Yesterday I noted an ad in GunsAmerica for a VH Parker 20 that the seller claimed was his father's, bought in 1945 and that was mint and had only been shot a few times (ya, I know). The price was 5,800.
I checked out the seller on Google and found it was a MD hardware store. Another check found that the FFL for this store was not renewed this spring.
After receiving an email from these guys, I called and was told the #was 206,359 (not in the book), which would place it as a much older gun.
The deal smelled, so I decided back off and just received this alert from GunsAmerica:
Hello,
Hello from the GunsAmerica security team. You may have recently contacted "Church Road Hardware Inc" on GunsAmerica regarding one of the following listings:
905542678 Parker 20 Ga. Double Barrel Shotgun
938583321 Colt Single Action .45 by Master Factory Engraver Steve Kamyk
945174524 Earliest known Winchester 20ga. w/Madis letter
958155704 Krieghoff K80 Super Scroll Sport, LIKE NEW!
968639806 Remington 870 Tar Hunt DSG 12 gauge slug gun
This account is a fraudulent/hijacked account and you should not correspond with this individual at all. If you have sent money please contact Customer Service immediately.
If you have already contacted this individual, be aware that you may get fraudulent emails that look like they are coming from us in the future but are not. They may be attempts to hijack your GunsAmerica account or your identity.
GunsAmerica Customer Service
customerservice@gunsamerica.com
Too Good to be True/Church Road Hardware
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