I am skittish about any sale not being 1:1 do to my inexperience with such things.
I have had some strange things going lately with scams by email or cell phone (not gun related), and am getting shy.
I had 2 people wanting to buy my Ruger GP100 .357 Wiley Clapp edition I had for sale, but things got strange about the particulars about payment time and gun delivery, and I never heard back from one and the other I withdrew.
I have this 3rd person today who emailed me:
"I'm in Ozark, Alabama.
I have Federal Firearms License (FFL) to receive the firearm for me if you are willing to ship it once you receive your payment.If yes,what's your shipping cost to Alabama? (seems like a dealer could easily look up shipping costs from Indy)
Or I can arrange for a local dealer in your area where you can drop it off and they will do what is necessary for me to receive the firearm at my FFL address without your concern... (this really got my attention b/c of "ease of "delivery").
Please note that the shipping will take place once you receive your payment...."
I replied saying I'd never shipped before and would have to have payment first, and suggested Pay Pal.
Below was his reply.
To:
Gary Dodd
Jul 7 at 6:37 PM
Thanks for getting back to me .........I'm still interested in buying the gun
I will mail a Certified Bank Check as means of payment to you,
once you deposit the check,
It will get clears within the next 24 hours.
I want you to get back to me with the following information in order to facilitate the mailing of the check to you...
Name to be on the check ....
Mailing Address....
Active Cell Phone #....
Final Asking Price......
Please note that the check will be mail out to you via Federal Express(Fedex) Or United Postal Service (UPS) so that the transaction can be complete before you ship the firearm.
Perhaps I am ignorant, but I have alarm bells going off in my head.
If this was someone in INGO, it would not be a problem (I could send an email inquiring about the person to a mod).
If this person is a FFL dealer, I suppose they do business like this everyday; they are wanting to buy the Ruger GP100 .357 Wiley Clapp editions and resell it probably.
I was not getting any bites on INGO, so I listed it on Armslist, and I have had 2 very strange experiences and this 3rd one makes me wonder.
I have had some strange things going lately with scams by email or cell phone (not gun related), and am getting shy.
I had 2 people wanting to buy my Ruger GP100 .357 Wiley Clapp edition I had for sale, but things got strange about the particulars about payment time and gun delivery, and I never heard back from one and the other I withdrew.
I have this 3rd person today who emailed me:
"I'm in Ozark, Alabama.
I have Federal Firearms License (FFL) to receive the firearm for me if you are willing to ship it once you receive your payment.If yes,what's your shipping cost to Alabama? (seems like a dealer could easily look up shipping costs from Indy)
Or I can arrange for a local dealer in your area where you can drop it off and they will do what is necessary for me to receive the firearm at my FFL address without your concern... (this really got my attention b/c of "ease of "delivery").
Please note that the shipping will take place once you receive your payment...."
I replied saying I'd never shipped before and would have to have payment first, and suggested Pay Pal.
Below was his reply.
To:
Gary Dodd
Jul 7 at 6:37 PM
Thanks for getting back to me .........I'm still interested in buying the gun
I will mail a Certified Bank Check as means of payment to you,
once you deposit the check,
It will get clears within the next 24 hours.
I want you to get back to me with the following information in order to facilitate the mailing of the check to you...
Name to be on the check ....
Mailing Address....
Active Cell Phone #....
Final Asking Price......
Please note that the check will be mail out to you via Federal Express(Fedex) Or United Postal Service (UPS) so that the transaction can be complete before you ship the firearm.
Perhaps I am ignorant, but I have alarm bells going off in my head.
If this was someone in INGO, it would not be a problem (I could send an email inquiring about the person to a mod).
If this person is a FFL dealer, I suppose they do business like this everyday; they are wanting to buy the Ruger GP100 .357 Wiley Clapp editions and resell it probably.
I was not getting any bites on INGO, so I listed it on Armslist, and I have had 2 very strange experiences and this 3rd one makes me wonder.
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