be careful on Gun Broker

MikeP · 09-25-2020, 05:11 PM

I don't see why you would even make that contact in the 1st place.

Joe in Colorado · 09-25-2020, 06:16 PM

Hi Mike, thanks for your question/suggestion.

Perhaps I should have just left it alone, at least I hope you will agree I put the question politely, if not my apologies to the seller.

If I had to put up some reasons for emailing the seller and placing this post-which I swear came as an afterthought once I saw the rude and mistaken reply-they would include:
-I've made past posts talking up GB so I felt obliged to add this caution
-I felt a bit offended at the outrageous claims of the seller-especially since the sale is "as-is no refunds"
-claims such as "museum quality restoration", "100% matching", "commercial model from the 1920s" all these are wrong
-by the way, the seller's reply is perhaps a preview if some gullible person trusted the posting, payed way too much, proudly showed it to a collector, learns how goofed-up it is and then wants a refund.

Regardless, this is just a hobby for me, if this comes up again I will remember your advice, thank you, Joe.

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09-25-2020, 05:11 PM	#1
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I don't see why you would even make that contact in the 1st place.

09-25-2020, 06:16 PM	#2
Joe in Colorado User Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 71 Thanks: 103 Thanked 136 Times in 38 Posts	Hi Mike, thanks for your question/suggestion. Perhaps I should have just left it alone, at least I hope you will agree I put the question politely, if not my apologies to the seller. If I had to put up some reasons for emailing the seller and placing this post-which I swear came as an afterthought once I saw the rude and mistaken reply-they would include: -I've made past posts talking up GB so I felt obliged to add this caution -I felt a bit offended at the outrageous claims of the seller-especially since the sale is "as-is no refunds" -claims such as "museum quality restoration", "100% matching", "commercial model from the 1920s" all these are wrong -by the way, the seller's reply is perhaps a preview if some gullible person trusted the posting, payed way too much, proudly showed it to a collector, learns how goofed-up it is and then wants a refund. Regardless, this is just a hobby for me, if this comes up again I will remember your advice, thank you, Joe.