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What is a safest way to purchase?
4GodandCountry
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What is a safest way to purchase a gun on line. Im thinking of buying a gun but the guy only has 1 feedback. Its pretty good deal but still expensive and I dont want to get burned. I asked him about COD but he doesn't know how it works to get him his money and neither do I. I need some help here guys cause Id really like to add this to my collection and it is a good deal. Any help will be much appreciated... Thanks...
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
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Eric S. Williams
Obviously, if you send money interstate in the U.S. mail and are the victim of fraud, it becomes a federal offense. I shouldn't think this guy would risk the FBI over a few hundred bucks, particularly now that you are in touch with him by email and he seems like a regular guy.
Once he has your payment, and you've included money for insurance, he should package the item for FedEx or UPS and insure it for the full sale price of the item. Then he will send you the tracking number when the item ships. This gives you a large measure of safety if it should be lost in shipping, which in all likelihood it won't. The tracking number helps the shipper to prove that the item was insured too, and if it is lost, they must pay off.
Of course, I think PayPal now has some safety features, if you can convince the guy to sign up and let you send him the money that way. It's free for you but costs him a tiny fraction, but as a new member he should get a $5 gift deposit to make it up.
As for escrow, eBay has it but I don't know that GB does. PayPal might possibly have it, or something just as good.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Go to your local bank, have them send a draft to his bank, which can only be cashed when it is released, by you.
That gives you time to inspect the article, to see if it was as advertised. if not send it back and cancell the draft. Simple
COD, whoever you send it by (UPS doesnt do COD any more) will collect the money, when the Item is delivered, and then The deliverer will pay the person that sent the Item, usually takes about Two weeks
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
I don't know of any sellers who would put up with letting a buyer send the money to a "bank near them" and send the item off "on approval." My experience with sellers is, until the cash is in their hand, the item isn't going anywhere. It's too easy for a buyer to snatch the money back, I would think.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
PLEASE spread the word: POSTAL MONEY ORDERS DO NOT PROTECT YOU FROM FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone says this........IT IS NOT TRUE! You get ripped off, the post office goes "Tough" unless it is over $2,000, and then MAYBE they'll do something.
COD or use your credit card. Good luck.
Merc
NO! You may not have my guns! Now go crawl back into your hole!
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When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
Eric S. Williams
Edited by - E.Williams on 07/20/2002 19:57:59