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Auctions that you skip
AzAfshin
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Just wondering what auctions you guys usually skip. Mine are:
Reserved: most often waste of my attention/time
No Credit Card: I like the security and will pay 3% extra if listed as such, but will calculate that into my bid amount
Actual Shipping Cost: I want to know before bidding how much I'll be into an item
So what are your red lines?
Reserved: most often waste of my attention/time
No Credit Card: I like the security and will pay 3% extra if listed as such, but will calculate that into my bid amount
Actual Shipping Cost: I want to know before bidding how much I'll be into an item
So what are your red lines?
Comments
Noticed some sellers add 4% for credit card use.
Noticed a few of those lately. Doesn't bother me since I just add that in and reduce the amount I bid accordingly.
Couple of reasons.
I rarely buy new items, and when I do I like to give the FFL holder that does all my transfers that business.
Brad Steele
I have got to the point of shipping reserve auctions . unless its something I really want I will place a bid if its still low I move on
NO C&R on C&R eligible items.
If you really want the item, why would let this bother you?
This one always cracks me up.
Brad Steele
Screw'em! I vote with my wallet.
You can be dumb, and be broke! [:D]
Merc
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
quote:Originally posted by Mark G
NO C&R on C&R eligible items.
If you really want the item, why would let this bother you?
This one always cracks me up.
Reserves, and "actual ship cost".
Yup, an "R" on an auction listing kills my interest. And "Actual Cost" isn't acceptable either. No way to know if the seller really means that or if added costs will get piled on.
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
NIB
Couple of reasons.
I rarely buy new items, and when I do I like to give the FFL holder that does all my transfers that business.
If it is something small and the price is good I'm okay with NIB. But if it's a gun I will contact the seller. I want to confirm the seller opens the box and inspects the item before shipping. I want confirmation everything is correct as advertised.
Got burned a bit for not doing this on my Bushmaster.
quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
"I reserve the right to end the auction early if the item sells locally."
Have passed on auctions for that one. I don't mind them doing it until the first bid comes in. Once they have a bid on GB, the gun should go into their safe and stay there.
Reserve, start your auction at the minimum price you will take
I agree with Mark G. Why would I give my money to a stubborn FFL that doesn't want to accept my VALID C&R license?
Screw'em! I vote with my wallet.
You can be dumb, and be broke! [:D]
Merc
To be sure I understand.
You would potentially spend more for a firearm from a dealer who will accept your C&R? Even if it included the price of the transfer?
Who is stubborn here?[:)]
Brad Steele
quote:Originally posted by Mark G
NO C&R on C&R eligible items.
If you really want the item, why would let this bother you?
This one always cracks me up.
Don, If the firearm is C&R eligible and the buyer has a C&R, why should you have to go thru a third party 01 FFL?
Some people have problems with local FFLs. Depending upon where you live, some local dealers want $50 or more to do a transfer. The closest person to me wanted $100. BTW, he is not on the GB list.
I know of one dealer that refuses to any transfer thru GB: He thinks GB is stealing his business.
quote:Originally posted by Mark G
NO C&R on C&R eligible items.
If you really want the item, why would let this bother you?
This one always cracks me up.
If I really, really, really, really wanted the item and I had to go thru an FFl, I probably would. I got the C&R to save the $30-$50 a gun that I was paying for my transfers. I have come to appreciate and enjoy collecting the older guns. I don't want to pay $50 transfer fee on a $150 gun that is perfectly legal for me to buy with my C&R.
Why pay more for a service you do not need?
I just like a thumbnail picture
And note to sellers I always prefer a photo of the item over a stock photo.
Transfer fees can run as high as $100 around here. Think I have heard most of the excuses. "I can't verify a C&R" (Yes, you can) "Well, you have to prove that gun is old enough." (That gun was only made in 1950-51) "It can't be C&R- it uses modern ammo." (That modern cartridge was created in 1902, and has no bearing on the matter)
Seller's auction- his choice.
My money- my choice. [:(!]
Very rarely do I go shopping for new; never ever new for optics or reloading equipment.
My last new gun from GunBroker was probably 18 months ago, maybe 2 years.
I steer clear of auctions/sellers that say stuff like "we ship on Thursdays only..."
I send prompt payment, I have to pay for prompt shipping, it doesn't make sense to pay for the service and then wait around with the gun going nowhere for days or a week.
Ones that jerk the search system around. Example, a seller has a knife, made in china but styled after a Randall; so the heading will have words to include it for those searching for Randall knives. Or it will say Not This or That, so if you're searching for "this" their item is included. When I see these "tricks" I move on to the next item.
Oh yeah, I'm absolutely with you on that. Try searching for 9mm federal ammo and all kinds of other crap shows up with "Not Federal" or "like Federal". I wish this practice would be discouraged by GB with extreme prejudice.
Also, those who think that including a 7 paragraph contract as part of their terms.
And idiots that call firearms "Weapons".
But the one thing I wish GB would charge extra for is the use of the word "NOT" in the title.
Otherwise most shipping fees and CC charges outweighs any advantage to buying online. Vs waiting locally, to me at least. And yes I understand what the Internet offers blah blah blah, but for me personally and what I'm Interrested in..it often times doesn't make sense
when they say "NO Reserve" and start it off with a price that's more than its worth.
THIS
That said, poor pictures, long paragraphs in all caps, terms and conditions longer than the auction description, those are all turn offs.
I don't mind reserve auctions, but usually will look at the seller's history to see if that same item has been listed dozens of times and never sells before I bid. Actual shipping charges to me is a bonus, IF the seller lists item weight/dimensions so I can calculate the costs myself.
I guess the one thing that will really, REALLY make me hesitate is if it is an antique gun and the seller holds firm to "Must go to an FFL." I have to REALLY want that piece to put in a bid. On the two occasions where I have done that I won and then had an interesting talk with my FFL receiver that went something like this:
Me: So look. This isn't a gun per the ATF. I'm happy to pay your fee for receiving it but do you really have to call it in?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Why?
Him: Well I got it in on transfer.
Me: If you were selling this gun in your shop, would you call it in?
Him: No.
Me: Then why do you have to now?
Him: Well I got it in on transfer.
Me: It's not a gun. If I bought a bayonet and for some reason couldn't get it in the mail- say I was out of town for a month- and paid you to get it and hold it for me would you call that in to the ATF?
Him: No that's not a gun, that would be silly.
Me: As per the ATF, this isn't a gun either.
Him: Yeah but I got it in on transfer.
Some people...
The auctioneer DOES NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS.
There is an undisclosed RESERVE on all the auctions.
I bid, I buy. I settle up with cash, postal money order or electronic transfer.
For all you that are annoyed by not being able to go deeper into debt to buy a toy, and for all you who are afraid to spend 15 seconds bidding just because there is a reserve:
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thanks ever so much for eschewing the reserve so I can get a deal!