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Cohunter
PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:10 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 18 Oct 2020
Posts: 7
Location: Colorado

Does anyone have an armslist account? I’m trying to contact someone with a gun for sale and the website is taking forever to approve/respond to my account- if so
Wine could just email a seller for me that would be awesome!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:22 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 01 Oct 2007
Posts: 962
Location: Minnesota

I do not have an account there. But I’ve heard of numerous scams and deals gone bad on Armslist. Personally I’d never use it.
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Pine Creek/Dave
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:15 am  Reply with quote



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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa

Cohunter,

Have stayed away from this sight, to many bad reports for me to ever use it.
Be very careful.


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SweetAndNot16
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:16 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 17 Jul 2019
Posts: 78
Location: Illinois

I personally know somebody that got screwed over on this site and have heard many more similar horror story’s. I personally would never use it. Gun broker and guns international are much more reputable, I would check them out instead. Just my 2 cents.

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Cohunter
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:58 am  Reply with quote



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Wow thanks for the info - I’ll stay away from that site!
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Dave in Maine
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:29 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1972
Location: Maine

I have heard stories about guys "selling" guns that aren't theirs, ripping off photos from another site so as to support their offer to sell.
A good way to check against that is to right-click on the image, get the image's URL, then google that URL to see whether it shows up somewhere else.

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4setters
PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:08 pm  Reply with quote
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Joined: 19 Nov 2013
Posts: 381
Location: NW Arkansas

For what its worth, I have purchased a firearm off Armslist and a flat of shotgun shells. What Dave in Maine indicated in his post seems to be a fairly common scam on the site--often a gun is offered at a "steal" price, but a check of the photo will show it has been "borrowed" from another post on another gun sales site.

So, buyer beware. Face to face is best. Otherwise, contact the FFL who is suppose to ship the gun to you, check out their website, and talk to the seller at length before biting. Anything fishy, shut down the transaction, would be my opinion.

Keep in mind that there are reputable sales outlets that also advertise on Armslist--their ads plainly indicate that they are a legitimate businesses. Even then, a transaction could result in a disappointed customer if one doesn't use due diligence.

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