Always lay out your expectations for a transaction at the time of sale. State in what form you will accept payment and a deadline for the receipt of funds. Clarity is everything.
I stopped doing consignment business with a particular gun shop because of their policy of letting tire kickers come in and put down as little as $10 on a gun with an eternity to pay. My guns were thus held hostage for months until it was obvious that the wanabee buyer was never coming back to pay off the balance. Meanwhile legitimate buyers were turned off since the gun was already "sold".
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