What about Craigslist or that Alaska Gun LIST thing.....??

A couple weeks ago I put two rifles and a pistol on Alaskas list for sale. I think I must have priced the pistol too low as I started getting texts on it within a hour and the next morning had a cash offer in hand. The two rifles were open to trade and made trades on both in less than a week so Alaskas list worked very well for me.

Working fine for me

As long as you plan to pay, ak list works, sort of. Just realize that you are giving your phone number and email to a pos that has no problem holding it for ransom. You will likely get automated emails/text messages attempting to nag you into paying, if said pos decides that you need to pay him. He also edits ads without the poster's knowledge or permission. This seems to happen especially with firearms ads, where he does a poor job of adding details like chambering, as he seems to not really be a gun guy.

He will also not allow you to delete your ad if he decides that you have somehow wronged him. That is surprisingly easy to do as he has skin like parchment paper. So, even though you have blocked him, you will potentially have strangers calling you for years. An interesting side effect of this strategy is that much of what is listed on alaskaslist is not actually for sale. If you call someone about any ad that is not brand new, you are likely to talk to a very frustrated and annoyed person who sold that item (likely on Craigslist or Facebook) a long time ago.

He will then hide behind the terms of service like the worst kind of lawyer. It's a shame, as the site is good enough and it would be nice to have a local place to sell guns etc. Sadly alaskaslist remains a dumpster fire.

Facebook is the new "trading post". I don't do Facebook.

cwh2, are you saying the owner does that or a hacker gets into the free part to mess with people?

Used Alaska list one time did the free add thing owner came back wanting 1.99 to remove my add because he said nothing is free and its taking up space on his server . When I told him I wasn`t paying I got like a 8 page letter calling me a nazi and whole lot of other [bleep] totally unreal, what a A-hole this guy is. Now I`m using Guns Alaska adds are free and I have had no issues and have sold quite a few rifles etc this year. Just have to set up a user account and its all good. And you can go in and edit adds you place with no issues.

THANK YOU. That is what I feared might still be the case. Thanks for the warning.

last winter I tried to post rifle powder for sale, stuff I wasn't gonna use and figured someone might need it

6 cans of powder in my pic for one ad, all priced the same, just call or text for availability

the guy blocked my ad and said I had to make a seperate ad for each can of powder, with fees for each ad !!!

Wasn't worth it .... I ended up selling the powder free of fees via conversations with people in Arctic Ammo & Sportsmans warehouse

I don't see myself ever using Alaska's List again. Life is short.

Same here.

Guns Alaska is too easy to not use, and void of the BS

Agree, it has only a small following, but it works.

Alaskalist is Mike Baker I believe, a special kinda douchebag who likes to exercise his control... its his site, so I guess he can do what he wants.

It can get weird, sometimes he requests payment to delete a ad. Which is why some ads just never go away.

I have replied to ads on AList, but have had better luck posting and selling on Guns Alaska, at least so far and my experience has been minimal.

Like all chit on the net, it can be fraught with scammers, texters, lookey loos and just general weirdos

Mike Baker the owner is a world class retard

I’ve used it considerably to buy/sell/trade firearms, but as stated by many already, it hasn’t been without frustration. I still continue to use it because it reaches such a large audience and does indeed work, but it’s a shame there’s all the goofiness and negativity associated with the site. Could be such a neat thing. I’ve heard of a lot of people swearing never to use it again, and I don’t blame them.
My biggest gripe is the whole editing of the listings. I feel that especially if I lay down $4 for a featured ad, then that ad should say exactly what I write, word for word in the title. It’s almost always edited to something else, and sometimes that change can be detrimental to the sale, in my opinion. For example Kimber of Oregon just listed as “Kimber”. From there that’s it. Good luck getting it changed to what you want, let alone a response

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Good to know, I’ve bought off it, but haven’t posted anything. I was wondering why nothing ever got deleted.

As an average,I'd reckon I buy (10) guns a year from said site. Hint.

Obviously,I'm not placing ads and simply find the arrangement rather handy. Thus far,I've only used Yankee Greenbacks and hand written checks,to conduct said business. Hint.

Just sayin'............

To be fair, that's the lowest number of any site you buy from in the state.

I've bought from there as well, and don't plan to change that. As a buyer, you have nothing to lose. But I don't list anything for sale there. I agree that the format works nicely, long as nobody bothers the man behind the curtain.

I’ve bought things off of Alaska List. Will use it again, the biggest issue is the ads not getting deleted! I sent an email to the owner about ads not getting deleted and the guy went into a tirade…

The issue with ads not getting deleted is almost entirely the sellers fault,

they post an ad to sell something, sell it .. then expect the website owner to play mommy and come clean up after them

He clearly states that you must save your ad log in info and manage it yourself

I've bought reloading stuff & guns from ads on Alaska List and after the meetup/purchase.. the ad is gone before I get home, the seller logged in and deleted his own ad ....

Imagine that ? the horror of being responsible for your own shyte

some peoples kids still want their butts wiped

No. If and when the site owner decides to, he will charge people to delete ads. See your post above about the owner and just be thankful you never got that far.

Im not saying it's every time, but frequently there is tom [bleep] about.

My experience mirrored those I read here. I tried to post an ad to sell a gun. I got a message that the ad would require payment. I simply closed the page and moved on with life. I started getting daily auto-generated emails demanding that I complete the process. I tried to delete the ad application, and the site wanted money to do so. I replied to his email that I was no longer interested in placing the ad, and please stop the emails. I got a customized nastygram back, calling me a communist, among many other aspersions. So I file a complaint with the FCC and daily delete his email garbage. Weeks go by. I file another FCC complaint and start emailing him under different email addresses every few days or so (so he wouldn't recognize me and delete) and used my best sailor language intended to piss him off real good. It worked as intended. It was like fighting a 40" rainbow on heavy line. I had him securely. A few more weeks go by, and I file yet another FCC complaint, and continue the email campaign. His BS finally ends, and a few days later, so does mine. I almost miss the guy.

Never wrestle pigs in mud and chit. They love it.