Some Sturmgewehr members very unreliable when buying on forum.

[Rodney's Distributors]

This year I have experienced many buyers whom responded "I will take  it" and never hear from them again. I respond back to them and not receive a answer. Some people just are not responsible and have no courtesy whatsoever.

[taylorwso]

Its because there is a huge influx of new people and worse, bots/scammers. 

I have a small business and will only do business after a phone call, if I get a text or email.

 

Too many scammers.

[Got Uzi]

Thats no joke.  Or get someone who basiclly commits to a sale then wont return a call when contact is made at the time/date requested.

[Brveagle]

That's frustrating. Makes me value the purchase i made via this board. 

[MontanaRenegade86]

Bad sellers get hauled off to the woodshed and beaten. It's only fair that bad buyers suffer the same fate. 

[Saab95v6]

I have posted replies 1st on 2 sellers post with “ I will take it “ , and have been shafted both times , I always back up with a email and a PM here to the replies.

obviously there are no rules followed over here. 

[Bd_p98]

I have noticed too this behavior has really increased on GB also. I’m kinda surprised now when someone promptly pays. 

[MontanaRenegade86]

5 hours ago, Bd_p98 said:

I have noticed too this behavior has really increased on GB also. I’m kinda surprised now when someone promptly pays. 

Paying promptly for an item purchased of one's own free will? What will they think of next? 

In all seriousness, we should always remember that gun boards are a subset of society at large. It stands to reason that if society at large has a significant number of dirtbags, we will start to see more of them here, too. That said, gun people are still the best people.

[Got Uzi]

I can understand if life gets in the way and things slip through the cracks, I mean we are all human....but when someone goes out of their way to try and close a deal, only to be ghost'd...yeah thats bullshit.  Communication is key in all of this.  Few weeks ago I was hit by a major storm and lost power for a week.  It put me way behind on getting customer guns built.  I contacted them all and I was shocked with the replies, they all basiclly said the same things:

"don't worry about it, family comes first" 

"take care of what you need and get back to it when you can"

" thanks for the update, can I help?"

 

That says a lot for this hobby and its people.  So yeah I hate when people can't make good on closing deals.

[United Surplus Arms]

I just had a guy on GB buy a NFA item, then didn't pay because he wasn't sure it was legal in his state.  

I would think a person would want to check this before buying, but what do I know?

[Waffen Und Bier]

This hobby/profession (like all others) has a certain GFF (Goofy Fu*cker Factor). See them at gun shows, gun shops, and on GB when I say no sale to zero feed back bidders, no personal checks, and no sale to prohibited states and a new zero feedback bidder wins, and sends me a personal check from a prohibited state. Irritating, but a part of our thing. 

[Shattered]

Same here...several responses and no follow ups.

 

[oldman1]

same issue on GB.  Ive never had a problem until this year....  Times are changing and we are in a downward spiral it seems. 

[HHollow]

Why not let forum members know who these people are that do not follow through?

Seller complaints without specifics sounds a bit like whining, at least to this non-seller.