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You folks like to buy and sell. I hope none of you are involved with these auctions.
A friend of mine won an auction 2 weeks ago and paid seller by PO. Seller has not shipped pistol, but has recently listed 7 more guns for sale. One is an old 45 acp with this in the description. Remington Rand 1911 A1 serial # 1441119. So I used Duck Duck Go. Turns out the 45 is for sale on Guns America. With the exact same pictures as our Gunbroker seller used. Talked on the phone to the Guns America seller Saturday. He sold the 45 the day before. Contacted Gunbroker by email. We will see what happens. Auction number. 903035923 Be careful. Hasbeen
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The verified seller got my friend. Hasbeen
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He’s got 7 auctions going right now. Hasbeen
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I can’t see FB on my iPad. Hasbeen
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I emailed gunbroker about a suspicious seller and got a response very quickly, even though it was 6am on Sunday. They had the seller shut down within 30 minutes. Thanks for the heads up and good luck to your friend!
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I emailed gunbroker about a suspicious seller and got a response very quickly, even though it was 6am on Sunday. They had the seller shut down within 30 minutes. Thanks for the heads up and good luck to your friend! Got automated response from GB. Wait and see what happens. Hasbeen
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The verified seller got my friend. Hasbeen Sorry about your friend. Isn’t a “verified seller” an EBay thing? I’m pretty cautious on gun broker these days if the seller doesn’t have at least double digit all positive ratings.
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A couple months ago, I bought a rifle from a seller on Gunbroker who had no feedback, just joined. Of course, red flags were waving everywhere but I figured I would sort it out after the auction, I only found it right before it was set to expire and it was a hell of a bargain if it was for real.
I was doing my due diligence before I sent money anywhere although he was pressing me to send it. I found on the rifle on GunsInternational at a reputable gunshops listing. Called them and they had the rifle in hand. The gunbroker seller even used the description from the Gunsinternational ad.
Anyway, I sent Gunbroker multiple emails detailing the fraud and I have yet to receive any response from them. I never did send money or anything else and it all just went away. Phil
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Phil, the reason I posted this was to raise awareness. I’ve spent around 20 k on GB. So far things have worked out well for me. Only had to send back one gun, it was in rough shape. Seller returned my money. With our criminal justice system. The criminals are released to prey on society again. No consequences. Hasbeen
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I appreciate the heads-up. It seems like this garbage is more prevalent than ever.
Thankfully, I've never been bit, athough there have been numerous attempts. Had one last week on shotgunworld. I'm running a WTB ad and a guy with broken English and bad grammar had the exact shotgun I was looking for, lol. I reported the PM and they had the guy's account shutdown with an hour.
24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.
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A fool and their money... Read what the guy, who gave him an A+ rating wrote. https://www.gunbroker.com/a/feedback/profile/6682419
24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.
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GB doesn't care about unscrupulous sellers. As long as they get their fee, the seller is always right.
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BIG RED FLAG is he will take PayPal.
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19 years on GunBroker and I quit dealing on there this year. Too much BS, tax, high fees.
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Fix his ass by bidding on all of his auctions or if he uses buy it now, use that option. Then leave his ass hanging with auction fees. Being he’s a scammer, I doubt if he will report a non-paying bidder. Unless he’s an idiot too, He should go away on his own or GunBroker will surely end his account for not paying auction fees.
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Fix his ass by bidding on all of his auctions or if he uses buy it now, use that option. Then leave his ass hanging with auction fees. Being he’s a scammer, I doubt if he will report a non-paying bidder. Unless he’s an idiot too, He should go away on his own or GunBroker will surely end his account for not paying auction fees. I was thinking the same thing. Would keep a few folks from losing money. Sent several emails to Gunbroker, no response yet. Looks like it’s not a very well run outfit. Hasbeen
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Seems GunBroker is becoming the new ArmsList I've sent them number e-mail about scamsters and no reply. Probably the same guy referenced above. I've found numerous high end rifles that he's listed and copied straight from GunsInternational listings. Crops the pictures and uses the exact verbage. Here is an example https://www.gunbroker.com/a/feedback/profile/6587987Caveat Emptor GWB
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