I've bought so much stuff from so many people on here that I couldn't remember all of their names if I was good at names, which I ain't.

I've never had a bad transaction off of 24hr. and really only one out of the hundreds I've done was bad, which cost me about $200, and I can't really say it was the sellers fault and it was off of auctionarms. (bt a sporterized 96 swede with a cheap scope, weeks or months later, I went to change out the scope and the front base fell off. Upon further inspection I found that some jackleg had ground down the receiver bridge so far that I don't think its safe to shoot, any one need a bolt or barrel for a swede, really cheap? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)

However, I've run into variations of this several times, so I'm going to post my policy here before I start selling stuff. I see something advertised and there is some one with a related post such as "PM sent" or "send me a pic" related to the ad. I'll send a email or PM saying "if this gun (or whatever) is still available, I'll take it". I've had several people email me back asking if I really wanted the gun (or whatever). Duh, what does "I'll take it" mean.?

So I am telling you now, if someone says they are interested or they're thinking about it, or they want more details, or they have to ask their wife, or..... unless I specifically tell them that I will hold the item for them for x period of time, then the first person who says, "I'll take it." or similar will own it. An expression of interest or a question is just that, not a hold until someone makes up their mind.

Sometimes people get bent out of shape by the times posted on the forum posts, when, in fact, the first thing I do if I really want an item is email or PM the seller, and then I may post on the thread or I may not, so thread posts times don't necessarily reflect who was furstest with the mostest. BTW, for whatever reason some sellers don't post their email addresses either in the ad or in their profile, which annoys me since I prefer emails to PMs.