New scam - Gunbroker

[Joe from MO]

While I love that idea..... dealing with people like that is always a bit of a scary proposition.

I will say this, unless a seller has reputible feedback, I don't even consider a gun anymore, and I always talk to the seller before I ever send any money to them. While that's not 100%, I think you could pick off a scammer by asking the right questions......

This whole situation makes it bad for the people just starting to use GB, GI, etc.....

[Eric Estes]

Until the platforms put in more and better controls it will likely just get worse. When scammers find success they pile on in droves and will stay with it as long as they continue to make a buck. It is a shame.

[Mills]

Our favorite 28 gauge is back up for a heck of a deal.

This would be some good red meat for the gun control crowd on Capitol Hill. Make it a death penalty offense to post a fake advertisement on gunbroker

[Joe from MO]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

Our favorite 28 gauge is back up for a heck of a deal.

This would be some good red meat for the gun control crowd on Capitol Hill. Make it a death penalty offense to post a fake advertisement on gunbroker

Speaking of 28ga's......

Here's a couple Caesar Guerini's in the $3k range from very suspect sellers... They even have a couple of positive feedbacks, that read like a comic book....

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/898645447

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/898468041

It's gotten to the point, where if a seller does not have dignificant feedback, you have really got to be careful.... A couple of nice O/U's there are very good prices.... :-)

"Good trade....You really trustworthy" by a no longer registered user... :-)

[Mills]

Gunbroker does not make it easy to report listings and are not too responsive when you do report. Just a good reason to stay off there, except for known sellers or ones with significant positive feedback

[David Noble]

It looks like the seller Jperkins112 is no longer a registered user on gunbroker. I wonder if he gave it up or if GB finally did something about his scams. Either way it's about time. He had sold that same Parker 28ga 5 times! Good riddance!

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by David Noble

It looks like the seller Jperkins112 is no longer a registered user on gunbroker. I wonder if he gave it up or if GB finally did something about his scams. Either way it's about time. He had sold that same Parker 28ga 5 times! Good riddance!

Once a few negative feedbacks were stacked up, the username was likely abandoned. And new ones created.

[Mills]

On my one bad Gunbroker experience I left the guy negative feedback and he popped up under another name.

[Jay Oliver]

When I was at the Southern and was shooting that 28 VH, everyone was was asking if that was the gun that has been sold 5 times...

Glad I got it!

I don't understand why GunBroker doesn't do more about these fake/fraudulent listings...It seems it would be easier than dealing with upset customers...

[double barrel]

Jay,
I would be worried that your gun will be listed as being stolen if anyone got ripped off on gunbrokers.