Dobbinsky
Elite
In Idaho, we have a weapons buy and sell site. Purchasers and sellers can correspond, buy and sell, and the site is merely a conduit for communication and photos. There is a nominal annual fee for sellers. The site doesn't involve themselves with any transactions.
I found a mint condition S&W model 4506 made in 1989...the most valuable model. The owner seemed quite pleasant on the phone, and we talked quite a lot. He claimed he was 77 years old and thinning out his herd. He had an out of state area code, but said he lived in a town about five hours from me in Idaho. Not all that unusual. It's hard to put into words. After speaking, he was to get back with me about contacting his FFL. I didn't hear from him for the entire week. Tonight he texted me, and went on about how he didn't contact his FFL, that I should send him a Post Office Money Order, then get on his FFL's website and fill out the form myself, or he would do it for me (he can't do that for me). Before that, he asked if my FFL would send him their license and wanted their number. He never called them. I explained to him that this wasn't difficult and that all he needed to do was for himself or his FFL to call my FFL, and my guy will gladly email his license over, the gun can then be mailed to my FFL, and I fill out the paperwork when I pick the gun up. Easy.
I texted him back tonight and told him that I was sorry, that I meant no offense, and that something just felt "off" to me, and that I didn't want to purchase the gun. Hell, for I know, everything would have worked out fine, but I wasn't taking any chances with almost $1K in price, shipping, and transfer fees.
I found a mint condition S&W model 4506 made in 1989...the most valuable model. The owner seemed quite pleasant on the phone, and we talked quite a lot. He claimed he was 77 years old and thinning out his herd. He had an out of state area code, but said he lived in a town about five hours from me in Idaho. Not all that unusual. It's hard to put into words. After speaking, he was to get back with me about contacting his FFL. I didn't hear from him for the entire week. Tonight he texted me, and went on about how he didn't contact his FFL, that I should send him a Post Office Money Order, then get on his FFL's website and fill out the form myself, or he would do it for me (he can't do that for me). Before that, he asked if my FFL would send him their license and wanted their number. He never called them. I explained to him that this wasn't difficult and that all he needed to do was for himself or his FFL to call my FFL, and my guy will gladly email his license over, the gun can then be mailed to my FFL, and I fill out the paperwork when I pick the gun up. Easy.
I texted him back tonight and told him that I was sorry, that I meant no offense, and that something just felt "off" to me, and that I didn't want to purchase the gun. Hell, for I know, everything would have worked out fine, but I wasn't taking any chances with almost $1K in price, shipping, and transfer fees.
