Selling a "Problem" Gun....Without Telling

[BigG]

Well, I've been lucky enough not to have that proverbial POS but I have had a few mags that would not function 100%. I crushed em and threw em in the trash so nobody could use them again.

You can always throw your POS weapon in the deepest part of a lake.

 

[larryw]

Quartus, I think you nailed that one dead on.

I consider it a moral obligation to reveal the defects, regardless of the buyer. That said, even with this discolsure, I think you should have passed on selling the gun to the dealer.

My primary concern, like yours, isn't so much for the dealer, but the person he's probably already sold the gun to. And that's a serious problem because you have no control over who buys it or for what purpose.

I can hear the dealer now, "These guns are reliable and the person I bought if from didn't tell me about any problems. I'm sure its a fine defensive weapon."

This is why I stated that I would never sell a gun that I don't trust with my life, or more importantly, the lives of my family.

Regards,
Larry

 

[Russ]

If I sell a car I tell people about every minor problem. I haven't sold any of my guns yet because I like them all and they all work good except for a Jennings 22 which I intend to put into a vise and crush. It was given to me by my brother and I wouldn't foist it on anyone becuase I think it's unsafe.

 

[Quartus]

Larry, thanks for the civil discussion. Looking back, I really wish I had thought about the NEXT buyer, but it honestly didn't enter my head.

Hmmm. Young dumb head!



Ah, well, we hope to keep growing, eh?

 

[Hkmp5sd]

No.

For some unknown reason, I prefer honesty.

 

[makdaddy03]

I once traded a screwed up Kimber for a very nice Springfield without telling.

 

[Quartus]

Hk, what's your take on my situation?

 

[Peetmoss]

I wouldn 't sell a gun or anything else I knew to beleived to be defective without disclosing what I thought to be the defects.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Quartus,

The guy was both a dealer and self-described expert, so he should have known what he was buying without any input from you. Nothing dishonest about letting the expert make his own evaluation.

Even had you told him the defects, it sounds like he would still sell it to some unsuspecting buyer later on.

 

[jsalcedo]

I've had crap pushed at me right and left at pawn shops,
gun shows and through acquaintances. Normally when someone I don't know that well starts feeding me a hard sell, the red flags go up.

I avoid the too good to be true like the plague. Every piece of crap I've ever bought looked like a piece of crap and had a price to match.

I've never deliberately screwed someone over except for a used car dealer that thought he was putting it to me at the same time.

As far as guns go I've sold 2 and given away one always with full disclosure of "this is a piece of crap and I don't want it".

Maybe I should have demilled them and made a shadow box
but I figured if someone was willing to buy them knowing the
history who was I to stop them.

Is this short sighted? Maybe Was I just feeding the dishonest
gun dealer ammo to cheat unsuspecting customers? Quite possibly.

Live and learn.

 

[Quartus]

except for a used car dealer

Hmmm. I think a case could be made here for a DUTY to take them to the cleaners!