A friendly little Craigslist ad.
- Thread starter Sawney Bean
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Craigslist and ebay are both popular selling venues for criminals. Craigslist more so IMO. Ebay keeps better detail of sellers. Heck I've sold several items worth thousands on Craigslist they are quite minimal on collecting information on sellers. I do like it that way but am VERY cautious when meeting with potential purchasers. Come on over to my place ain't happenin EVER. Some "buyers" relieved me of my portable GPS when I was selling a boat. Be careful. I think 98% of people are good people.
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I contacted the guy and asked exactly what models and caliber and he said he would get back to me, so he clearly doesn't know, sounds a bit sketchy.
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See how you feel about it when he calls you back. If he sounds sketchy report to the local gendarmes. You just might get someones guns back for them.
Sadly gun thefts from homes are underreported IMO. The law states the owner can be prosecuted for leaving guns accessible to children, or perhaps a felon is also at that address. If this seller has higher end guns and knows little or nothing about them? Red flag.
Sadly gun thefts from homes are underreported IMO. The law states the owner can be prosecuted for leaving guns accessible to children, or perhaps a felon is also at that address. If this seller has higher end guns and knows little or nothing about them? Red flag.
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Yeah, will see what he sounds like, the fact he couldn't tell me what he was selling exactly is not a great sign.
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Just a guess, but Iād venture theyāre an uncles or a āfriendsā or someone elseās who turned their back on them for a second and now theyāre up for sale.
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Yeah craigslist is a real hit or miss. Back when you could buy semi autos in WA I bought Russian svt rifle off Craigslist for $200 with 300 rounds of 7.62x54. it was only up on Craigslist for like an hour but I fortunately was lucky enough to see it and get it . I haven't noticed them police air guns like they do firearms.
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Never heard back from the guy, must have spooked him when I asked the specifics on the guns.
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A thief can always get cash for guns. A safe is not near enough protection. If you are targeted by a genuine burglar vs. the local high school kid, say sayonara to your guns. Catch the you tube videos about gun safes, some are better than others. When I bought my safe I focused on fire resistance first. That's the more likely way to lose the guns. BOLT your safe to the floor, ideally on concrete. Install the safe such to prevent easy access with a pry bar.
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You see this all the time- folk don't even consider what else is in the frame. Put your gun in front of a shrub if you have to, but not in front of your cluttered coffee table.
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I'm currently considering building a gun room. Part of my plans are to make the entryway smaller than the dimensions of the safes that will be inside and to make it tight enough inside so that a prying attack will be very difficult.
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Not surprised I didn't hear back from him, in my experience about 1 in 10 craigslist deals are legit and go through without a hitch. I have had decent luck depending on the item on CL but it's not really worth my time to mess around with a guy like this.
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So he finally got back to me with a bare bones description like :
Cometa fusion
Tech force 8
I asked him what he wanted for the Cometa and the hw 50 and he said $1,000
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Cometa fusion
Tech force 8
I asked him what he wanted for the Cometa and the hw 50 and he said $1,000
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Craigslist is one of those places where thereāll be little or nothing for months at a time and then someone will post a Crosman Mk1 for $20 or a Sheridan for $75. For every one of those deals however thereāll be dozens of cheap Gamos or Crosmans being sold for the same price as retail or someone like the person in this ad that āknows what heās gotā.
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It's reasonable to run the serial numbers by the local LE where the guy is selling them. Craigslist is a sales venue for thieves. Ebay demands MUCH more detail from sellers. Still the crooks sell stuff there too. Sadly a great deal for you may have been grief for another. Powder burning guns are banned on both venues, Ebay can be great for gun parts. I like Craigslist a lot, caution is required across the board.
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When I was emailing with the guy he got defensive when I told him he was way off on values and I just stopped talking to him. , I am sure they are either taken from an invalid family member or stolen a he knew nothing about them except what he could gleen from the internet
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I gotta defend Craigslist a little. I use eBay also but thereās now way around sales tax if youāre buying.
Fees if your selling and then add in PayPal also. I use another selling site for musical instruments called
Reverb, again fees, taxes, and PayPal.
So sometimes Craigslist comes through. For selling Let the first contact go through Craigslist mail then ask
prospect to send phone # . If that doesnāt happen thatās it. You then call them and talk to them, from this
determining if they are full oh s it is usually easy. Ive had buyers come to house , I do try to have someone
else home and am always armed. Youāve heard the stories about several people coming in and one wanders
around. Well that aināt gonna happen.
Buying doesnāt seem to be risky either to me. I guess just use common sense
Ive bought and sold cars, 1 truck, motorcycles, vintage stereo equipment, guitars, amps, drums, tools,
and got rid of stuff free.
Only time I remember a weird situation was going to buy a bicycle, wife did the phone part and we went to
pick up . It was in a trailer park , phony seller ( we think) gave another trailers address just to watch prospective
buyers ? ? I forgot what happened except weird and no bike.
Fees if your selling and then add in PayPal also. I use another selling site for musical instruments called
Reverb, again fees, taxes, and PayPal.
So sometimes Craigslist comes through. For selling Let the first contact go through Craigslist mail then ask
prospect to send phone # . If that doesnāt happen thatās it. You then call them and talk to them, from this
determining if they are full oh s it is usually easy. Ive had buyers come to house , I do try to have someone
else home and am always armed. Youāve heard the stories about several people coming in and one wanders
around. Well that aināt gonna happen.
Buying doesnāt seem to be risky either to me. I guess just use common sense
Ive bought and sold cars, 1 truck, motorcycles, vintage stereo equipment, guitars, amps, drums, tools,
and got rid of stuff free.
Only time I remember a weird situation was going to buy a bicycle, wife did the phone part and we went to
pick up . It was in a trailer park , phony seller ( we think) gave another trailers address just to watch prospective
buyers ? ? I forgot what happened except weird and no bike.
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