W. Law”

This man is obviously hostile. I complained to Ebay and this is, in part, what they said:

Dear Abigail,

Thank you for taking the time in writing eBay in regards to the member yellowbird58 purchasing a second item from you after leaving non-positive feedback for a previous transaction.

I can understand your frustration when a member after leaving non-positive feedback for a previous transaction with you, purchases a second item from you and want to help you receive resolution in this situation. We will thoroughly investigate the situation from this point and take the appropriate action in an effort to prevent any further abuse of the eBay community.

...Whenever there is a situation where a buyer has left non-positive feedback for a previous transaction and then purchases another item it shows that the member may be intending to disrupt your listings. Because this is considered a violation of eBay policy, I have taken the next step in appropriate action at this point…

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Abby, Thanks for the book "Robbins & Lawrence - A Gunmaker History 1828 - 1865" that I bought from you recently on ebay. I have a concern, though. The book is missing the title page and table of contents. Also, books usually have a short biography of the author, but this one doesn't. There doesn't seem to be any way of determining who James Whisker is and what he has for credentials, or even when this was written. Please send me whatever pages are missing. Karl Lamson

Karl, The R&L research paper is only 31 pages so I am not surprised that Jim Whisker didn't go through the pretense of a title page and biography but I will pass along your comments.

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"How many guns are bb or pellet guns?" don_woody (Ebay- referring to the 1967 Daisy catalog)

lightsaver9 asked “is that just a magazine or actually those pellet and pop guns and accessories” (Ebay- referring to the 1967 Daisy catalog)

I am sure you realize this is a reprint of a Daisy catalog and not a crate of guns for ten bucks, right? In answer to your question, the index contains the model numbers of the contents of the catalog. I am not familiar enough with them to tell you which is which. Abby

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Received item and it is NOT what I expected. It is a copy machine copy. I was expecting a reprint manual. Please respond to this email. -alfred9052

Alfred, everything we do is laser printed, not photocopied, however the manual was taken, as the ad says, from a photocopy, hence your confusion solved. I refuned your purchase price. Abby

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Name: ryan
Email: mjrtac@mchsi.com
Subject: old gun
hi i found this old gun in a relitives garage and i have some questions and my local range couldnt tell me anything about it and i dont even now what kind of action this would be called if you can help me find any information that would be great thanks

Readers, can you help Ryan? Abby

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I had several grumps and queries this last month about the "quality" of certain catalogs. The questions and yes, complaints, were usually along the lines of "your reprint was not up to my standards!!!" or "why isn't the catalog you sent the exact size as the original and why isn't it printed on the same paper and why are there blotches or squiggles?"

Most of the emails end up being as insulting and deprecating as the writer can muster. The better educated folks wielding the sharper rapiers. I try hard to return the favor as energetically as I can, but the death of a thousand cuts is enervating. The most hurtful criticism is in the form of a less than positive rating on Ebay where the damage results in sharply reduced sales for some time. It hurts because the listing fees don't stop. It's funny how one neutral rating can outshine thousands of positive ones.

Last weekend a chappie named Zack Sudler, who is apparently a young real estate salesman in Chicago wielding a blunt instrument, gave me a neutral on Ebay (his Ebay name is "daedsikcaz"). He wrote me back in response to my complaint that he left me a neutral rating before even contacting me. He said, "In all honesty I had did that (sic) out of courtesy to prevent you from having negative feedback", gosh thanks, Abby! "I actually took your business into consideration and read your feedback from other buyers before making my decision. Again MY DECISION - as to what to leave you as feedback. The whole point of feedback is to give an unbiased opinion of the services rendered - not to make the seller look good for selling second rate product... Perhaps your other clients have low standards. I do not."

Essentially, Sudler said that he felt it was incumbent on him to go out of his way to give me a neutral rating to protect other less informed buyers, to shield them from what he perceived as the travesty I forced upon my customers with my inadequate products. Sudler joined an elite group of three valiant "big brothers", (one a "newby" and the other a non-English speaker) out of 1495 positive raters on Ebay in the last year. I felt a bit petty when I told him "… next time you need forty year old copy of a rare gun catalog, try Walmart! Abby"

Well now, about quality. As I say in my "About Us" column at my website, quality of my reprints varies. I make no effort to exactly reproduce old ephemera. I reprint old catalogs to preserve the information they contain. I do not choose only pristine originals to reproduce or I would have a miserable, small collection of forgeries. I accept, to misquote Emma Lazarus, "… your tired, your poor, your crummy copies yearning to be saved, your wretched refuse about to be tossed." And turn them into readable, reasonable reprints of otherwise unavailable old gun catalogs. No more and no less. Some are great, others are not but all will give you the facts and pictures promised.

Hi, My request was for fish, frog or eel SPEARS not Speer reels. I took your suggestion and searched your website for spears but I must tell you that your indexing is woefully inadequate. Many of your catalogs in the Fishing category only list FISHING TACKLE or RODS & REELS in the index. This is not really of any help. You reprint lots of catalogs that I know have spears in them (because I have them already) but they do not show up in a search for SPEARS. You seem to be almost wholly focused on guns to the exclusion of all other interests. So, with all due respect, before you answer a legitimate question with a suggestion to search your website, you should make sure that you have an adequate index for each and every catalog. Respectfully, Gary Miller

Dear Gary, My website is geared toward firearms collectors and various police and security agencies that need information from old catalogs. To be quite honest, you are first person in the eight years I have been doing this project to request information on eel spears. I have had people who collect reels, rods, creels, boots, clothing, tools, toys, mirrors, cooking equipment, whistles, cages, decoys… plumb bobs, glasses, and a thousand other things but never eel spears. Sorry I didn't think of that when I made the indexes. Abby :-)

Iam looking for a mag for 22cal. vore rifle please let me no if u can get one thank you Doug Bonnell

Doug, we don't sell parts but call Numrich, they may be able to help... and it is Voere not Vore. Abby

I am researching Stetson hats from 1910-1930. I see that you sell a lot of reproductions of catalogs - can you recommend some that have Stetson hats pics and prices from that period? Thanks. (not signed)

I am sorry, I don't have time to look through the thousands of catalogs we reprint for individual items. I suggest you contact the Danbury, CT historical society where the company was based. Abby

????? I wasn't asking you to look through every single catalog. I've seen your reprints on ebay and often thought about picking some up, but if you can't answer questions and aren't willing to take a little bit of time to make a sale, then I'll stay away, and make sure to relay your attitude on to other researchers. Scott

Scott, Thanks for the snotty reply! I get hundreds of requests for research each week. People collect everything you can think of: guns, ammunition powder horns, camping gear, knives, hatchets, books, whistles, clothing, sports gear, auto accessories, tools (including several who collect plumb bobs!) food containers, kitchen accessories, watches, glass balls.... you name it. It is quite impossible for me to take the time to satisfy each person and if I do, the end request is usually "can you just send me that page? I don't need the entire catalog and I will give you a dollar or $.50!" They are then petulant when I refuse. Actually, once I give them the name of the catalog they usually lose interest and I have wasted 15 minutes or a half hour.

Now, in your case, there are probably 150 catalogs that could have hats, most of which are not identified as being Stetson. I could spend a half hour or an hour looking at them and come up with nothing. How much are you willing to pay for my time? Abby

Thanks for being so customer-oriented. When you behave like a tyrant, you will lose your potential customers immediately. I read the word 'snotty' and stopped reading. I'm only responding to you at all because I'm bored, but thank you for encouraging me to make costing you business, a priority. I will be posting on any research forum I can find to make sure no one purchases any of your material. Scott Forest - moregruel@gmail.com - Ebay name: "runscott"

Your ill-mannered attempts to threaten and berate me have earned you a free trip to the Rants and Raves column at my website and, as a special bonus, a featured position in my newsletter that goes to over 11,000 people. Yours must be a misogynist la-la land, bored, stupid and mean is no way to grow old! Abby

Hi man, Can i ask you something? these item you are selling is a gun or just a catolog. Thank you supercamry (6)

Yes, it is a beautiful antigue firearm for $9.95. Just send your check with $49,700 postage. Abby

Dear karllippard (Ebay Name), I also might buy this (a two page Purdey flyer) from your Ebay listings , but two pages of material with $7 Media Mail postage charge seems excessive, doesn't it? Abby

Abby, Well books you do step and repeat for shipping. It will cost that for me or someone here to stand in line for 45 minutes to send media mail. But if in the USA you have a $1.50 envelope and $1.39 and $2.00 handling. I have sold these for $75.00 each in the past and except for mine, have never seen one for sale ever and in a gun case, forget it. karl

Hmmm, I never thought of postage exactly that way but your explanation sure is illuminating! Abby

I have one of your guns and it has problems.Will you email me and please give me a phone number that I can contact you through. Thanks James

We don't sell or manufacture guns. Abby

Hello. I got the catalogs today...Had to go back and check the auction description , it reads : "Glossy paper, full color". Actual catalogs are in blacck and white on a course non gloss paper. Why is there a discrepancy ? Lars Rosenstrom, Sweden

Dear Mr. Rosenstrom, I regret to tell you that you misunderstood the item description. It says "glossy soft-cover in full color" meaning that the cover is in color and is glossy. The insides are not in color or the description of the insides (Printed on high quality 24# 97 bright acid free paper). would have been noted as color. Also, the photo associated with the item clearly shows an inside page in black and white. I have refunded your purchase price. You may keep the catalog reprint with my compliments. Cheers, Abby Mouat

"I odored a book from you and you sent it with a catalog of other things you sell. I did not odor that catalog and you made me pay to send it so I want you to give me back all the money it costs to send it and pay for me to send you back the catalog. Philip Gagney"

Philip. In most cases it costs nothing to ship our in-house catalog along with things you order. In your case you paid $3.50 shipping and I sent your package by Priority Mail at my expense for $4.75. The way Priority Mail works is that it is a flat rate for anything you can stuff in one of the Post Office envelopes or boxes irrespective of weight. So, it cost you nothing to receive the in-house catalog and you do not have to return it. Abby :-)

Abby- I am not satisfied and you promised you guarantee satisfaction. I want to send back your catalog, I don’t want it and you have to pay for that or I am unsatisfied. Your catalog didn’t even have serial numbers for my gun and I still don’t know how much it is worth. I hope more than the $23 your catalogs says.

Philip, Throw away my catalog after you have your dog lift on it. That should give you some satisfaction. As to the rest of your note I gather you are referring to the 1931 Remington catalog you bought. You see, Philip, I reprint old gun catalogs. They were printed for the companies, in this case, Remington before the guns were made so they have no idea of serial numbers, nor do they have a clue what a gun not yet made in 1931 will be worth in 2009 any more than you can guess what your gun will be worth in the year 2087. Understand?

Abby, I think you are crooked and donot make any sence to me.

Good Grief! Abby

I ordered 3 books from you last year. YOu claim they're blueprints. Yet all I see is a assembly pictures / dissassembly pictures. Pictures are not to scale and no schematics in the book. I will not be ordering another thing unless it is a schematic that explains how to remake one from scratch. Want to know for educational purposes. Other than that you can take me off your mailing list. Richard Sheetz

Richard, To set the record straight you bought two Winchester manuals from me on April 17, 2009 - a Winchester Model 12 and a Model 94. These are Sequence of Takedown and Assembly Operation manuals, not blueprints. Nowhere in the advertisement does it say they are blueprints or suggest the manuals contain blueprints. What the text does say is: “(AA Arnold)... drew scores of drawings for each gun Winchester made at the time depicting in great detail everything an owner or gunsmith needed to know to disassemble, service and re-assemble their weapon.” I will remove you from my newsletter list. Abby

That is you opinon of what you think it said. When I purchased the first one it said schematics. Therfore I thought it was acutal blueprints. When I got them they wern't what I was expecting. So no i'm not interested thanks.

Richard, The copy in the advertisements has not been changed since 2005. Abby

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I'd like you to send me pictures of the bicycles pictured in the following catalogs:... (there were four).

I'm sorry flooty, I sell catalogs, not pages or pictures from the catalogs. To get the pictures you must buy the whole thing (they cost $9.95- $14.95 each). If you don't like any one, you may return it for a refund.

"I wanted to see the pictures of the bicycles to see which catalog I was going to buy. Seeings how you have such a s****y attitude about the whole thing, you can keep you catalogs. Kudos on the PR skills. Great seller."

This clown wanted me to send him pictures of several bicycles from different catalogs... for free, of course. His isn't alone. I get scores of requests for pictures of guns, ammo, whistles, rods, reels, lures, traps and every sporting item you can think of. It is impossible for me to send all these freebies for two reasons. First, in most cases, all the greedy bum wants is a free picture so I couldn't expect so much a as thanky ma'am in return. Second, for the time it takes to find the picture, go to the archives, locate the picture of the item and then either print it or shrink it enough to send by email it takes longer than just printing the entire catalog. I just cannot justify the time. Abby :-)

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"My son bought this gun see, and it isn't a BB gun like it says on the advert, it is a catalogue reprint. So I want my son's moneyback, do you know how hard he workd to get the money? Harper.

Geez- Another one! The catalog was $11.95, how hard did he work to get the credit card with which he paid for the catalog? Your money has been refunded to your card. Abby

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Billie, Pleeeeeze remove my address from your address book! I returned this message to all the people you sent it to using the bcc box to show them how dense you are. My anger has nothing to do with the content of the messages you send out- pro or con, i don't read them. It is how you send them!

The problem is that you send out all these political messages using the regular "to" address box to hundreds of people. All it takes is for one person to not have anti-spam software and the entire list can be hi-jacked to a spam seller. That's why we get all those stupid viagra ads. To avoid the problem all you have to do is send the message to people using the "bcc" box (blind copy).

I've told you this ten times over the years! Remove my name! Do it now! Just delete me! Abby Mouat at Cornell Publications

ABBY: THIS IS "FIRST" EMAIL SENT TO YOU IN TWO MONTHS!! WE MADE A MISTAKE AS YOU WERE DELETED FROM ALL OUR WEBS BUT THIS ONE? AND FOR YOU TO SEND OUT TO ALL OUR FRIENDS & SEVEN OF THEM EMAILED US SAYING WHAT A A---E YOU MUST BE? SORRY BUT THOSE ARE THEIR WORDS? WHY IS IT YOU COULD NOT HAVE JUST EMAILED ME ABOUT THIS INSTEAD OF INVOLVING OTHERS? ARE YOU REALLY THAT MUCH OF A D-----D? MUST BE YOU HAVE ANOTHER AGENDA FOR THE HARSH FEELINGS FOR OTHERS & THEN TRY & DO BUSINESS ONLINE? WELL SINCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS I WILL LET "ALL" MY FRIENDS IN THE NET KNOW YOUR L.W. FEELINGS AS IT IS ONLY FAIR TO RECIPROCATE SUCH UNFAIR & UNCOUTH WAY OF DOING BUSINESS?WHY NOT JUST ADMIT YOU ARE A RAD.LIBERAL & GET OVER IT? I MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF MUY MIND PURCHASING ITEMS FROM YOU? ADIOS!

Billie, If you were smart enough to put me on your unwanted list of people to get your mass emails then you must know how to take me off ---- your emails are nothing new and have been around a long time - take me off - Abby Mouat at Cornell Publications

ABBY- WHAT YOU DID WAS WRONG! NOW LETS SEE IF YOU LIKE SAME?

Billie, Just delete my email address. I got another of your stupid forwards last week, not two months ago. In fact you used the two months excuse the last time I asked you to stop open mass mailings.

I resent the personal nature of your attacks and your foul mouth. But you did give me a nice letter to put in my monthly newsletter to over 10,000 firearm enthusiasts from all over the world! Abby Mouat at Cornell Publications

we went back & looked at our emails to you & found "NO" foul language of any kind? i really think you have gone a lil goofy here?if you are upset with him saying you are very liberal & work in a conservative type field that is not his fault?you have been deleted from all our accts!

Billie, Look, politics has absolutely nothing to do with this. It never has, although I will say that I dislike character assassination mails such as those you propagate- whether liberal or conservative. It is unhealthy for the mind and just makes people bitter. Now, if you were capable of the simplest understanding you would glean that you have been a pain ever since you wriggled into my life by causing me to be deluged with spam emails. That is the problem and that isn't politics, just your stupidity.

As far as your foul mouth goes, I do not like to be called dirty names by anyone, you or your half dozen "friends", and by inserting dashes or ****s you do not conceal the real word. I, unlike some, did manage to struggle past the third grade and can read between the lines!

The best advice I can give you is to just drop this right now. You are getting further and further out on a limb and the saw in your hand is on the wrong side of your body. Thank you for deleting my email. Abby Mouat at Cornell Publications

ABBY: THIS IS MY LAST EMAIL TO YOU AS WE DELETED YOU & I DO NOT CARE TO HEAR YOUR liberal SPEECH! YOU ARE A RAVING LIBERAL & HAVE A BAD LIBERAL ATTITUDE SO LETS JUST DROP ALL CONTACT & LET THE GUNOWNERS OF USA DECIDE? J BRYANT

Oh geez!
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More Bear Catalog beefs:

Very unhappy with the catalog and would like to return for a refund if you will not I will be leaving poor feedback. The Catalog is not what was in the description you said it was a copy and it is a copy but not what was expected in my mind. Sorry for the inconvenience I hope we can work this out Thank You, Gary Hall

Sorry Gary, that's as glossy as it gets. I refunded your money. As I have stated many, many times, I DO NOT make forgeries of originals, only copies and I do them as nicely as I can. Abby :)

Sorry I have not gotten back to you. I have a archery pro shop that has been hopping the last two days. Well I was looking for the catalog in a real catalog form.I know it is a copy I thought i would have a real copy on Glossy paper like what I get from Bear archery in a 2009 catalog. This was a copy on a paper that without sounding mean or rude I don't mean to but looks like a photo copy you can get off my computer at home. I have had a lot of Bear memorabilia I have a signed copy of his Feild notes picture from the time my father got to hunt with Fred I wanted something to frame and put in my den next to the rest of the things I have from Fred. I was looking for something special it looks like you put some time into it and I am sorry if I came off a bit nasty I have had a ruff couple of days my wife is having my first child and its been crazy. I am very happy with the way the transaction has been fixed and I will not leave negitive feed back.
Thank You Gary Hall

Gary, that is an exact copy of the original not a photocopy (except that it is bound not stapled), but the original was printed 52 years ago and perhaps the paper they used was not as glossy as you would have liked it to be! I hope you and your wife enjoy the baby. Abby

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I DID RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK BUT IT IS NOT GLOSSY ENOUGH SOFT COVER PAGE LIKE IT STATES IN AUCTION. YOU DID REFUND MY MONEY BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE YOU SENT DID NOT GET TO ME. I AM TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BOOK I USE TO HAVE BUT IT WAS STOLEN. I WILL PAY FOR ANOTHER COPY IF IT COMES WITH SOFT GLOSSY COVER. CAN YOU HELP ME. THANKS DON...

Sorry Don, that's as glossy as it gets. As I have stated many, many times, I DO NOT make forgeries of originals, only copies and I do them as nicely as I can. Abby :)

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I think it's about time -- after months and years --- to toss this piece ------- of --- into a manure spreader !!!! ///// ???/ NOW. ????????????????????????????????????? louie, iron_man_tool- jensenron@yahoo.com

Dear Louie, Well, you got me! I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Perhaps some coffee during the game would be a good idea. Abby

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I didn't mean to accept this as a purchase. I was playing around to see if my Pay Pal works and I didn't mean to accept this, if you are wondering why I have not confirmed the payment it is because i never meant to purchase it. Sorry for any inconvenience. Adam Hannah

Reahlley! I'll credit your account, Abby

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Hi, can i get an image of the hunting knives? thanks.

Sure, the catalog is $12.95 and $3.75 shipping. Abby

Ha!, with a sarcastic greedy answer like that, i wouldn't give you a dime for a dollar! if it does not have what i need i wouldn't buy any...if it did have what i needed i would have bought 6 of'em!...i'll be sure to ignore all of your auctions in the future! -danny robinson

Dear Danny, Greedy and sarcastic huh? Well, Buster, next time you go to the market ask for just one free turkey leg or at Home Depot ask them to open the pack of four batteries and give you just one. I sell catalogs, I don’t send pictures to freeloaders to satisfy their curiosity. I do, however, research endless questions from polite customers and give refunds to people who do not find what they are looking for. But don't despair, today is your lucky day, you won, as a top shelf consolation prize, a completely free trip to the Rants and Raves page on my website. Abby

oh abby dear...you're so wrong...comparing your practices to those of a grocer or retail seller the way you have is not relevant in the LEAST...i wasn't looking to buy meat or batteries...furthermore i was NOT looking to buy one page of a catalog or one piece of a dead bird... (as you suggested w/your home depot/market analogy)...i can look through ANY magazine/catalog/book/newspaper/journal/etc. at ANY PROFESSIONAL bookseller before i buy! i wouldn't visit your website to save my mothers life. the fact that you feel the need to have a "rants and raves" page on your site sums you up completely.

My dear Danny, You are a pathetic little bully and despite your protests to the contrary you are just what you sound like... a freeloader with a sharp tongue and a mean streak. Pity about your mother though. Abby

ha! why are you still here dearest miserable abby?, you shot back a smart assed greedy reply to a simple question and i just put it back on you in a way that you can't continue with your "rants and raves"! freeloader?...i spend thousands of dollars a year with reasonable, respectable, responsible, and reliable sellers on ebay and since you are NONE of those i will not spend a dime with you...additionally, you have NOTHING that's worth getting for free anyway...some piddly little catalog reprint is not worth the time you've spent attempting to defend your unreasonable/rude reply...you are a greedy little miser who has been upstaged in their efforts to defend their ridiculous business practices...as for my mother, the comment is not a reflection of my love for her...it's a glaring example of my disdain for people like you! i pity your family for having you in their tree. [edited-Abby]

And you, sir, belong in a tree! Abby

wretched old hag, your crappy, poorly copied catalogs are just like you...you've both seen better days and fakes are never as good as the real thing...i'll go do business with professionals... not a deceptive old poser like you! dr

Gee I love it when some insecure foolish sod like you loses all control over spending a few bucks. You have absolutely made my day... :-) Abby

oh come now "broom hilda"!...DON'T POST EDITED VERSIONS OF ANYTHING ON YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE WEBSITE. A FRIEND OF MINE CHECKED IT OUT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF PERSON WOULD ACT THE WAY YOU HAVE. THEY SAID IN ONE OF YOUR REPLIES THAT YOU CHASTISED A GUY FOR WAKING YOUR "MEDICATED HUSBAND"...HA!...I'D HAVE TO STAY MEDICATED IF I LIVED WITH YOU TOO...I PITY THE MAN! AND YOU CONVENIENTLY LEAVE OUT ALL YOUR LITTLE NASTY COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE TO ME?! YOUR UNHAPPY BUYERS HAVE ACCUSED YOU OF BEING DECEITFUL FOR POSTING MISLEADING LISTINGS...YOU ARE NOW DISHONEST WHICH I ALREADY GATHERED FROM [edited-Abby] YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO OLD LADY. CROSS THE LINE WITH ME BY EDITING ANY THESE EMAILS, YOURS OR MINE, BEFORE YOU POST THEM AND I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT! AND LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD OF LAWYERS IT WON'T COST ME A DIME. THIS IS NOT ABOUT A FEW BUCKS...ITS ABOUT A GREEDY OLD LADY WHO POSTS 40 YEAR OLD PICTURES OF HERSELF ON HER WEBSITE BECAUSE SHE CAN'T STAND WHO SHE'S BECOME OVER THE YEARS... MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY!

Danny, I don’t know what you are babbling about in your last so I can only conclude you were [edited] when you wrote it at 11:30 at night. [edited]s bore me, so this interchange is terminated. :-( Abby

whatever you tired old bitty...i leave the drinking to old bar flys like you!...its glaringly obvious what i meant in that email...exactly what it says...post that last reply on your site and i'll sue you for liable/slander...then...when i own your pathetic catalog business i'll shut it down!...go give your husband another pill. tell him its on me! poor guy can't be on strong enough meds to live with a bitter old dusty hag like you! Danny Robinson

Dear Readers, Can you believe this guy? Please forgive the edited spots but at my advanced age I have to humor my son (the attorney) who is very vigilant protecting his mom! :-) Abby

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Abby- If you would watch your news you would know that we just went through a hurricane we have been without electricity for 2 weeks and standing in water in our home and you have the nerve to get mad because I called you at 1 AM. Now we know your heart. And yes we will pass it around. Remember your last words to me because I will. Sleep well in your nice a/c and dry home.
Steve Zepeda

Steve, While I have sympathy for your hurricane damage that does not give you the right to call us at 1:00 in the morning with your diatribe. You awakened my husband from a sound and medicated sleep to answer the telephone for fear it might have been an emergency from one of our children and told him you were miffed to get a form message from me about something you bought on Ebay. No wonder he responded negatively. You deserved it.

As you probably know, Texas is a large state. Pearland could have been near Amarillo, El Paso or Brownsville and totally unaffected by the hurricane for all I knew when I told the computer to send out late notices. I do not normally get out a road map to see if every late payer happens to be near some natural disaster. For this I apologize. Abby

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Howdy, Did you get the catalog in the mail an on what day? There's know hury........ Thankx, Paul

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My granddad left me a gun and I want to know how much I can get for it. It's pretty rusty and some parts are missing. The caliber is about a quarter inch but the barrel is blocked. The round thing where the bullets go is missing. Can you give me an appraisal of the value of this beautiful old antique? Sally VonV.

Sally, I hate to tell you this but that gun is probably worth nothing at all. Send me a picture and I'll try to be more specific. Abby

Abby, that is pretty specific already, but here is the picture...

Sally, what you have is an Iver Johnson .22 Sealed Eight which, I am sorry to say is, indeed worth nothing in the condition you found it. Abby

Thanks, but I am going to get another opinion. Sally

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I just ordered 2 catalogs.('66 & '69 Bear Archery on Ebay) What happened to the combined shipping charges? I was charged $3.50 each and one was to be sent standard and the other first class????? The MORE expensive one sent standard for the SAME price!! Something smells and it ain't printers INK! Ron

Steady Ron, there is nothing to get excited about. Ebay has no mechanism for combining postage so it is done manually after the sale. As far as postage goes, I changed from First Class to Media Mail in Ebay ads some time ago but have not yet edited all listings. Why? Because when people see Media Mail they are less impatient to get the books they bought and that allows me time to conduct my business the way I want to. In fact, almost everything we sell is posted either FIRST CLASS or PRIORITY for no extra charge! Why extra time? Well, I reprint over 2000 old gun catalogs and manuals and I can only print every four or five days. So, depending on when in the cycle you order it may take a week or two to get into your hands and the Media Mail expectation allows me that extra time. There now, isn't that better? Oh yes, I refunded your overpayment. You are welcome. Abby

Uhhhh, Thank you. (humbled) Sorry! Too much caffiene and a double-shift will make ya a little edgy and type childishly. My bad. Appreciate the time taken to set me straight and the refund. I'm o.k. now. Have a good holiday weekend. Ron

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I was very disappointed in the Book or Flyer I received from you I thought I might get some useful information on the Manufrance shotgun nothing was useful. Take me off any mailing list you have. I had got more from are library. Steve S.

Steve, I didn't write the catalog or choose the contents, I just reprint the original- read the index at the website to see what is in the catalog (He wanted serial numbers which are never in a catalog to sell guns not yet produced!). Abby

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I ASKED TO "REMOVE" ONE MORE TIME TO THIS MAIL: oldguncatalogs@... IS ALLREADY THE THIRD TIME!!!! DON'T BE PESTER WHEN I CALL YOU SPAMMER THIS TIME, CAUSE SPAMMER YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kampa

Kampa, slow down big fella! I never heard from you before and will be happy not to send you my free monthly newsletter. No need to yell (typing in capitals is yelling on the internet). Also spammers rarely give you a phone number to call them as I do, do they?

That's not real, this is the third time, and also the last time I told you that you have some problem with your remove e-mail that give back this message every time: Probabily you have the same problem with everybody, for this reason you don't remember that you alwais repeat the same discourse. Yes, I know, is the second time that you tell me that... But you know, normally I like to finish my business at the first.... And I am rude just with insistent people, I don't like to be like that.... Maybe you are a new kind... even if I hope that was just the third mistake. Have a nice night, ;))) Gianluca Campagnari, Italy

Oh good grief! I guess some people are just lucky to be able to correspond with me so often. I can just imagine how irksome one email a month could be to you. As a reward for your persistence though, you have earned a trip to the Rants and Raves column on my website! Anyway, I think you are gone from my life forever now that I added your name to the blacklist. Abby

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Last year I ordered the book from you and it was good. This year I want the other one but I am not home so I can't tell you wich one it was that I need so please send it right away because I am buying a Marlin and need it when I get home. Here is my credit card: 8021... Jim

Jim, I have no idea which of our 2000 catalogs and manuals you ordered and cannot look it up because I don't know your last name or address and your email doesn't match any on file. Also my emails to you have been returned because your mailbox is full... so if you call I will try to help. Also, we recommend that if you want to send a credit card number by email (not a good idea) that you at least send it in two parts in different emails. That gives you a tiny bit of security. Abby

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Hi, The manual has just arrived. I'm a little disappointed with it. It isn't anywhere near the 8" by 6" advertised, more like 4 1/2 " by 5 1/2 ". Also there is a white margin all around which was not shown on the listing. Will you take it bak for a refund? Regards, Cliveski

Cliveski, I refunded your money, keep the manual. FYI, I made the manual a wee bit smaller because someone else complained that the original was a bit smaller and he wanted his money back too... go figure. Abby

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I am so disappointed with the quality of the reproduction of the Sporting Gun booklet I received today. With modern technology even an ameteur could produce a better copy than that. The detail in the guns is not legible and many of the other pictures are incrediby poor, just black. I understand that the original would have been a basic quality print, however I would not have expected this low quality of a digitally enhanced copy. I await your comments. Thank you, Sarah

Sarah, Until not many years ago photocopies were themselves pretty primitive and the Midland ’24 was taken from an photocopy (which the advert states). While your criticism is hurtfully exaggerated, my project to preserve these wonderful old catalogs is founded on customer satisfaction. To that end I refunded your purchase price. You may keep the catalog or dispose of it as you wish. Abby

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My son ordered a box of Daisy Airguns from you people due to your deceptive advertising on Ebay and if you think I'm going to pay for it you can whisle. Biff, Adelaide, Australia

What's with you children down under? This is the third time a boy in Aussieland has ordered a "box of guns". Which is why each Ebay ad has the following notice in 24 point bold red letters: "NOTE- IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, READ THIS! THESE ARE NOT DAISY GUNS FOR SALE. THIS IS A CATALOG REPRINT!" I'll cancel the order, besides, I know better than to argue with a mate named Biff! Abby

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I really like the Stoeger 1939 catalog reprint your sent me but I have a major problem with page 76 where you state in your advertisement for Ithica that the Field Grade guns were made in 10, 12, 20, 28 and .410 Guage. This is incorrect. I can therefore not trust anything in this book and will return it for a full refund. Reggie L.

Uh, Reggie, I didn't print the original sales catalog, I only copied it and it is identical to the original. By the way, the Ithaca catalog from 1939 lists the same gauges as being available so although I don't know if they eventually manufactured all models, I can tell you they planned to when they printed the catalog. Say, would you like to meet Brian who wrote the next letter? Abby

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I left you positive feedback for this item because the pages are really clear. I'm sure someone took the time to scan each page well. It is a cool catalog but I didn't realize that these "reprints" were more like photos of each page. I thought this would be a cool coffee table type of book but it is more just a collection of scans put in order. There is a huge margin on every page, even the cover! Why wouldn't you just print it to the full extent of the page?? It just looks sort of lame and you should really have a photo of what people are actually going to recieve in your listing. It is cool that you are preserving these old catalogs but why not make it look like an actual catalog and not a photo album of old documents or something. It would have looked perfect if not for that huge margin around every page. If it is a mistake I can e-mail you a photo if you would like. Thanks, Brian

Uh, well, send it back and I'll cut off the margins for you. Abby

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The Handbook on Ammunition arrived and I was very disappointed! The current price list was not included and I am almost out of 12 PD navel cannon rounds. The woodchucks will over run the farm at this rate. All joking aside the book is wonderful. Stu

OK Stu, I have your number! (Stu is a big customer pulling my leg a bit!)

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HELLO,I SEE YOU ARE RUNNING THE SAME ITEMS ON TWO GUN SELLING SITES.YOU CANT DO THIS. GUS W.

Gus, thank you for taking the time to alert me about this outrage I have perpetrated against the gun collecting community. Seriously though Gus, selling my books on two websites is not much different than Colt selling its guns at different dealers, is it? Abby

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Richard, Your package was returned to me. I sent it to 606 North…, your address on Gunbroker. I also don’t see that I’ve received payment. Abby (these are just a few of the emails from this yahoo!)

I paid by money order. I do not take mail at the farm at 606 North… Send all mail to my office R. E. H. and Co… have you verified you received the $$$$, for the Mannlicher book? r.e.h.

No I did not and cannot verify that it is paid. It is too small for me to spend anymore time on - change your address at Gunbroker or Auctionarms so it won't happen again. Abby

I paid by check number xxx. I wil contact the bank on Monday. If it has been paid you will spend more time on it. You will send me what I paid for. You are the only seller That was "confused" about where to send the item. I am contacting gun broker this a.m. r.e.h.

I have no idea what you are in a huff over..... It was mailed back to you today at your real address.... you had the wrong address... have no idea what GunBroker is going to do except tell you to correct your information I never said I wouldn't send it. Abby

The huff is over the principle of the matter. If you do not understand that, I cannot explain it. I trade the markets, and do a miilion dollar deal on a handshake. Intregity (sic) is important. You say " it is only $5", you are the selling $5 items not me.Thank you for your time. best regards, r.e.h.

REH, Arguing with people about trivial matters does not pleasure me. After the reprint you ordered from me was returned from your "farm", which you listed as your address in Gunbroker, I sent it off (at my expense) to your office where I hope it arrives safely. I trust you will change that error so future merchants with whom you do business will not face the same drawn-out series of emails I have endured.

While I appreciate your efforts to pay your bills, quite frankly chasing $5 or $7 dollars is not dreadfully important to me and although I respect your "integity" (sic) I choose not to pursue the matter. I would be grateful for a “thank you” when it arrives. Abby

Abby, I have obtained the number for the Secretary of states office in Michigan. If you are to busy to solve my problem perhaps you will find time to answer their questions. I will also contact the attorney generals office here in Illinois. They take a dim view of people defrauding their citizens. best regards, R. E. Hicks

This is really great, I have no record of you ever paying, you used a false address when you ordered from me, I paid to send your purchase twice and you have the effrontery to accuse me of fraud? And you think the Secretary of State is going to listen to you whine about a $7 purchase you apparently never paid for? You bumbling idiot! Well, when the SWAT team from the State shows up I'll give them the address where to send the padded wagon... your "farm". The End! Abby

Yes my dear, the attorney general in Illinois will listen to me, I do more business in this state than you do. Fraud is fraud. You are really out of control with your attacks and insults. Perhaps some form of therapy is in order. If you were a man you would not be so insulting. I have been contacting you to sort out this problem. You are the one whose has been insulting from the very begining. You can insult me all you want. I have a suspicion I am much prettier than you are, but then you probably aren't very pretty at all. I may be a bumbling idiot, but I doubt anyone has ever accused you of being charming, witty or pretty. Have they? regards, r.e.h.

Good for you! As I said quite clearly in my first communication, "I do not see a payment – how did you pay? I could have overlooked it." I repeat, it was only $7 and I don't care. There now, you can sleep soundly tonight with your "integity" intact... bumbling idiot! Kindly not darken my door in future with your convoluted arguments and vile manner (pardon the mixed metaphor). Oh yes, from the pettiness of your last note it sounds to me as if you should stay out of the bar car on the way home, pretty boy, your wit is wilting! Abby

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Matt, You left me a neutral feedback on Ebay. You said in the feedback: "Color cover, but contents in black and white - misleading description and ripoff". You never contacted me as Ebay rules require. Your comments are unfair. The description of the manual clearly states in 24 point type that there is a "glossy soft-cover in full color". It says nothing about the inside being in color. Additionally, the picture with the advertisement clearly shows the insides as being in black and white. Finally, the terms state that you must be satisfied or you get your money back. Because of these facts, I left you a Negative Feedback mark on Ebay. If you would like me to withdraw my feedback I am willing to do so. Please let me know what you would like to do. I also need an apology. Abby

Mrs. Mount, I sincerely apologize for placing neutral feedback on Ebay. I agree that I should have contacted you first before posting the feedback. Matt

Good boy, Matt. Abby

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