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advice about new seller
scarybarry
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Gentlemen,
Howdy from Texas! I hope all are well. I was wondering what I should watch out for when dealing with a person on GunBroker that is a NEW seller. Is there any way to tell if a person is on the up and up or not? I hate to distrust anyone, but worry about sending hard earned funds to someone and never hearing from them again. Any suggestions? Much Obliged! Barry Lafferty
Howdy from Texas! I hope all are well. I was wondering what I should watch out for when dealing with a person on GunBroker that is a NEW seller. Is there any way to tell if a person is on the up and up or not? I hate to distrust anyone, but worry about sending hard earned funds to someone and never hearing from them again. Any suggestions? Much Obliged! Barry Lafferty
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As a seller I figure that the person sending me money without the product in hand is taking the same risk that I take when I ship before receiving payment. Either of us can get burned.
If someone has an A+ rating over 10 or more transactions, I ship immediately and haven't been burned yet. (except on the occasional firearms auction) With no rating or negative feedbacks, I wait for the "check to clear" before sending.
0 to 10 feedbacks is a judgement call. If not much $$ is in play, I'll go ahead and ship. Large items, I wait, but if someone called me I'd feel confident in making a decision based on that call.
Some risk, yeah, but more fun this way.
Good luck,
Pick up the phone and give 'em a call.
As a seller I figure that the person sending me money without the product in hand is taking the same risk that I take when I ship before receiving payment. Either of us can get burned.
If someone has an A+ rating over 10 or more transactions, I ship immediately and haven't been burned yet. (except on the occasional firearms auction) With no rating or negative feedbacks, I wait for the "check to clear" before sending.
0 to 10 feedbacks is a judgement call. If not much $$ is in play, I'll go ahead and ship. Large items, I wait, but if someone called me I'd feel confident in making a decision based on that call.
Some risk, yeah, but more fun this way.
Good luck,
I have shipped many small items before receiving payment, you can get a feel for a person by their commmunications at close of auction.
Everybody starts at the beginning at some point in time, it's automatic. If you don't want to trust someone that is a new seller, you shouldn't bid, it's that simple. If you bid and won an auction by a new seller, send the money or take the penalty of defaulting. This is not hard.
Best.