Buds layaway question

[Tennjed]

I have always heard that Bud's Gunshop does drop shipping.  Last week I put a Glock 19 G4 and an SKS on layaway (a bit of panic buying I must admit)  At the time they were both in stock, of course.  Now they are not. I paid by CC so my payment would post immediately to "hold" my gun

If Buds does drop shipping, I assume they do not have a SKS and Glock in the back with my name on it. With these models becoming a little scarce right now how does my "reserved" gun work?  Is it actually held with Buds or a distributor, or are they hedging their bets that they will be in stock when I pay the off?

[Guest carter]

they did with mine... i had put one on layaway in october and finished paying for it in december... and when i made my last payment i called them cause that gun was marked on there site to ship after xmas... being i paid for my VIP membership months before i did my layaway he shipped it out the next day and was 2 day shipping and it was here... so i was pleased with the transaction... so my understanding is once you pay your first payment the gun is on hold for you with your name on it

[giggidy]

I put a Ruger SR22 pistol on layaway early last year.  Their site listed them as sold out, then listed as in stock (which is when I started my layaway).  They were listed as out of stock when I paid mine off and it arrived at my FFL shortly thereafter.  I currently have a CZ P-01 on layaway that has been in and out of stock since the insanity began (the price also jumped almost $50 and then went back down $20 between the time I looked at them and put one on layaway...was mid-500s when I looked, 590-something when I put mine on layaway, then 570-something when I looked again about a week later).  I'm going to be a bit upset if my gun doesn't ship next week after I finish paying for it.   I'm pretty sure they reserve the gun for you once the money for the layaway is processed, otherwise I'm sure we'd hear complaints that someone paid their gun off but had to wait until it was in stock again for it to ship.

[mcurrier]

They do not sell and drop ship based on speculation of future availability. Guns on layaway are physically in stock and reserved with your name on it once a deposit is made.

[whiskey]

They do not sell and drop ship based on speculation of future availability. Guns on layaway are physically in stock and reserved with your name on it once a deposit is made.

 

^^^ this is what their policy on their website states.

[Tennjed]

Thanks guys. 

[Keyless]

If you put them in layaway , they should be yours , and not in stock by looking online. I would call and ask to make sure but the way most items work is when you put it in layaway it should be concidered sold and has to be taken out of stock or it could be purchased multiple times .

 

Having worked in retail , I have seen many problems with online orders and having an actual store together . We had a guy buy something online one time . Then he checked online and it shows it is out of stock at that location . He's mad and goes to the other store across town and is pitching a fit at my store. When we get him calmed down and figure out what he is mad about , we call and the other store, and it ready with his name on it waiting for him to pick it up . They only had one so when he bought it it changed the inventory to 0 and not in stock because it was sold .  I am pretty sure the layaway is working the same way .

 

 I hope this helps but I am so often , not good at explaining what I want to say .