an ArmsList miracle

I've had pretty decent luck on Armslist...better buying than selling for a lot of reasons already mentioned. Mostly it's because people suck.

First gun I sold here was a Taurus PT-111 NIB that I got on a trade but didn't want. I listed it for $200 as that's what they go for...but it was a private sale so no BGC or tax. Guy from near Coeur d'Alene calls, offers me a low-ball price to which I said "no". He then agrees to the $200 if I'll deliver. "No". So then he says he'll drive to Lewiston and we meet.

Then he says, "Oh crap. I only brought $190...I thought I had $200." I told him that's too bad cause that's a long drive to go home empty handed. Then the other $10 miraculously appeared in his "other" pocket. I told him to pack sand and have a nice drive back to CDA. He got all pissy and said he was gonna "black list" me on Armslist. Fuckin' stupid people. Sold it the next day on Armslist for $190 to a very nice young lady who wasn't an idiot.

I've sold 4 or 5 since without any issues.

I got so many terms and condition list on top of the description. This basically filters out 90% of stupid idiots.

There are always stupid idiots who still try to hagglexplain or try to FLAKE.
One of my term is have BUYER arrange (appt)an FFL my my choosing.

Is this still available?

I've gotten the whole "I don't live in Colorado anymore, I'm in insert some random place now", they want me to send money to some PO Box and promise I'll get my item. I have no idea how they think it's going to work. I have to assume some sucker falls for it if people are out there running the scam. When I used to try to sell items there I'd get offers of 100 crappy items for something I'm trying to sell for $2k. Hey I'll trade you 10 Taurus 9mm pistols, 5 Saturday night specials and some old baseball cards for your SCAR. I've had quite a few illegal offers too. I've been offered weed, coke and illegal full auto stuff.

I've had pretty good luck on Armslist for the three guns I bought. A minty Walther TPH in 22 with an extra mag. A Smith and Wesson 622 and a minty Smith and Wesson 63... I use a USPS Money Order so I can sic the Postal Inspectors if it goes south.

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Originally Posted by wctriumph

Is this still available?

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Next email would be:
Dear sir:
I just went to Europe for business trip. Since you are holding the gun, I will send you $200 more on money order........

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

I may be cursing myself, but I have had zero issues with Armslist deals. Everyone I have ever dealt with has been great.

Hell, I have even caught some of you goons on there... (been busted a few times myself [Coffee])

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Same here.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

I may be cursing myself, but I have had zero issues with Armslist deals. Everyone I have ever dealt with has been great.

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Well I did it, cursed myself. The last two armslist deals have turned out to be a bust. Emailed a guy on an AK a few weeks ago and he declined my offer. A week later, he asks me if I am still interested and he would accept my offer since he needed the cash. The next morning, I run to the ATM to pull the cash and he sends me a message that he is going to keep it after all.. not quite a big deal but none the less, a welsh.

This one last Friday really chaps my ass. Found another AK that the guy is looking to trade for an AR. I emailed, fast response, send him some pics and we make an agreement. We pick a time and place to meet the same day and exchange phone numbers. I call him 15min prior to let him know that I am running a few minutes late and it rings three times and goes to VM. I send a text because this area has bad reception and my iMessages are now showing green. I show up to the agreed upon location and he is no show. Call him off my work phone and it rings all the way through like normal but goes to VM. At this point, I realize he blocked my number on my personal phone and deleted his ad with no notice. I was going to let it go since we were only meeting 10 minutes from my house (he didn't know that) but he didn't even have the balls to tell me he decided to go a different direction with it. I sent him a nasty email to explain to him how important it was on keeping your word. I had a far worse deal on Colorado Gun Market (yeah, who remembers those days?) so this won't stop me from using AL. Just annoying that people have no honor anymore.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

Call him off my work phone and it rings all the way through like normal but goes to VM. At this point, I realize he blocked my number on my personal phone and deleted his ad with no notice.

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Damn, what a dick move. I can't understand why people can't just either (a) keep their word, or (b) have the guts to tell you that they are backing out.

Love it when you're about to sell something on Armslist then when you mention needing to meet at an FFL you don't hear back from the guy lol