October 11, 201016 yr so i won a gen 4 glock 17 from a guy that is local. I just don't get a good feeling about this as he listed as a 17 rd magazine model on the auction, but he now says that it is ten after i said that i could not take it unless it was 10. he wanted to meet at night at his rental house instead of his house...I think that i will take the negative hit on my GB account unless he agrees to meet during the day at his house.
October 11, 201016 yr go with your gut. I had a bad feeling once and would not sell a gun to someone. I know a few others on here that have had the same feelings.
October 11, 201016 yr If something feels shady about it, its probably best to take the negative hit. However, winning the auction and then telling him that you couldnt take it with the 17 round mag probably wasnt the best idea.
October 11, 201016 yr Author let me clarify that...he "thought" it was 15 rd mags...i emailed him and that is what he said during the auction, I then realized that they only come 17 rd or 10 and asked him when i was talking on the phone. he says he bought it nj so it is legal... It just makes me nervous. so i am gonna bail
October 11, 201016 yr Have him give you ten rounders, or meet at a range or whatnot. Most folks I have met were fine. If you dont feel comfortable, just dont do the deal, or ask to go through ffl.
October 11, 201016 yr I agree with the posts above, if you are not comfortable don't do it. Better the bet a negative hit on GB then get hit from behind in county lockup. Lol
October 11, 201016 yr Go thru a FFL or meet at a public place. Both are rather safe. I would never go to someone's house.
October 11, 201016 yr X2 on going with your gut feeling. Would you rather take a hit on your GB account or take a chance that something might go terribly wrong with the deal.
October 11, 201016 yr 2 things... 1) A negative hit on an online account is a much easier thing to deal with when compared to any of the numerous things that could go wrong in a gun transaction.. I have purchased things from people online who all turned out to be great people... I recently bought a hunk of ammo from someone tried to meet in public but he only wanted to meet at his house.. but in talking to him I had a good feeling.. turned out to be right and he turned out to be a really nice guy.. someone I would vouch for.. but if that gut feeling had been bad I would have acted on it and insisted an in person meeting.. 2) just be honest.. tell him that you really only feel comfortable meeting somewhere in public... be polite tell him you are not questioning him.. you just feel more comfortable meeting in public.. I have transferred ownership discretely at a rest stop.. right out in the open.. I would think if anyone happened to notice the openness of it would likely make them assume it is nothing illegal.. for a gun I would probably only meet in public.. range is a great suggestion.. if he is an honest legitimate seller he will agree.. if he is some scumbag thug looking to rob you he will likely disagree.. good luck.. let us know how it all goes..
October 11, 201016 yr No, but I bought a BBQ from a really creeeepy guy on Craigslist once. I was about to bail on that one. Turns out I should have.
October 11, 201016 yr i would play it safe and have the weapon transferred through an ffl.....just remember he is probably just as worried about you as you are worried about him....
October 11, 201016 yr I would rather do the transaction at my house, so I can photo copy the guys FID and Drivers License. Maybe he is worried about something like that. If the mag is an issue, just buy the gun without the mag.
October 11, 201016 yr No, but I bought a BBQ from a really creeeepy guy on Craigslist once. I was about to bail on that one. Turns out I should have. Not to threadjack, but what happened?
October 12, 201016 yr Not to threadjack, but what happened? Well, it was a downpour.. and the guy was just really really creepy.. like the guy who likes skin from joe-dirt.. so my dumb a** just throws the bbq in my truck and leaves without tying it in.. I was going to stop a few blocks away to do so.. but my friend assured me it was going to be ok.. a few miles later.. it falls out of the truck.. breaking off the lid.. Once i clean up all that mess.. I find out its in worse condition that I thought.. and inorder to fix the broken lid, I bought ANOTHER BBQ from another guy on CL, and after it was all said and done.. I shoulda just went to lowes and bought a new one right from the get-go.. Oh well.. it was one of those projects that once it gets started.. you can't stop, and I made a sweet garden bar/workbench from the frame of the second BBQ. Anyways.. there probably will be a cheap weber for sale in February when i move :-D
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