he must've thought he was paying Bezos for same-day shippingI have only had problems with non-paying bidders, and some buyers with unrealistic expectations. For instance I got an e-mail from a guy in California yesterday saying “according to the tracking information, you received my payment on 2/5, yet as of today (2/7) I have still not received the item”.
Even with fees, I believe you would net out more money for items right now on GB then you will here.
I've had a acct. since 04 on there and have sold two nice AR's and some other stuff since Nov.
I am very specific in my ads and maintain impeccable feedback.
Like someone else mentioned, as a new seller people will be leery of sending someone large sums of money with no feedback.
If you do choose to sell, I would start now with some less expensive items to build up some feedback before listing something expensive.
My first lesson learned was I did not charge enough for shipping when I sold a rifle early on.
Yeah..... It went to Homer Alaska.
Lesson learned, I always have a stipulation that if it is going to Alaska they buyer will need to add an extra amt. of money on top of the listed shipping fee.
If you have feedback as a buyer, I would say you'll be just fine.I've got a fair amount of feedback as a buyer, but zero as a seller. I kinda wish I could run a few items through consignment on there through my local FFL.
I have bought and sold over 100 guns on GB and have never had a major problem. I dislike their fees but it is a business so I understand. If you choose to sell take good pictures and be upfront with the description of the item and I think you will be fine.I've debated on this before, but I've never sold a gun on broker. I've bought plenty of guns and reloading supplies and the only bad experience was a packaging job or lack thereof for a rifle I bought years ago. I don't know what all the "gotcha's" are for selling. My hopes would be start things off at a penny auction and let the free market do its thing. Receive payment, and once something sells I'd take it to an FFL and have them ship it out to the buyers FFL.
Costing examples from their website:
"For example, a $1500 item would cost:
A $500 item would cost:
- $250 times 6% = $15.00
- $1250 times 3.5% = $43.75
- Total = $58.75
I've just never done that before and I thought I'd ask around if anyone here had any experience with doing that. Now seems like a good time to purge anything I'm not getting much use out of.
- $250 times 6% = $15.00
- $250 times 3.5% = $8.75
- Total = $23.75"
I've never any buy it now pricing that made me look to gunbroker instead any other online vendor. The auctions are where I have hit a few jackpots in the past. In today's market, I'd just the same put it out there without a reserve and see what happens.Years ago I bought a K98 and ammo from two separate sellers, had zero issues. I only shop the BUY NOW option as I hate messing with auctions. Using BUY NOW lets you know real quick if the price is bonkers.
I set my max bid factoring in shipping, taxes now, and transfer fee and let it ride. Most of what I collect is now only seen on GB.Years ago I bought a K98 and ammo from two separate sellers, had zero issues. I only shop the BUY NOW option as I hate messing with auctions. Using BUY NOW lets you know real quick if the price is bonkers.
Yes they need me to send them 2 pieces of identification because the information I gave them doesn’t match their databases records. I gave them my current address but my ID’s address hasn’t been updated recently so when the two addresses did not match that’s when they halted the verification process. Until I update my address and send it to them I won’t be able to use gunbroker anymore. In the past I have purchased multiple firearms through various sellers successfully and they were all polite and it was kind of cool to be giving private individuals money instead of some greedy corrupt LGS.. Just be sure to check if the seller has a history of positive feedback. If you don’t you’ll be taking a slight risk in trusting a stranger with your money who has no credibility or references.Has anyone had trouble with the extended verification process when setting up an account? I've been trying to for a few weeks now and it won't validate my card even though I've verified the address etc from my filling statement. You can give them a bank account, but I don't trust their security that much....
The way things are right now, you have a lot better chance of catching a deal on popular items if you find a seller that doesn't understand the current market and has a buy now price. The trick is to know the current market for the item you are interested in and to catch it before anyone else. Historically I've probably gotten better deals on auctions though.I've never any buy it now pricing that made me look to gunbroker instead any other online vendor. The auctions are where I have hit a few jackpots in the past. In today's market, I'd just the same put it out there without a reserve and see what happens.
I often get a chuckle at the many elaborate strategies people come up with and convince themselves are effective for winning online auctions. When it comes right down to it the only way to win an auction is to be willing to bid more than anyone else for that particular item so you might as well go in with your max and let it ride. If you are persistent and your max bid is reasonable you'll eventually win.I set my max bid factoring in shipping, taxes now, and transfer fee and let it ride. Most of what I collect is now only seen on GB.