Seller is a weasel.....
NavyLCDR It says right in the auction:
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Three Days from the date the item is received
Assuming the gun was sent to an FFL, you would have three days from the day the FFL received the gun...
It doesn't say three days from when the dealer receives the firearm.
It also doesn't say three days from when the buyer actually receives the firearm.
The seller's inspection policy is clear as mud.
The seller is a weasel......counting the inspection time from the day the dealer received the firearm is ethically & morally deficient. While no buyer should expect to get six weeks of inspection time, its a little difficult to do an inspection while the firearm is not even in your possession. Shame on that seller.
evan price Sorry Mike, your inspection period was three days after the rifle was received.
Sorry evan, but the policy doesn't say "three days after the rifle was received by the DEALER".
Buyer has a legitimate complaint.
SHOOT1SAM I'm sorry, but Mike didn't receive the gun until Friday, and I think it is unreasonable to start the inspection period from the time the FFL receives an item.
Somebody gets it.
45_auto
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I'm sorry, but Mike didn't receive the gun until Friday, and I think it is unreasonable to start the inspection period from the time the FFL receives an item.
So you think it would be fine to leave the gun sitting at the FFL for a month or six months or a year, then expect the seller to take it back once you feel like taking a look at it? What do you think is reasonable for both sides? 3 days is the generally accepted time frame, and it seems reasonable to me. If you felt kindly enough to allow a week or a month on a gun you were selling, possibly more people would buy from you. Feel free to find out.
The SELLERS terms are lacking in clarity at no fault of the buyer.
Failing to pick up the firearm in a timely manner from your dealer is a different issue entirely. The buyer has NO CONTROL over the time frame in which his dealer completes the transfer.
Don't want a buyer reniging on the deal a month later? Then be clear on your inspection AND return policies. Something like "three day inspection once you take possession, no returns for any reason fourteen days after delivery to your dealer".
I've bought a lot of guns online, through Gunbroker, Guns America, forums, etc. EVERY single one of them has sent me a tracking number when the gun was shipped that showed when the gun was going to be delivered to my FFL. I know exactly when it's going to get there. I can't imagine anyone in the US being unaware of this feature.
Whether you got a tracking number is immaterial. What DOES matter in this case is when the dealer is able and willing to complete the transfer.
I do 150-200 transfers every month.......zero, nada, zilch have ever been marked "this gun has a three day inspection period from the day YOU THe DEALER receive it". Sorry, the shipper/seller does not dictate my business hours.
Again, whose fault was that? If the buyer doesn't care enough to be able to make it to the FFL within 3 days of the gun arriving there, he shouldn't be buying guns online.
You make a lot of assumptions......who said it was the buyer who was unable to complete the transfer? Take a few minutes and read the threads on this very forum about dealers who routinely delay transfers because their retail business is "too busy".
wow6599 .....IMHO, the buyer doesn't have a leg to stand on. 3 days from the time the carrier drops off to FFL.
A small claims court would disagree.....the terms of the inspection period are unclear as to when the three days begins.