GunsInternational.com opinions? Trying to buy discontinued gun saw one listed there.

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redraif

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Hi guys and gals,

So I still consider myself a newbie to gun purchasing. It also seems I gravitate towards discontinued or rare... so I'm always stuck with "internet sales".

So far, I've purchased all my guns, except one, through gunbroker. Yeah I never have any luck locally. When I do find my wants locally, they are always WAYYYY more then gunbroker. Hense no local purchases. And my gunshows quests have always been a bust.

Anyway, my latest quest is another discontinued item. I can't find it locally. Any time I do find it on gunbroker, it is either WAY beyond my price point or somehow the seller sells it locally... grrr....

I have found some on Armslist, but I have heard horror stories of out of state sales and scammers, so frankly I'm too wary to try and buy there unless its a local sale. So nada...

So my spouse was helping me look and found a listing on GunsInternational.com. Is this just another Armlist, or is it safer like gunbroker? I know "safe" is a relative term. Anything over the internet is suspect to a point. They don't have a feedback system, but they say they vet people and take transgrestions seriously, so they are "minimal"... deleting accounts and such. That the feedback system can be flawed?

They say you need to talk to the seller and get references, trust your gut.... Ok so who is to say he does not get his brother, best friend, etc... In you guys opinions, is this enough? Is it relatively safe to buy there? I found an awesome gun. NIB and this is extremely rare for this one. I touch over my price, but I might be able to get the spouse to allow it, esp since its listed as NIB! First one I have seen in YEARS! The seller is "verified"

If "gunsinternational" is safe, if done correctly, what do you guys recommend I do to protect myself? How would you handle a transaction properly to be sure you get the gun? Pay a bit more for FFL to FFL? Have the FFL handle the $ and the go between. (mail the money order in care of the FFL addressed to the seller... seller brings gun to ffl who gives $ and ffl ships to my ffl?) Honestly, If I mail the seller a money order there is no guarentee they won't cash and run... Whats the golden rule for these transactions? I don't want to make a careless mistake.

Thanks for your opinions and sorry to ramble. I hope this is not a rehash, but "search" gave me a bunch of irrelavant results...
 
GI is NOT an auction site; it is a great sale site with guns listed by some of the most respected and honorable brick and mortar places. As always, if you have questions, CALL them and talk to them.

Most sellers are above honest, IMO - at least the ones I have dealt with. Their rep and ratings only back that up.
 
Good info thank you. I just wanted to be sure by exploring others experiences.

I'm always worried about transactions online as I was scammed by a online dealer. Took my $ on a discontinued gun... then sold it at a gun show and told me he would "find" me another. it took a month to get him to return my $ and that was only after the bank contacted him directly twice
 
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As with ANY place, do your due diligence and vet them. The places I have personally dealt with are true brick and mortar places dealing in mostly shotguns of the higher $$ spectrum and their rep is everything. Check reviews, if someone gave them a bad one, email that reviewer and ask about it. If someone has a 99.99% A+ with one or two out of a thousand that are bad, I tend to think there are some folks who are just never happy and let it go. If they have a 55% + rating and half bad reviews, that should tell you something. (I know I am using extremes, but I think you get my point);)

Good luck!
 
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