AKElroy
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I did. Anyone taking the time to look past my rating & review the actual post will see this was petty retaliation.
Ebay changed their policies and now sellers feedback is the only one that matters. As long as you the buyer pay the seller you have done your part. The buyers feedback is of little consequence now, so I suggest you reconsider your position on Ebay.Originally posted by MisterMike:
I don't know if it's feasible, but I'd send a complaint to Gunbroker.com with the documentation (emails) that show you were mistreated. Then, if you have the backup, I'd sing it from the highest mountain--tell the story, identifying the offender, in every gun forum and enthusiast venue you are a member of. If your story is accurate, they deserve it.
A similar experience on eBay caused me to stop using that website--years of perfect ratings, then an experience with an unscrupulous seller who, after not even shipping my goods, retaliated against my negative rating with one of his own. It was a frustrating experience that soured me on the whole system.
by jakemccoy I've ordered one gun over the Internet. It wasn't GunBroker, but rather JGsales.com. The transaction was not smooth at all. The gun that originally came was the same model (870P), but was in an absolutely horrible condition. They allowed me to return the gun, and they sent out a used gun in excellent condition. Still, the ordeal with the FFL and the time wasted going back-and-forth was not worth the savings.
I'll pay an extra $100+ bucks on a gun just to buy locally. I used to wonder why experienced shooters even bothered with the high prices at the local shops. Now, I know at least one good reason.
I agree with BlueHawk. You should out them publicly and email him a link to the thread. It is only right to do so in order to prevent others from dealing with them and to hopefully cause them to change their business practices.
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2. Listing. Placing an item for auction is an irrevocable offer to sell an item to the winning bidder. The winning bidder is the highest bidder on the item, or in the event of a tie, the bidder who placed the highest bid chronologically earliest. In the case of a reserve price auction a bid is only a winning bid if it meets or exceeds the reserve price on the item. In the case of a Dutch auction there may be more than one winning bid depending on the quantity of items available and the number of bids placed.
Listing an item constitutes entering a binding legal agreement to sell the item to the highest bidder as determined by the rules of the auction. Items listed on this auction site may not be concurrently offered for sale on any other online auction site. Once an item is listed and has received a winning bid, the item may not be withdrawn from sale. Please consider carefully whether you want to place an item for auction.
If you really want to push this with the seller, your in a good position to do so..
Ebay has this same policy too yet seller's continually break this agreement when they don't get the price they wanted for the auction.
There is case law for this, it's called bait and switch which is what it sounds like happened. If they're selling something they don't have and expecting to have it dropshipped from somewhere else and they're out then that is fraud, you can't sell something you don't have. Gunbroker is required to help you if the seller refuses to respond and that BS about feedback is being used as blackmail pure and simple. Keep all the E-Mail and get an lawyer I think the threat of a Law Suit might get this AH's attention.
And what if those 5000 A+ ratings are a result of the same blackmail techniques the dealer tried to use against you?AKElroy said:I stated what I would do, and I am sticking to it. If you are buying from an Oklahoma seller, feel free to PM me. Yes, I had a bad experience. While this guy is being a royal pain to me, he has nearly 5000 A+ transactions so my experience is not the norm.
And what if those 5000 A+ ratings are a result of the same blackmail techniques the dealer tried to use against you?