Armslist Scam

[wayne8661]

There are alot of scams on Armslist I see pics of lugers all the time where the photo and description are taken from Joe Salters website.

There are alot of Scumbags out there.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by wayne8661

There are alot of scams on Armslist I see pics of lugers all the time where the photo and description are taken from Joe Salters website.

There are alot of Scumbags out there.

This one just gets added to the list of such listings on Armslist.

Someone had a Navy listed for $1800, also listed by them on another site. I found the original listing--different seller entirely--from which their pics were snagged. He was not happy about the hijack, either. My Dealer looked up the info on their doctored FFL and pronounced it a fake. I posted the progress of this tale a few years ago. My reports to the related websites and the BATFE were effectively a symbolic gesture, and the scammer will likely never be confronted with consequences. They did take the listing down, though

I think one can successfully buy a gun from these sites, but the due diligence required to establish a listing's authenticity is greatly increased. Gunbroker is probably the safest option among the crowd.

[gunbugs]

I had a scammer lift three of my listings off Gunbroker and repost them on another site. I contacted the the site and let them know what was happening. Scammer posts disappeared. Any more I put at the bottom of my GB listings, that "any other listing for this gun is a scam".