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673 Views 15 Replies 9 Participants Last post by jetflier1989, 12 mo ago

TigerBW

Discussion Starter · 12 mo ago

Is anyone else having issues getting in touch with sellers on GB?

Out of the ten or so that I've contacted this past week, only two have bothered to reply. I don't know if there are random technical issues or if sellers just don't care as much anymore. I haven't used GB to buy (or even search) anything in a while but when I used the website more regularly (not long ago), this was never an issue.

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12131

· #2 · 12 mo ago

I usually give them a second chance by sending another inquiry. But some sellers are total jerks. Move on, if they don't respond.

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Adjutant

· #3 · 12 mo ago

Im not sure what youre asking them, so I couldnt guess.
However, I asked a seller about a Dan Wesson ECO. They only had one picture. I just asked if they had any additional images. The picture was also kind of "grainy"

I reached out twice, and never heard back. I decided not to bid on an item they dont care to be transparent with

There are definitely jerks/scum bags on GB

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bearone2

· #4 · 12 mo ago

most of my buys on gb were because of a phone call to the vendor to confirm what was pictured, is what would be delivered.

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ExMany

· #5 · 12 mo ago

I’ve not reached out more recently than 2 weeks ago, but I’ve always received a reply in short order.

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TigerBW

Discussion Starter · #6 · 12 mo ago

12131 said:
I usually give them a second chance by sending another inquiry. But some sellers are total jerks. Move on, if they don't respond.

Agreed.

TigerBW

Discussion Starter · #7 · 12 mo ago

Adjutant said:
Im not sure what youre asking them, so I couldnt guess.
However, I asked a seller about a Dan Wesson ECO. They only had one picture. I just asked if they had any additional images. The picture was also kind of "grainy"

I reached out twice, and never heard back. I decided not to bid on an item they dont care to be transparent with

There are definitely jerks/scum bags on GB

I asked exactly what you asked for (details about the items) and always politely. For example, I asked one seller to either send or post a picture of the back of a magazine so could confirm it was as advertised.

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RWLawrence

· #8 · 12 mo ago

I donno, my FFL dude who also sells on GB said he was getting calls on stuff that wasn’t his. Said the callers and emails were about paying for items they won, up for auction etc. and he couldn’t access his site.
Sounds like the alternate universe that we call reality has creeped into GB.

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12131

· #9 · 12 mo ago

Some of them jerks belong to this forum, also. I once had seller tell me to eff off for accusing him of trying to deceive folks, when all I did was pointing out what he listed was incorrect. He was selling the 19-rd mags for the German Xguns, listing them as made in Germany in the auction heading, when they were all Mec-Gar. The 19-rd Xgun mags are never German made, for those who wonder. Yes, he's member here.

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Thetonk

· #10 · 12 mo ago

12131 said:
Some of them jerks belong to this forum, also. I once had seller tell me to eff off for accusing him of trying to deceive folks, when all I did was pointing out what he listed was incorrect. He was selling the 19-rd mags for the German Xguns, listing them as made in Germany in the auction heading, when they were all Mec-Gar. The 19-rd Xgun mags are never German made, for those who wonder. Yes, he's member here.

Made in Italy aren’t they?

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12131

· #11 · 12 mo ago

Thetonk said:
Made in Italy aren’t they?

Yes, Mec-Gar = Made In Italy. No such thing as Mec-Gar made in Germany.

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weatom

· #12 · 12 mo ago

I get spotty replies on GB too. Maybe 40% reply. Worse, the replies I do get are usually short
and snarky. It's like I'm bothering them somehow with my "annoying" question.

A little friendly salesmanship goes a long way to making a sale. Bad attitude = no deal

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Adjutant

· #13 · 12 mo ago

tigerbloodwinning said:
I asked exactly what you asked for (details about the items) and always politely. For example, I asked one seller to either send or post a picture of the back of a magazine so could confirm it was as advertised.

Thanks man! Some people have talked about how they contacted the seller to do a deal off GB, or some sort of other imposition that could get the seller kicked off GB.

I didnt want to assume, but I appreciate your reply. Yes, its lame when they dont respond

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TigerBW

Discussion Starter · #14 · 12 mo ago

weatom said:
I get spotty replies on GB too. Maybe 40% reply. Worse, the replies I do get are usually short
and snarky. It's like I'm bothering them somehow with my "annoying" question.

A little friendly salesmanship goes a long way to making a sale. Bad attitude = no deal

Agreed on the salesmanship. I must have just been lucky before. I used to get roughly 80-90% of my questions replied to. And the vast majority of those replies were helpful or at the very least, polite.

ExMany

· #15 · 12 mo ago

FWIW, I just sent a question about a Sig and got a reply in less than 5 minutes.

jetflier1989

· #16 · 12 mo ago

I mostly buy parts on GB. A few months ago I purchased two new Sig P226 hi-cap factory mags. After several weeks of them not being shipped I sent a few messages to the seller. In the end the messages were never answered, but luckily the magazines showed up.

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