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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11552 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Buttstock Sep 30^th, 2008 at 12:14am	Print Post
	Rigby Ballard buttstock goes for 785.00 on ebay. Geesh ! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Joe.

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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Buttstock Reply #1 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 8:57pm	Print Post
	That gentleman bids and buys a whole lot of Ballard stuff! I've given up or lost out to him on more occasions than I can recall. Seems to be a serious Ballard parts buyer!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11552 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Buttstock Reply #2 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 9:38pm	Print Post
	I sure could have put that buttstock to use. I got the forestock but wanted the set. I bid a rediculous amount. Little did I know there is someone more rediculous than me out there. It'll be awhile before another that nice shows up. Oh well. Joe.

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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4072 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: Buttstock Reply #3 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 9:55pm	Print Post
	I wonder if that was the same guy who paid over $300 for a plain old flat spring lever for a high-wall (as listed by our old friend Joe Harz?) I guess some good things come to those who wait, huh? Froggie


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hoot Ex Member	Re: Buttstock Reply #4 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 8:35am	Print Post
	G F, Not the same guy. Just checking my defunct watch list. They left me in the dust at 200.


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Schutzenbob Frequent Elocutionist Offline Rheinisch-Westfälisc hen Sprengstoff-Fabriken Posts: 2063 Location: Nightingale, California Joined: Oct 24^th, 2005	Re: Buttstock Reply #5 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 12:34pm	Print Post
	This last weekend I was visiting a friend who has a larger computer screen with much better graphics than I have, we looked at the Ballard stock that was for sale on eBay and both agreed that it was junk with lots of hacks and cracks. eBay is a good place to sell things, but not generally a good place to buy things, although there is occasionally a jewel in the mud. Bob


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38_Cal Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Joined: Apr 27^th, 2005	Re: Buttstock Reply #6 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 4:06pm	Print Post
	That's one of the reasons I call it "EvilBay"! Ya gots to ask questions, even dumb, seemingly obvious ones, to keep from getting $crewed! (BTDT! ) David Montezuma, IA

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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Buttstock Reply #7 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	I've never seen "rustyrelx" bid on anything but Ballard stuff.

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Buttstock Reply #8 - Oct 2^nd, 2008 at 8:44am	Print Post
	This is the curse of ebay. Now every yahoo with an old stock will think its worth $800. somebody with a good stock or by a named stock maker will want $1000 and somebody on ebay will pay it. 40 Rod
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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Buttstock Reply #9 - Oct 2^nd, 2008 at 8:02pm	Print Post
	Right you are 40Rod! Ebay has definitely been the demise of real pricing of gun parts, for many years now! As have the various gun auction sites for complete guns! Still, there are things that can't be found anywhere else but Fleabay. 10 years ago I found a lot of good collectable gun items there, but haven't found anything for the last several years that I wanted to step up for.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11552 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Buttstock Reply #10 - Oct 2^nd, 2008 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	It can go either way on fleabay. I picked up a nice Ideal #5 micrometer powder measure for $58.00 a couple weeks ago. I think overall I've had more good luck than bad. The buttstock that I missed out on might not have been perfect. Weve all seen worse examples restored to the point you can hardly tell it from new. Seldom do you see a Ballard stock that isnt cracked at the wrist. My only worry was if I had won the thing and then found the wrist was smaller than my action. In that case I suppose I'd have had to relist it and hope I got my money back. If anyone has a spare 6 1/2 buttstock, I'm looking for one. Also an original long range Ballard stock. Like you said Vall, all the old cheap parts have been bought up long ago. I suppose a new replacement stock would be about equal in value to a mismatched original ?? I just happen to like original parts if I can get them. Thats just me. Joe.

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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Buttstock Reply #11 - Oct 3^rd, 2008 at 1:21pm	Print Post
	Gentlemen: As you can see I am rustyrelx. I have been a SERIOUS collecter of Ballards for over 40 years. I have been so fortunate as to start early in this fun. J. Dutcher had asked me to send him pictures and info on my Ballards for the book but I never got around to it. Feeling very ashamed about that.I would have liked to share. As to the stock in question here I was putting back together a rifle that I had with a mismatch buttstock. Low and behold this is the right buttstock for the rifle now its all matching. The owner said he had it for over 40 years. I feel very lucky n being able to put it back together. Seldom do we ever get a chance like that. Iknow this is the wrong forum but it now seems as I have an extra stock available. Contact me if desired. AND I would have NEVER paid such a price if I did not have the rest of the rifle. I felt duty bound to put it all back together. Thank You


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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Buttstock Reply #12 - Oct 4^th, 2008 at 7:28am	Print Post
	Ya I would agree the days of inexpensive parts is over. So are inexpensive rifles. Seems like anything I'm interested in everybody else is too. driving those prices. I'm just fortunate that I got started on Ballards in the 60's.Had networking all over the US. Before the days of the computer. Computer just made it easier to find stuff. Then everybody else looked too. $10 parts climbed to $5oo just like that wow. This never was an inexpensive hobby, seems like always was expensive. But I sure do like Ballards. Don rustyrelx@yahoo.com


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