Two incoming guns and a few suppressors I need notwithstanding, I seem to have nothing but trouble when it comes to dealing with sellers and buyers lately and I'm done. From being sold an M60 with a bad barrel that promptly exploded on me despite coming from a seller known as a collector and expert on M60's to the Thompson gun that I bought from a dealer who "guaranteed" it but then insisted I only send it to his own gunsmith who just made it worse three times in a row, now I've got the buyer of that same Thompson getting weird with me now that the Form 4 has been approved for my transfer to his dealer.
It was supposed to be a 50/50 deal, where he paid half the cost up front, with the other half payable when the Form 4 was approved. But now that it's approved, he's going nuts trying to cajole me into shipping the gun to his dealer before his payment to me arrives, saying that "it'll be all right if they pass in the mail" and that I can "trust" him. He's now of course offended and angry that I'm insisting on waiting on payment, which he apparently sent through regular US Mail instead of overnighting it like someone really in a hurry would do or even sending it priority. He's even rolling out the "I was planning on buying more guns from you..." incentive, with the implication that he'll buy more guns but only if I ship this one before getting paid for it. It all adds up to a big pile of "fuck that guy" and I'm trying to figure out what to do it he doesn't come across with the full amount now that the Form 4 has been approved. The gun is boxed and ready to go but it's not moving until payment arrives and clears and somehow this is a massive breach of the "friendship" that he and I never even had and I'm the bad guy.
Screw this. The gun's not budging and I'm done with the Class 3 game.
And yes, two more guns are inbound, one from a dealer who already "forgot" to submit the ATF paperwork after I paid for it two months ago, but these will be keepers and I don't plan to sell them.
The MG community used to be small and exclusive and you could reasonably trust people to honestly and efficiently buy and sell guns that worked, but apparently that's a thing of the past. Now it's hustlers or dealers who don't care moving junk around. Times have changed and not for the better.
Murph's ALIVE! Hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteGot a little worried there.
Other than that, interesting post. didn't know that MG's were available. Thanks.
Yeeeaaahhh, I'm betting if you sent it before you had payment in hand you'd never see the payment. And if a check DOES arrive, make sure it clears before you let loose of that gun.
ReplyDeleteHey Murphy;
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!!, Hope you and the assorted "Hamsters" are doing well. Yeah, Do like Proud HillBilly said.
I was wondering if you fell off of the edge of the Earth. I hate that you are having these issues, but am glad to see you are still kicking. Give the pooches a good petting. It will help calm you down.
ReplyDeleteYeah, too many yahoos out there. And add BATFE snitches and other government idjits who are trying to set up a deal and make a name for themselves and it's a bad day to not have all your aquatic fowl in proper ranks and rows.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. The two cures for this crap are public shaming ("this guy screwed me royally") and reversing the ban that the NRA agreed to in the 1980s. The second isn't going to ever happen.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that on MANY counts. I remember the M-60 and what you had to go through with that one, and the Thompson... sigh
ReplyDeleteUgh, what a cluster
ReplyDeleteOn the new property, with what you have, you'll be secure and the need to acquire may fade with time. I've found that to be the case anyway. Sometimes I buy if it favors me and usually use new inventory as trading stock.
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