RamZs Emporium — Local services in Lafayette

I purchased on GunBroker a 1975 Colt Cobra from these guys that was beautifully displayed with no issues indicated in the listing. I waited for it to arrive and picked it up from my FFL. I got home and opened the cylinder which flopped open and then would not close? I messaged Ramz's explaining that there was an issue with the gun and the cylinder latch was not catching or locking into place, I had in essence bought a $1500 paperweight! I spoke to a Joe Fields from the store and sent him a video showing the cylinder was not working properly and expressed a desire to keep the gun as he was going to ask the consigner who supplied the gun to them if he would pay for the repair? I shipped the gun off to the Colt Custom Shop requesting an estimate of what the problem was and the cost to repair it? I got a call back from them as they are the only place to have Colt work done. They explained that the gun had been refinished and someone had not done such a great job with it, The cylinder locking mechanism for the yoke needed to be raised up as the amount of dreck & dirt on the inside of the gun over the past 49 years, it appeared it had never been opened or cleaned for that matter. I contacted Ramz's to explain the cost to fix the gun and get it into working condition was $690. I did not speak to Joe Fields this time but the manager who was argumentative and verbally just a dirtbag. He starts screaming at me you had work done before we approved it. This was the furthest thing from the truth as the work had not been done yet. Then I spoke to Chad Ramz and I am going to take a wild guess here but I suppose Chad Ramz the owners son hired the sales manager as they both had the same persona and attitude over the phone, THIS is not our fault you must have done something and we never authorized this repair. Typical narcissistic personality. So in hindsight if you are buying something from Ramz's Emporium and your not dealing with Joe Fields then be forewarned you are dealing with lying dirtbags who only care about winning and nothing else. They sold a firearm that wouldnt fire. Is that still a firearm? or did I just pick up a $1800 paperweight? I ended up paying the repair from the Custom shop myself because now I can share with the world how Ramz's Emporium actually does business. Not so great. Below are 2 pictures, the first one is from them on there GB listing. Claiming the gun was perfect and ready to go. I wonder if they took the necessary 4 minutes to open the gun or not? hhhmmmm? The 2nd picture is from the Colt Custom Shop who is by far the most honest & reputable place in the country to deal with when it comes to Colts, I trust no one more about this subject than them! It would appear from the 2nd picture that maybe this gun has some issues? I will let be the judge? In closing if you are planning on buying anything from Ramz's Emporium be forewarned it might not be as...

Had a ring tested for gold and real diamonds. The test they did for gold noticeably scratched the ring and gave no warning it would do so. As for the diamond test they clearly don’t know how to use a diamond tester. I took it to actual experts at Vierks and got a completely different answer. They tried to tell me my diamond ring was a fake but with real 14k gold. Vierks confirmed its authenticity as a diamond tester only know how to test one thing. DIAMONDS! RamZ needs to learn to use their testing equipment before running around telling people they have a fake ring....

They have a large inventory of good quality antiques and jewelry. They have a smaller selection of guns but seem to have on point prices. I have purchased at least five firearms and countless pieces of jewelry, musical gear ,antique photos and other miscellaneous pieces. I have been happy with it all besides 2 turquoise rings that the stone fell out shortly after purchasing them. There are many items over priced so just do your research & don’t over pay. The staff has always been friendly & helpful. I haven’t sold/pawned anything so I can’t...