The problem is that the dealer was too candid. He should have just said, "I'm sorry, the gun's on hold but thank you for your call. Can I take your name? You'll be 4th on the list for it if the first 3 crap out." Most of the internet guns on major dealers sites are put up by clerks. If salesman hears of the gun at his own shop he may have a notion of someone who might like it and calls him and this is how these things often happen. Multiple salespeople might not have been informed at a place like Cabela's. Dealers are reluctant to remove a gun from the list until the sale is completed.
I called Jaqua's (where I have bought a lot of guns over the years but I know I am not an insider there) early last Monday ready to buy a Parker AAH. I was told I was 3rd on the list. I did not act with childish outrage and demand an inquiry as to whether offer, acceptance and consideration had occurred between Jaqua's and #1. I just said, "Thanks" and moved on...to paraphrase Harry Truman on politics in Washington, "Anyone who wants a friend in the gun business should buy a dog".
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