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WAITING FOR SELLER TO COMMUNICATE AFTER SALE

lock stock and barrellock stock and barrel Member Posts: 91 ✭✭
edited July 2019 in General Discussion
hOW LONG DO i HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SELLER TO COMMUNICATE AFTER THE SALE?
SELL DATE 7-8-19 NO COMMUNICATIONS AT ALL .!!??
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The buyer & seller should make contact within 5 days. There is no requirement that the seller be the one to initiate contact, but sending an invoice to the buyer is often the first step.

    Just about any possible situation is covered under GB's FOR SELLERS advisory.

    Neal
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Action rules clearly state that the seller has five days to contact the buyer.

    https://www.gunbroker.com/c/user/howtosell/#iSold
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I do it within 24 hours and usually much sooner.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,277 ******
    edited November -1
    I usually communicate with the seller by sending him payment. The he communicates with me by sending the product.
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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,115 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Most buyers go straight to GB checkout since everything changed. GB sends you a notice right after the auction is over saying you won.

    LSB, I assume you sent the winner an invoice, if so he should respond within 5 days. If not, I would notify GB support. I know you folks at LSB always send an invoice right after the sale.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    chiefr wrote:
    Most buyers go straight to GB checkout since everything changed. GB sends you a notice right after the auction is over saying you won.

    LSB, I assume you sent the winner an invoice, if so he should respond within 5 days. If not, I would notify GB support. I know you folks at LSB always send an invoice right after the sale.
    If I read it right, LSB is the buyer, not the seller.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why would you sit back and wait? I send my information and my transfer ffl's information and a copy of his license when the auction ends. I then pay via Gunbroker if possible or send a check the next morning or very rarely wait to hear how to pay. I let the buyer know it has arrived and when it is in hand. I also post feed back and don't worry if the seller does or doesn't. I just take care of my part to the best of my ability. Anything else looks like playing games to me.
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  • lock stock and barrellock stock and barrel Member Posts: 91 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I sent ffl info on the 10th of july.... still no communication... I have done my do diligence,,, I am going to cut this guy loose...I was scammed 10 yrs ago by sending money too quickly, to a guy right out of prison.... he also scammed abunch of deputies , I quess he is back in the hoooscow.
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 17,041 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the seller has no feedback then yes, I do contact them somehow before I start sending money FFL's ect. If they have multiple positive feedbacks I get the required money, paper in the email quickly.
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  • shootuadealshootuadeal Member Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    When I win an auction I usually put an FFL and Postal money order in the mail before I even hear from the seller. They only reason I wait to hear from the seller is if they have "actual shipping charges" or something like that where I have to have them get a total.

    What is the purpose of needing to communicate with the seller if the shipping charge is listed in the auction? You know they total and the sellers address, you know you need to send money and FFL. Send Money and FFL, boom, done.
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm just a buyer. Without people like me auction sites couldn't survive. On GB purchases, if immediate check out is available I use it, and, if it's a firearm I e-mail the receiving FFL and he e-mails his information. Then I send the buyer an e-mail concerning this and include my contact information in case it's needed. I have recourse for a refund if I use the check out system so the risk is small.

    If the seller wants a mailed money order I expect them to communicate with me before it's mailed. I am not going to send non-recoverable payment to someone without communication from them. I understand sellers who are in the business may not like it this way. I only have so much money to spend and I am not interested in wondering if I am sending it to a real person. No communication equals no payment.

    Like I said, I'm just a buyer. But it's my money and I get to make the rules for who I send it to. If my way in unreasonable to the seller so be it. I'll spend my money somewhere else.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2019
    Sorry, LSB, you haven't done your due diligence. You need to send a reminder to the buyer through GB between 4 & 40 days.

    The Non Paying Bidder procedure requires that you complete every step & meet every deadline.

    Neal

    EDIT: Ooops, obviously I got confused.
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  • diver-rigdiver-rig Member Posts: 6,338 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    nmyers wrote:
    Sorry, LSB, you haven't done your due diligence. You need to send a reminder to the buyer through GB between 4 & 40 days.

    The Non Paying Bidder procedure requires that you complete every step & meet every deadline.

    Neal

    He?s not the seller. He?s the buyer.
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As a buyer, I typically watch any auction I am bidding on to the end, unless it ends after my bedtime. If there is immediate check out I typically pay with in seconds of the auction end and have my receiving FFL info set up to send out the FFL to the seller. If it's a money order situation I e-mail the seller before they have a chance to e-mail me and I send payment the next opportunity the PO is open. But I'm OCD like that. I would not be happy if I hadn't heard from a seller in five days, I'd have been calling their business by afternoon of day one if they hadn't responded to my initial e-mail.
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