Purchased broken gun, lesson learned

[chevyman097]

meh to each his own. A gun isnt a piece of crap until you throw it in the trash.....then sometimes it still isnt.

Some people are too scared/insecure to take a gun all the way down screws, springs, nuts, bolts. But I find it as fun or enjoyable. You cant break it if you think its broke. I would have loved to work on it just to learn a thing or two, or waste some time. You know it might not be pretty and it might need repairs, but one day it might be worth a good penny. It goes bang, its reliable, its a gun. its worth something.

hell if you still have it send me a pm, ill pay you what you paid and cover shipping.

 

[malpaismike]

Hello the camp! Obviously a day late and a dollar short, but I had a similar experience with a 67. Mine came in a 4-gun pkg that, to be blunt, was a divorce get-over-on-the-b____. Ther other arms were just fine; all were trade bait, but I still have the Mk ll. I gave the shotgun to a work pard's son; his g'pa was a retired tool-&-die guy and had that apart and working in a weekend. According to my pal, he had to turn a pin in his garage shop to replace a broken part. What the hey; I wasn't out much, in the long run, and a kid thanked me profusely. Blind pigs and acorns. See ya round the campfire. mm

 

[potmetal]

We have a website and forum for state wide shooters here. Whenever someone gets hosed by a gun shop/pawn shop, it gets posted on the forum to warn others about situations just like this.
If you have one in your state, join it, it's a great source of info and support. Then, let them know about what happened to you so it won't happen to others.
Thankfully, pawn shops around here have a pretty good return policy. Most guarantee that a gun will work, at least in the short term anyway.
Good luck to you.

 

[saturno_v]

Besides the big box stores (Cabela's, etc..) I reduced my small shop buying to only one store which let's you inspect the guns before buying, has a gunsmith among the staff and take care of any problem you may have with any of their used guns for free.

I have very little sympathy for many small gun stores...they would win the prize for being pigheaded and unfriendly.

 

[HOOfan_1]

I reckon I'm just a little old fashioned. "ALL sales final" is a pretty clear warning flag.. If I don't know what I'm looking at, or can't make a determination as to condition / functionality, I'd just walk away.
You pay your money, you take your chances. YOU assumed the risk by not walking away. .

indeed
caveat emptor

however
caveat venditor as well.

They lost his business...and may lose further business as he advertises their policy. His complaining of poor service is no more petty than their refusal to refund money for defective merchandise they sold.

 

[mr_goodbomb]

indeed
caveat emptor

however
caveat venditor as well.

They lost his business...and may lose further business as he advertises their policy. His complaining of poor service is no more petty than their refusal to refund money for defective merchandise they sold.

The world is changing, and I think "caveat emptor" will be dead soon. With online vendors forcing their merchants to adhere to decent customer service policies, places like PayPal protecting their users outside of Ebay as of November, and everyone being lawsuit happy to such a degree, I think places like this will die out, and I'll be there to piss on the grave. I'm just always somewhat surprised to see that people who think this sort of thing is still acceptable, ethically and morally as well as from a business level, is still operating.

 

[Black Butte]

Unless the pawn shop had an "as is" clause, the implied warranty of merchantability gives you some leverage. It basically says the seller extends to the buyer and implied warranty that the item sold will function for its intended purpose. In this case, the shotgun clearly does not function.

 

[gym]

Well your 3 days are gone now

 

[Ignition Override]

mr_goodbomb: I was sorry to read about it.

Having just sold my Mini 30 FTF today, the temptation to visit about three pawn shops crossed my mind, but they would not have a scarce rifle type (Spanish FR8) which interests me.

After your warning, I will no longer consider a purchase from any, and have never bought anything in a pawn.

Gun shows should be a better situation, but some sellers either don't know anything about guns they sell for a friend, say nothing about the history or function/serious concerns (Spanish 7 mm converts to .308) and know more than they will admit to.
So what is the difference? And many expect that you will buy a gun with a dirty bore... truly amazing.

Hope that you can somehow benefit from the rest of the gun's components, or can sell them.

 

[o Unforgiven o]

I already got rid of it. I don't want that junk.

Just out of curosity, what did you do with it?