Scam on Gunbroker

[Grease Gunner]

Scams are rampant this year

This is my third one in a week!!

Gunbroker had a pre 88 Grease gun with a buy it now at 9999

The seller insisted in wire transfer

He would not provide me with FFL or Form 3 UNTIL

he received the money

How stupid does he think we are??

 

Ithaca M3A1 Fully Automatic Sub Machine Gun - Machine Guns at GunBroker.com : 918445812

Another guy contacted me in response to a WTB ad for a barrel

I asked for another picture with a nickel above the barrel; and

a ballpoint pen below the barrel-Last i heard from him

Some people are hacking GB accounts that are inactive and posting great buy now deals

one giveaway is that if a scam seller has a few auctions all the backgrounds in teh pictures are different

BE Careful out there . And never do western union or instant walmart money transfers

[ranger1385]

It appears they already took it down!

[TSMGguy]

Type the item number, 918445812, in the GB search block and the item will come up. Looks like it sold for $9,999.

[RoscoeTurner]

I would be interested to know if that is the same gunny100 that was banned from this forum for bogus sales.

Also appears he has bailed on Gunbroker.

gunny100 A(6)

No longer a registered user

Seller's Items for Sale

[Adg105200]

Money orders or CC. No WU, Personal Checks or PayPal! Seems there's scams popping up everywhere these days. What people will do to make a buck or three.

 

Andrew

[Rekraps]

I learned my lesson last week. Cost me $110.... now I know. Thank goodness I didn't lose more.

[mbc230]

This is a prime example why in every instance I try to use CC as you can go back to your bank and dispute the charges, but that also goes along with awareness as we live in that type of society today and it is such a shame. Be careful out there!

[Grease Gunner]

Its horrible to be preyed on by scammers. So I want to share with you steps that I take and other friends do to avoid being "taken"
And you members- Please feel free to add into this thread anything that you can add.

1. Ask the seller of the gun to take a picture that he wouldnt have unless he had the gun. Like a picture with the slide off looking down into the magwell.
Or the gun on a flat surface with three rounds standing up next to the gun and 3 rounds laying down.
2. Picture of the gun next to todays newspaper and his drivers license.And you only send the money order to the address on the Driv license.
3. Tell the seller that a FFL has to ship it and you will send the money to the FFl and the seller can go there drop off the gun
and collect his money order. I add the $25 transfer fee to the deal. A FFL dealer wont be a party to a scam
4. NO venmo, paypal(which can get you kicked off paypal by the way, no zelle.
5. Always talk to the seller. A giveaway is the thick foreign accent from a guy who knows nothing about guns!! These sellers will say they cant talk on the phone
that they are with their daughter in the hospital(all BS)
5a When you talk to the seller, ask him questions about the gun that the only way he could answer is if he had the gun.
When you talk to someone getting a gun, you can get a feeling really quickly if he is gun familiar or not.
6. Ask them a nonsensical question that will trap them . Like" Does you revolver come with the ";latest self lubricating system!!"
7. I have seen on armslist Phony drivers license or licenses that are not theirs. Take the sellers name from the drivers license and
go to facebook with the same name. I have so far discovered 5 people in states other than the seller with the same license who was
running a scam.
8.Things to runaway from:
8a Seller says send 1/2 the money now and .he will send gun. then when you are happy with your new purchase, you send the other half
8b. seller offers to ship the firearm to you directly(a felony) unless you are in the same state.
8c Gun is being sold at 1/2 of retail
9. Look at the posts or feedback of the seller. Dont buy from NR sellers without speaking to them first
20 . Lastly , I am not up on mail fraud but if you use USPS MO's and Priority mail with signature, you can allege mail fraud if scammed.
That is something worth checking because I dont know how much mail fraud protects you .

I am not bragging but I have never been scammed and I looked at my purchases on Gunbroker and it shundreds of buys since 2000.
I have also bought a lot on here and the item was always shipped.
Now I have had guns that were not as represented and that always can happen. But never had a seller keep the money
and not send the item

Any suggestions or Comments are appreciated