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Price to good to be true on GB, anyone experience.

TZAZ

I have noticed a few high end pistols listed for very low buy now prices, sellers all have no rating. What is opinion on these and has anyone been scammed.

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  • toad67

    You are probably asking yourself that question for a good reason.....

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  • BobJudy

    Perhaps if you read the first topic at the top of the page it would give you some idea about what to watch out for. This was an excellent posting created by one of our members, who is also a seller, and can give you some valuable information. Remember that when something is to good to be true it can be best to avoid it in the first place. Bob

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  • Horse Plains Drifter

    RUN!

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  • Ricci.Wright

    Common Sense. Use it. Con men eat for one reason. People get greedy. If it looks too good then it probably is. There are no good deals on guns right now unless someone doesn't know the market and the buyer is willing to take advantage of their ignorance, or the seller needs cash fast.

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  • chiefr

    If it quacks like a duck.......

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  • mark christian

    No need to look at the top of the page where an entire thread has been dedicated to this exact subject:

    @...: https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/1899774/help-for-people-that-cant-decide-scam-or-not

    Ok, lots of posts regarding scam activity. Like it or not every online activity has problems, GunBroker.com is no different, it is up to you to defend yourself.

    Here are a few red flags:

    1. A non rated seller that just joined in the last week.

    2. Underpriced item, normally they have a buy it now slightly under the going rate.

    3. Paypal...just don't.

    4. The word "kindly", have any of you seen a scam communication that doesn't have that word? Must be commonly taught English in other countries but not used as often in our country.

    5. Very few pictures.

    6. Gunbroker warning on the auction asking if you've seen that exact item listed elsewhere, I believe that comes on after someone reports it.

    7. No reliable communication other than text/email.

    8. Multiple listings with wildly different backgrounds.

    While none of these alone are major alarms but normally scam listings have most or sometimes all.

    Sorry if this discussion is not allowed, feel free to delete but man, forums seem overrun with people that can't seem to figure it out on their own.


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