armslist scams

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Originally Posted by JMBD2112

i found a USP Tactical in nashville that i told the owner i wanted to buy, he wanted $750 for it, he responded that if i sent him a payment he would ship to a FFL of my choice. Well my folks live a couple hours from nashville and i told him I would wire them the money and have them pick it up for me. He INSISTED on a money order directly from me cause he couldnt sell my dad the pistol knowing it was going to me?!?! so yeah that was definetely a scam

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I did the same thing to a guy who wanted to have someone else buy my gun for him,there was no way I was going to do that.

I did do a FTF sale with someone that had someone else pick it up. Was emailing with someone in the springs, he had a friend in Denver pick it up.

I did insist in that case for full name & address copied from drivers license though (I wrote it down). As far as I'm concerned I sold it to his friend in Denver. Couple years later while sorting though old papers it got thrown away.

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Originally Posted by palepainter

A real nice Russian Sniper Rifle... http://www.armslist.com/posts/697571...-sniper-rifle-

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HAHA! Woodland Park, not me...i promise. I do wish I had a sniper mag though.

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Originally Posted by merl

I did do a FTF sale with someone that had someone else pick it up. Was emailing with someone in the springs, he had a friend in Denver pick it up.

I did insist in that case for full name & address copied from drivers license though (I wrote it down). As far as I'm concerned I sold it to his friend in Denver. Couple years later while sorting though old papers it got thrown away.

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I don't know, if I was on the jury, I'd be inclined to see that as a straw purchase. As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to buy it, YOU buy it not your friend, not your parents, not your twin. The only third party I'll deliver to is an FFL in the buyer's home state.

i got one similar for a rifle, it seems fishy so i ignored him.
Did he write email like this?
"Yeah, still up for sale....i'm no longer in CO....tho....but i can ship to your FFL....if you pay shipping...."