not a big fan of gunbroker dot com
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Deckard
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That martini action is making my mouth water.
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lobo9er
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i agree
the shops really bog things down on gunbroker i do use it to see an estimate of what things are going for
Quilbilly
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Including shipping, Its hard to find a good deal on GB.
GB has its warts, but I find some really good buys on there from time to time. The local gunshops around here are exceedingly proud of their inventories of both guns and ammo. They won't budge on prices and even with shipping and FFL transfer charges, even a mediocre deal on GB gets me way ahead of the locals.
stchman
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Folks on Gunbroker are completely HIGH.
I have been looking at Gunbroker.com for some time and have come to the conclusion that the folks that list on there are insane.
I guess they figure that their guns are worth 2x what they are going for on the open market.
I even saw a guy TRYING to sell a 20 round box of 7.62x54R Russian surplus ammo for $35 + $15 s/h. He/she must be completely insane.
I have been looking at Gunbroker.com for some time and have come to the conclusion that the folks that list on there are insane.
I guess they figure that their guns are worth 2x what they are going for on the open market.
I even saw a guy TRYING to sell a 20 round box of 7.62x54R Russian surplus ammo for $35 + $15 s/h. He/she must be completely insane.
jimmyraythomason
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It's not the sellers that are insane. If some one buys what they sell at the price they are asking,that's just business in a free market.
damien
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This message has been posted a number of times. All I can say is I agree, unless there is some market in the USA that is really out of kilter where those prices fly. But on ammo especially, you can always get a fair deal from aimsurplus.com, ammoman.com, or ammunitiontogo.com and many others.
OK, one more time.
This is the free market system at work. Capitalism means sellers ask whatever they think they can get and buyers are free to purchase or keep looking. In this case GB doesn't charge the seller unless the item sells so it costs nothing to offer items at high prices and see if anyone bites. If nobody does, the price comes down.
Some sellers refuse to reduce their price and items go unsold. I have been watching one gun on GB for the past 5 years. It's priced about 4x higher than it should be but the seller refuses to give up and just keeps relisting it.
If you don't want to buy it, or the ammo you mentioned, or anything else then don't.
This is the free market system at work. Capitalism means sellers ask whatever they think they can get and buyers are free to purchase or keep looking. In this case GB doesn't charge the seller unless the item sells so it costs nothing to offer items at high prices and see if anyone bites. If nobody does, the price comes down.
Some sellers refuse to reduce their price and items go unsold. I have been watching one gun on GB for the past 5 years. It's priced about 4x higher than it should be but the seller refuses to give up and just keeps relisting it.
If you don't want to buy it, or the ammo you mentioned, or anything else then don't.
22-rimfire
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You can still find a bargain if you spend the time. I pretty much refuse to spend hours looking at GunBroker auctions unless I am looking for something in particular.
As others have said, it is our free market at work. Buy it if you want to. Otherwise walk.
As others have said, it is our free market at work. Buy it if you want to. Otherwise walk.
stchman
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You would figure someone woudl say to themselves, "I have tried to get this price and no one wants it, I should lower my price".
Since people keep re-listing items they obviously want to see them.
I think Gunbroker should charge an insertion fee as to keep gougers from using their service.
Since people keep re-listing items they obviously want to see them.
I think Gunbroker should charge an insertion fee as to keep gougers from using their service.
Z-Michigan
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Why? Should Gunbroker care about "gougers"? If stuff doesn't sell, it doesn't sell. All the recent talk about "gougers" has me thinking we're in a centrally planned price-controlled economy.
FWIW, I have bought some items at good prices on Gunrbroker, and I have laughed at many asking prices. But it's the free market at work. See post #59.
BossHaug
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I just got a good deal on GunBroker on some 223 brass. I bid what I wanted to pay for it, and I got it. I did not over pay. I think we both did ok on the deal, and thats what it all adds up to. If its more than you want to pay....look elsewhere....no problem.
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I have purchased from GunBroker.com many times. All I can say is "Buyer Beware." If you overpay it's your fault. There are people in all walks of life that will take advantage of you and GunBroker is no different.
If you are happy with the item you buy and the price you paid, I would say you got a good deal. If you over paid for the item you purchased or the item is junk, then all I can say is, duhhhhhhhhhhh!
If you are happy with the item you buy and the price you paid, I would say you got a good deal. If you over paid for the item you purchased or the item is junk, then all I can say is, duhhhhhhhhhhh!
NCSUPackman
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Saxonpig for the WIN!!!
Just echoing some of the other posters: You have to just look for the deals. I found three Ruger clear 10/22 magazines NIB for around $40 plus shipping. That price beat any of the big chain stores or local shops in my area.
Just echoing some of the other posters: You have to just look for the deals. I found three Ruger clear 10/22 magazines NIB for around $40 plus shipping. That price beat any of the big chain stores or local shops in my area.
Deckard
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Its not like its difficult to spot the bad deals. You get 100 listings per page, you see an outlandish price, you keep scrolling down. Problem solved.
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My issue with GB is not the auction prices. People can set prices however they like, and people can bid as high/low as they want. Don't like the price, don't bid.
The issue is their poor and even confrontational customer service, which can border on the abusive towards bidders, and just about always leans towards the seller. But that may just be my own experience, which included losing a password for an old account (with a dead e-mail address), creating a new account, and getting terminated from GB for "having multiple accounts".
The issue is their poor and even confrontational customer service, which can border on the abusive towards bidders, and just about always leans towards the seller. But that may just be my own experience, which included losing a password for an old account (with a dead e-mail address), creating a new account, and getting terminated from GB for "having multiple accounts".
nwilliams
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I've sold lots of guns, parts and accessories on gunbroker but I've never used the site to buy a firearm.
If you don't like the prices on gunbroker then don't buy anything. When I sell I try to price things reasonable and everything I list eventually sells. If there are people on gunbroker selling things for too much money then either they won't sell or they are going to sell to people who are willing to pay. Like Ebay sellers have the right to set their prices to whatever they want and buyers have a right to choose whether to buy or not. If you don't like the price of something listed on gunbroker then keep searching, you do actually have a choice in the matter.
If you don't like the prices on gunbroker then don't buy anything. When I sell I try to price things reasonable and everything I list eventually sells. If there are people on gunbroker selling things for too much money then either they won't sell or they are going to sell to people who are willing to pay. Like Ebay sellers have the right to set their prices to whatever they want and buyers have a right to choose whether to buy or not. If you don't like the price of something listed on gunbroker then keep searching, you do actually have a choice in the matter.
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Supply and demand. I like Gunbroker. The product has always been as described (or better).
I have a top dollar price in mind, and I let an item go if it exceeds that price. There's always another one.
My local dealers are WAY overpriced, and want you to buy what they have, not what you want.
I have a top dollar price in mind, and I let an item go if it exceeds that price. There's always another one.
My local dealers are WAY overpriced, and want you to buy what they have, not what you want.
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Siimlar experience. I won a Pietta .36 cal blackpowder pistol, but the dealer would not complete his end of the deal, claiming he had "just sold" the gun. But.. then I saw it relisted a week later. Complained to gunbroker, but never got a response.
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