I took my 30 year old mint Astra A80 that I bought new and never shot it once to a local gun shop. I'm not a dealer, but I considered it new. They took it on consignment.
They sold it to an old woman who wanted the 45acp for in home defense. They paid me for it and three days later I got a call from the shop telling me that the firing pin was bent and that they took it back in and sold her a new 1911 of theirs. He asked me if they had paid me for it and when I said yes, he said I guess we bought the Astra.....long pause, I said sure does.
The story there - the old woman took it to the range and the 'new' gun would not fire and the expert at the range told her the firing pin was bent. The gun shop salesman told me HE took it apart and straightened the firing pin. BS!
I have to go to the shop to pick up a 22cal I left there for them to research the price to ask for it. They also have a Remington 30-06 of mine on consignment. What is coming is pressure to give them back the money on the sale.
First I don't believe an of the story about the gun being broken. I suspect the buyer didn't like it or decided she paid too much for it and they traded her up to a new gun.
Conditions of a consignment were not discussed but every used gun I ever bought was 'as is'. I feel that if the gun shop allows returns that is their guarantee but my sale is final, especially for a new gun in mint condition. I don't know what was done to the gun by the customer, the expert at the range, or the salesman in the store, or what was ammo was fired in it.
Is it normal for a gun shop to allow the return of guns on consignment?
Whatever the outcome is, I learned to write on the consignment receipt. Sold as is! It seems that consignment is a bad deal after all, if I had not been paid for he gun I would have a damaged and scratched up new gun.
They sold it to an old woman who wanted the 45acp for in home defense. They paid me for it and three days later I got a call from the shop telling me that the firing pin was bent and that they took it back in and sold her a new 1911 of theirs. He asked me if they had paid me for it and when I said yes, he said I guess we bought the Astra.....long pause, I said sure does.
The story there - the old woman took it to the range and the 'new' gun would not fire and the expert at the range told her the firing pin was bent. The gun shop salesman told me HE took it apart and straightened the firing pin. BS!
I have to go to the shop to pick up a 22cal I left there for them to research the price to ask for it. They also have a Remington 30-06 of mine on consignment. What is coming is pressure to give them back the money on the sale.
First I don't believe an of the story about the gun being broken. I suspect the buyer didn't like it or decided she paid too much for it and they traded her up to a new gun.
Conditions of a consignment were not discussed but every used gun I ever bought was 'as is'. I feel that if the gun shop allows returns that is their guarantee but my sale is final, especially for a new gun in mint condition. I don't know what was done to the gun by the customer, the expert at the range, or the salesman in the store, or what was ammo was fired in it.
Is it normal for a gun shop to allow the return of guns on consignment?
Whatever the outcome is, I learned to write on the consignment receipt. Sold as is! It seems that consignment is a bad deal after all, if I had not been paid for he gun I would have a damaged and scratched up new gun.