what would you do? gunbroker question.

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Jacobie

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Long story short I sold some ammo on gunbroker. Recieved an email from buyer after auction telling me to ignore bad rating (had two negatives for I belive non paying) I explained as long as he paid me I would ship it. He said he didn't pay them due to some emergencies, but again, this really has no bearing on me at the time.
I recieved a cashiers check a week or so later, boxed up the ammo and shipped it to his address on file with gunbroker, which by the way at this time his account has been deactivated due to negative feedback. Or so he told me in the email he sent me asking me to contact them on his behalf and let them know that he did pay me and to please reinstate hos account.


So, ammo ships, honestly I forgot to send him the tracking number that day, and got busy and forgot, but let him know it was on its way and should be there a certain day in an email, would have included the tracking number but did not have the receipt with me at that time. Forgot to send it later as well. A few days pass and he emails me to see if I have shipped it, I gave him the tracking number that showed it was delivered the previous week. He exclaimed that he did not get it, but he would see if someone at the front desk did.
The following day he stated it was not delivered, so I made sure I had the correct address (the one listed on gunbroker, which I am assuming was the correct one) he said he had not lived there in 6 months.

So now I'm torn, do I ship the guy more ammo, or chaulk it up to his mistake. Normally I try and be a stand up guy, but the way his account was deactivated by gunbroker makes me a little hesitent of eating this.


What would you guys do?

Do you guys ask if there is a better address to ship to? Honestly I thought the one listed on gunbroker was the best since it is verified, I never thought to ask otherwise. Of course he didn't tell me to ship it to another address either. Obviously an insight on both our parts looking back, but the whole scenerio makes me wonder if he is trying to run some scam to get more ammo.
 
Oh boy that sounds like a scam, or some guys just trying to get freebies.

This is a common scam on ebay leaving sellers negative feedback in the hopes of getting a refund so they can get a freebie.

That's his mistake for not updating his address on gunbroker. If he didnt live there for 6 months why did he say he will check the front desk?

If I were you I would cease communications with him
 
You might consult a lawyer.

I am not a lawyer. My layman's take on this is the buyer should not have bid, if his information in the system was not verified correct. Since he did bid, and win, and since there was a gunbroker listed address for his account, then he should have told you in email or written correspondence that he wanted the ammo shipped to a different address.

In other words, he created any problem that followed, and I don't think you have a moral obligation to do anything. In your position, I would probably contact gunbroker, and apprise them of what happened. This should prevent any negative reviews, scams, etc.

But again, you might consult a lawyer.
 
Thanks guys, I'm more looking at this from a moral aspect. I just don't want to screw the guy if he isn't scamming me you know.

To put it in perspective, the few other times I have sold ammo on there, I have even threw on s few extra boxes if I had it once they paid me. I felt kind of bad about how much some of them where paying for it.

I'm the guy that has quite a bit of ammo and still will let my friends get it for the price marked on the box from when I bought it years ago if they need it.

Something about this just doesn't feel legit though.
 
From a moral standpoint, why should you eat the cost of his failure to provide a valid address?

Based on his other issues, why would you take him at his word as to whether there really was an error?
 
I would provide proof the package was delivered to the address given.

Did you ship adult signature required? If so who signed for it?
 
You have a delivery confirmation right?

I'm betting he's trying to scam you. Probably the reason gunbroker bared him.

As to moral issues. You offered an item for sale, he paid, you shipped, he got it according to your delivery confirmation.

Where is the moral problem?
 
I agree with everyone else: there's no moral problem here.

Let's pretend he didn't have account issues with Gunbroker and let's also pretend he's not scamming you: You had one item to ship and you shipped it to the address he provided. But because he couldn't update his address even though he moved six months ago, you have to send him another package? You shouldn't eat the cost of a second ammo shipment just because it took him six months to update his address.

Packages with the wrong recipient usually make their way back to the sender, so the if original package makes its way back to you, your only moral obligation is to try to re-send it to his new address (after he pays you a new shipping charge).

I'm heartened by your desire to do the right and moral thing, but I'm also glad you're wary of a possible scam; this whole thing screams "scam" to me.
 
This definitely sounds like a scam. I would also caution you not to accept cashier's checks in the future. Another scam is to send a cashier's check, you deposit it or cash it, ship the goods, then in a few days your bank calls and says the check was a forgery. You're now out the money and the merchandise. Cashier's checks are probably the most forged financial instrument these days. Always insist on a postal money order or something else you can absolutely verify before shipping merchandise.

For those who don't know, you can cash a postal money order at any Post Office with the funds available, or cash it at your bank. They can call and verify that the money order is valid, or there's an 800 number you can call yourself and verify it. Good protection for you.
 
If I were the buyer I wouldn't expect to be sent more ammo. I'd expect it was now my problem to hunt down the ammo that was sent to the erroneous address I provided.

The buyer has moral obligations here too.
 
That is a scam. I'd cease communications with him. Keep your receipt that show the goods were delivered. If he hasn't lived there in 6 months, he should have updated his information. That is not a small detail to over look.
 
I think you now know why he has negative feedback. You shipped the goods and have proof of delivery and you have the money in the bank.

He is trying to pull a fast one.
 
I'll pile on with the rest here, I buy and sell a pretty good bit of stuff on Gunbroker.

You have proof that you delivered the merchandise to the address he provided. Your part of this transaction is complete.

If he's too stupid to provide the correct address, he needs to be provided with the opportunity to learn the consequences of his actions.

The consequences of his action should be that he either track down the ammo that went to the wrong address, or he does without ammo.

Now if the ammo is returned to you, you should notify him if possible and send it to his new address.
 
I feel pretty much like 45_auto if what you said is true. In addition, he can't leave negative feedback on you since he no longer has an account. Case closed...

"He's trying to pull a fast one."... possibly. I have total disdain for all the dishonesty in our society today. It affects my business every day one way or the other. Either I don't trust the client meeting his obligations or the client doesn't trust me. I have been burnt for thousands of dollars in the last couple of years. Thank God for the BBB.
 
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"so I made sure I had the correct address (the one listed on gunbroker, which I am assuming was the correct one) he said he had not lived there in 6 months."

"The moral aspect."

Well, it's good that you're feeling torn about this, but...

It is his responsibility to make sure that the address that you have for shipping is the correct one.

It is his responsibility to make sure that the address he put into the gunbroker is the correct and up to date one.

I agree that this sounds like a scam.

The delivery confirmation notice from a common carrier is, I believe, legal confirmation of delivery of an item.

It sounds as if you (mostly) upheld your end of the agreement. It's up to him to contact the common carrier and the place where he used to live.

It's not up to you to replace the product.
 
If you move from an address you go to the post office and do a change of address. If you name comes up in the comp. sorting it will normally forward your mail to the address where you now reside. His problem not yours.
 
"Another scam is to send a cashier's check, you deposit it or cash it, ship the goods, then in a few days your bank calls and says the check was a forgery. You're now out the money and the merchandise."

Yep. My Mother never got taken by a forged CC, fortunately, but she would regularly get people wanting to pay with a CC of price plus X dollars, and she would send the remainder to a third party as "payment."

She finally put something like "For non credit card payments, all merchandise will be HELD until the check or draft is verified legitimate and payment confirmed."

She had a couple of people who won auctions on her sites squawk. It was pretty easy to tell that they weren't legitimate purchasers.
 
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