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I saw a 270 WSM Kimber listed in the rifle section last Sunday for sale. Not having a surplus of money right now, I offered a trade. Seller PMed right back, said that it belonged to his cousin and would not take a trade but would take 100.00 less. I had a buddy who would be happy to give me the asking price of the Kimber for my trade. I called him and said IF I could buy the Kimber, I would sell him my gun. All was well. My buddy said that he would even make the deal on the Kimber for me because he works just South of Portland, and I am South three hours.
I called seller and deal was made to bring the gun down to Albany that day. He said he would need to call his cousin and bring it down. An hour later I get a call that they could not come down, but they would make the deal with my buddy at 4:45PM on tue. Monday seller would not return PMs or phone calls. Tuesday sent me a text message that they were not going to make the deal, but the gun was mine and we would work out another time. I sent him a PM that we could try the deal at the same time on thurs or I would pay for the gas for them to meet me in Eugene on sat. Seller called and said that would be fine and would let me know. Weds would not return PMs or calls about deal on thurs. At 5:30pm seller calls me and says that he still does not have the gun, but would get it after work and call me fri at 6:00pm for deal in Eugene on sat. Fri night, seller would not return PMs or calls. Tired of the whole deal and with lack of communication with the seller, I left the seller a negative trade rating sat morning. Shortly after he was quick on the PMs to tell me what he thought of me. He said it was not his fault because he was too busy to PM, call, or get the gun from his cousin. He said that he was not worried about the negative trade rating, because poeple know he is a great guy.
So, the one thing I have learned from this whole thing is that I don't think a non-FFL member should ever list a gun or item for sale, that the member does not have in their possession at time of listing. I feel that if the seller had the gun in his hands, this may not have gone this way. I also think that if a seller does not have the time to keep in communication while making a deal, he should not list the item. I do feel that I did everything that I could to make this deal work. The seller missed (4) trade meetings.
I propose that member do not list any items for sale/trade that they do have in their possession.
Any feedback would be great.
Thanks, John
I called seller and deal was made to bring the gun down to Albany that day. He said he would need to call his cousin and bring it down. An hour later I get a call that they could not come down, but they would make the deal with my buddy at 4:45PM on tue. Monday seller would not return PMs or phone calls. Tuesday sent me a text message that they were not going to make the deal, but the gun was mine and we would work out another time. I sent him a PM that we could try the deal at the same time on thurs or I would pay for the gas for them to meet me in Eugene on sat. Seller called and said that would be fine and would let me know. Weds would not return PMs or calls about deal on thurs. At 5:30pm seller calls me and says that he still does not have the gun, but would get it after work and call me fri at 6:00pm for deal in Eugene on sat. Fri night, seller would not return PMs or calls. Tired of the whole deal and with lack of communication with the seller, I left the seller a negative trade rating sat morning. Shortly after he was quick on the PMs to tell me what he thought of me. He said it was not his fault because he was too busy to PM, call, or get the gun from his cousin. He said that he was not worried about the negative trade rating, because poeple know he is a great guy.
So, the one thing I have learned from this whole thing is that I don't think a non-FFL member should ever list a gun or item for sale, that the member does not have in their possession at time of listing. I feel that if the seller had the gun in his hands, this may not have gone this way. I also think that if a seller does not have the time to keep in communication while making a deal, he should not list the item. I do feel that I did everything that I could to make this deal work. The seller missed (4) trade meetings.
I propose that member do not list any items for sale/trade that they do have in their possession.
Any feedback would be great.
Thanks, John