GunBroker for Parkers

[Don Reed]

Just wanted to tap some feelings about this... I know we all want to get our hands on them and see them and this is virtually impossible to do using GunBroker. Has anyone bought Parkers through GunBroker? I think they have pretty good rules for dealing and dissatisfied customers, although you are quite often working with an unknown individual vs. a reputable business establishment. Any comments? Thanks.... Don

[Dean Romig]

Caveat Emptor, as always.

[Chris Travinski]

I have had good luck buying a few guns off gunbroker. Make sure you get good clear pictures of everything you might want to see and make certain all your questions are answered. If the gun is as it is described and/or the person is a straight shooter a three day inspection shouldn't be out of the question. There is alway some risk in sending a stranger a check, but it may be a risk your willing to take. Hope it was some help.

[Mark Ouellette]

Parkers are always going to command a high price. If you see a Parker on Gun Broker that seems to good contact a PGCA member for an opinion. They should be able to enlighten you on why no one is bidding on such a "great buy"!

That stated, I've noticed many VH's that seem like fair deals. The GH's listed are not too bad but DH and higher seem to start out high and receive no bids.

[Dean Romig]

I've also seen many desirable DH and DHE guns for sale too and I think the lack of bids has less to do with people's perception of value/price than with the current state of our economy.


That's the weirdest thing... I had typed value then a colon and the word price and the program assumed I meant (stick tongue out) instead of value:price.... oops, there it goes again.

[Pete Lester]

I don't know if it would help me and I don't want to have to find out but when I have used Gunbroker to make a purchase I have sent payment in the form of Postal Money Order and mailed payment via USPS certified return reciept. I was told by doing this I had a very clear cut case of mail fraud if the seller did not follow through and I could get the USPS involved if needed.

[Mark Vollinger]

Some dealers and private parties now use pay pal. It is another mechanism to use if you have a dispute about the merchandise.

[Robert Rzepiela]

I doubt pay pal would be any help as it is against their policy to be used for firearm purchases.

[Chris Travinski]

Be careful with paypal. I bought a 12 ga. reproduction off gunbroker and paid using paypal, they suspended the sellers account for six months!!! He was unable to withdraw the money or use it conduct any further business during that period.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

You can use PayPal to pay for guns or ammo without any problems. You've just got to avoid mentioning what the transfer is for in the memo box. That's how folks get into trouble.

Destry

[Chris Travinski]

I guess that could work as long as you don't have any problems.

[Russ Jackson]

Don; For what its worth ,I have bought more than a hand full of Parkers from Gun Broker and I also sell guns on their site ,I have never had a problem and have bought guns ,I rarely if ever would have had a chance to buy ,out of all the local auctions ,I have only ever bought two Parkers and have only had the chance to pass on a couple more , just hard to find ,I think it is a great venue !,One of the main things I look at is the sellers feed back ,If he has lots of complaints and problems in the past ,even if I really like the gun ,I pass and don't even look back ,I just figure it is not worth taking the chance ,believe me if a buyer isn't happy ,and has a problem with a seller ,he will post feed back on him for all to see !Also as has been said in an earlier post ,Always ask for pics. and all you want to know about the gun ,the seller doesn't want to deal with returns and unhappy buyers either ! If he doesn't reply when questioned about his gun ,don't bother with him as he probably has something to hide ,I always feel that is just the beginning of a bad deal ! Russ

[Don Reed]

........Well, thanks to all who responded. I guess Dean pretty well hit it on the head with the "Let the buyer beware" reply and to tell the truth, I was a little amazed at the number who have used it successfully. I kind of figured Pug's Guns, Galazan's, etc. would have been where I would have been sent. Enlightening.

Once again, I thank all who took their time to help me, and I sure appreciate it. Don.