Cabelas strikes again!!!!!!

[Dennis]

Years ago in Santa Barbara, CA I saw a Winchester 21 on consignment at a sporting goods store. I made the deal to buy it and then put it on layaway for 30 days. Two days later I went to the store to look at it and was told the gun was sold to someone else because that customer offered more money. The sporting goods manager thought he owed it to the consigner to get as much money as he could even though he had taken money from me. I immediately contacted a SB County District Attorney investigator who worked in the fraud unit. He and I had been in the same law enforcement academy together and was a good friend. I explained the circumstances to him and he said if I wanted to do it I could go into the company and tell them to sell me the gun or I would have the D.A.'s office file criminal fraud charges against the store. If they refused and it went to court the store would be liable to me for 3 times the amount of the sale. I went to the store, found the sporting goods manager and explained my intentions. He said he needed to talk to the store manager. I went home expecting someone to call me. Within 30 minutes the sporting goods manager called apologizing and said the gun would be sold to me as agreed. I picked it up 3 days later just to make sure. I can't vouch for other states but once they have the credit card they are legally obligated to sell the gun to that buyer. It wouldn't hurt to contact Cabela's and explain your intentions. Depending on their answer I would sure consider contacting the D.A. in that city/county to ask about your rights. If enough people do that maybe Cabela's will change their mind.

I know Wes Dillon well from buying many firearms from him in the Sidney store. He is a fine gentleman and I have nothing but the highest respect for him. I agree with the writer that once he left the customer service at Cabela's Gun Librarys went downhill. I have gone into many libraries across the country and in many of them I was not even greeted. I could walk the library for 20 minutes with a couple of salesmen talking and neither one of them would say hello. On one occasion I had $5000.00 burning a hole in my pocket for a rifle I had been told was there. It was still there when I left since I had no desire to give $5000.00 to somebody who couldn't give me a common greeting.

[Bill Murphy]

The "no greeting" situation is alive and well at the Cabela's in Hamburg, PA. I have never successfully engaged a Library clerk or manager in any sort of conversation at that store. I wonder if the big cheese at Cabela's will come on this thread to defend his honor and his company?

[John Truitt]

I am sure my friend would appreciate all of your advice.
Again I was not involved in this deal.

The info Mr Nix posted is interesting. Not only did they get my friends credit card once but twice.
I can say my friend said they have lost his buisness for good.

I just purchased a very nice 10 ga hammer gun from another Cabelas store earlier this week. They were wonderful, knowledgeable, and easy to deal with. I guess it is all about which store and who you deal with. But after my friends experience I have serious reservation about dealing with the Cabelas in Kansas City.

Just so yall know I had great dealings with the Cabelas in Minn. I dealt directly with a man named Brad.