Armslist makes me mad

[ocracokenc]

I am done looking at guns on Armslist that are way to high. Someone has a Glock 26 all stock for $800. I went yesterday to my LGS to get 10mm ammo for my 29sf and they had all kinds of new Glocks and the highest price they had was $569 and they are always very high.

 

[growr]

Guess I wouldn't be bidding on those firearms then. Why let it make you mad about things anyway? It is simply a faction of supply and demand. Those with the supplies get to demand the prices.

You don't HAVE to pay those prices unless you really WANT to.

Randy

 

[ocracokenc]

I understand that but I dont see that much of a shortage on guns. Atleast not in Tampa FL and that is were this gun is at. I go to a place called Shooters World and they have everything in stock including ammo. It just seems crazy to ask that price when you can buy a new one and get a new holster and about 5 boxes of ammo and maybe even a hour at the range to fire the gun. LOL. I should say disgusted instead of mad.

 

[mjr]

Instead of feeling disgusted, maybe you should just feel amused.

 

[timn8er]

Why would you be mad at Armslist? They don't set the prices, the
sellers do. I think that what we are seeing on a lot of the auction
sites are guns that have been sitting around for awhile & their owners
are trying to cash in on the buying craze. There are vendors that are
doing this also. Its not rare to see a gun that a couple of months ago
would have been in the $300-$400 range going for nearly twice that. I
looked at a 4013TSW on one site that had no box, no paperwork, only
two mags, & they were asking $899 for it! I realize they are trying to
make a profit, but where does making a profit end & gouging begin? Its their right to do so, & its our right to walk away, & I guess in the
end, that's all you can do till, hopefully, this madness ends. Sorry for
the rant!

 

[ocracokenc]

I have never had luck selling something I own. My wife jokes about it all the time but I like to be fair. I guess. I had a Ford f350 with a diesel and a bolt broke off in the block when replacing the water pump and to fix it the engine had to be removed. I put it back together and drove it for 3 months without leaks but when I sold it I told the buyer about it and got $1500 less than i could have but I didnt have to worry about cheating him

 

[lawandorder]

Get back at em, Don't buy it.

 

[GKC]

As others have said, you don't have to buy the guns at the prices they list. In fact, if someone has a gun listed for a crazy price, I'm NOT going to buy it from them...I don't mind someone making a profit, and asking the going rate, but some of this stuff is just aimed at taking advantage of people who don't know any better, and that I can't stand.

My wife and I have this discussion all the time...she is of the opinion that prices should have room for negotiation; in other words, set the initial price higher than you want so you can come down. Me, I like to set the price at what I want to get, because I don't want people to pass it buy.

Of course, my business model is "buy high and sell low." (I should work for the government.)

 

[ThirtyAcres]

Last week I gathered up some odd-lot ammo and four 10-22 extended mags.

Maybe a shoebox full.

Put it on Armslist and priced it halfway between the dreamers and the desperate.

I got enough to lime 30 acres and buy a tank of gas.

 

[Col]

I have used armslist to sell only so far.I sold 6-9 guns and then 3 miscellaneous gun related accessories.
The person selling high is hoping to catch a sucker, who doesn't know the value.
Armslist is great Face to face. I sold a .22 conversion kit to someone from N.J. He was hesitant at first, I told him I was a veteran,
an endowment NRA member and a GOA supporter.
He did it, the sale was $172 with shipping.
Now for guns through the mail it would have to be FFL to FFL and I like the guy who sent a good payment to the others FFL.
About six months ago I found a .45 1911 loaded for a very good price advertised to a gun dealer in Missouri, it had his address & phone number. The online advertiser told me to send the money with $30 shipping. I called the dealer in Missouri, he didn't know a thing about it.
I let the online advertiser send several emails, finally I challenged him
to have his FFL contact me. He them sent a message that said send the money to Cameroon or some foreign country.
I gave the FFL in Missouri a heads up and sent a nasty email to the Cameroon guy. Beware out there.

 

[A10]

I've seen some silly stuff there, but I've also made some darn good deals. It seems like people there like Glocks, and they happily trade old Smiths for them...

 

[Alnamvet68]

It's really simple what this seller is trying to do. It is no secret that gangbangers will scour Armslist for guns, (they certainly are going to a LGS and fill out that paper work), and price really is no object for these low lives. A phony ID (easy enough to get or fabricate), cash, and this obvious straw buyer/seller will sell, no questions asked, and get his price.

 

[jaykellogg]

I see guns for $50-100 more on Armslist than at the LGS (I probably spend too much time in my LGS). I think some of these guys think they are dealers. Everything they have is high priced and everything I have is low priced. I just don't buy from them. In the recent craziness I sold all my surplus AR parts for good prices. I have answered an ad for a Python that I am sure was a scam and an ad for a Colt Bankers Special that I was concerned about being a scam. You can go on GB.com and lift pictures of a valuable gun and post that gun for sale on Armslist. I have heard of this happening several times. Armslist has zero protection for buyers, it IMHO is only good for FTF sales.

Regarding selling guns to criminals, yes it can facilitate that, but you could be selling to an undercover LEO.

 

[A10]

I've made three offers lately on Armslist. The sellers were interested until I told them I needed to meet up face to face. No more communications after that! Hmmmmm.......

 

[Hodgin]

Seller is either trying to sell to someone in a market where they're not available or just trying to find a sucker.

I've seen alot of woodworking equipment for sale on Craigslist that's more expensive than new. Don't know about Armslist but if it doesn't cost anything to run an ad there's no downside to listing at a ridiculous price.

 

[Lost Lake]

It's really simple what this seller is trying to do. It is no secret that gangbangers will scour Armslist for guns, (they certainly are going to a LGS and fill out that paper work), and price really is no object for these low lives. A phony ID (easy enough to get or fabricate), cash, and this obvious straw buyer/seller will sell, no questions asked, and get his price.

Hmmmm, never thought of that. I'm not real street smart.

Maybe I should offer a gun, no questions asked, for a Million Dollars!!

I'd only need to sell one to be happy!!

There's always listings on Amazon for items for a million bucks... I don't know why but there are!

.

 

[jaykellogg]

If you try and sell to a gangbanger he might just try and kill you to get the gun. It would be ironic to expect a criminal to act like an honest person.

 

[Hodgin]

Jaykellog,
Something like that happened in Nashville about a year or so ago. Some guy was selling a gun off Craigslist and was killed when he meet the supposed buyer in a mall parking lot. Apparently he'd sold several guns the same way.