gunbroker.com

[Guest nj.piney]

i was looking at their site when i saw a pistol i liked, it started at $375 no

reserve.i called my local gun dealer and asked him if he would bid since i am not registered. while i was talking i watched his bid go up. 5 hours later the auction ended and i have a new pistol. its a star pd 45 as new in box unfired

with case and all acc. what a dealer. price was $375.

[DMark]

Why not be registered and bid yourself?

[Guest nj.piney]

too much personal information required

Edited March 9, 2008 by nj.piney

[Guest jackdog]

Huh!!, not really you don't have to be an FFL to bid. I use My FFL for transfer and he charges me $10.00 per transaction

[Fallguy]

I have an account there....best I remember the didn't require and inordinate amount of information. No more than eBay anyway...of course you probably don't use them either.

Now that I know a few FFL dearlers on here and also since my brother works with one...I need to start checking on their more often I guess.

[Guest Len]

Its an interesting site, sort of the e-bay for guns. I have an account there and have purchased a couple of items. For you Glock users, check out "Smittywee" on Gunbroker or e-bay. He'll treat you right at a fair price. Tell him I sent you.

Gunbroker's prices are often not the best. As with any auction site, people sometimes get carried away, and the original price the seller sets is often what can be found in a gun store. Add the transfer fee, shipping, insurance, etc, you are often better off buying locally. I usually use Gunbroker to research current prices before I buy locally.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

They don't require anything but your name and address to register as a buyer. That can be found in the phone book so I don't consider that very personal information.

[Mike.357]

The problem with gunbroker is that people use it as a price guide.

For example, a guy I work with has a Ruger single six he was wanting to sell. He brought it in to let me look at it. well it is pretty much a POS, early 70's model and never taken care of. Someone shellacked or eurathaned the grip and grip straps, it has rust and the action is not very smooth. Something is wrong with it basically. I guess its at about 60% condition. He asks me to look it up on the internet, and Gunbroker has similar model guns selling for near 400 bucks. Does not matter that they are NIB and his is a POS. I ask a friend to look up the gun in a blue book and there is a value of $110. That of course is if it has the magnum cylinder, which it doesn't. I offer to buy the thing for $75 and of course he gets made and says I am trying to rip him off thinking his POS is worth near $400. So gunbroker did not help me any, lol

I wanted it as a project gun, it will still shoot but it needs work and who knows what fixing the action could cost. Funny if you hold it and cock it homeboy style it works fairly smooth, but with the sights up it is hard to cock.

[BimmerFreak]

too much personal information required

[Guest nj.piney]

1. gunbroker .com name, address, email ,address

2. dealer in vermont name, address, credit card number

3.local dealer firearms purchase form

my way,purchase from my dealer,cash, minumum information, minimum exposure to i.d.

theft

i do use several major sites on the net,but i have a seperate credit card i use for that.

dixie when you find my name in the phone book let me know.

[strickj]

Phone book!!?! This is 2008!You can get peoples entire info online.I could get you home number and addr,your cell phone number,just about anything I wanted.

If you buy with a credit card and someone rips you off,the CC company will cover it.