Keep your guard up with Gunbroker

[switchback]

It has been about 2 months from the time I got ripped off by a verified seller on gunbroker. The amount was for a shotgun purchased with their new sales tax and shipping for the amount of $2229. I have gotten no help from gunbroker and have been a member there for 15-20 years. They have a gunbroker protection for the amount of $500 with a 100 deductible, this crap is still under their review over the 400 bucks that doesn't scratch the surface of my loss.
Just a warning to others to beware.

Seller, Crook, Scammer, Mother F'er - Tilroyb000

 

[CONChunt]

Please share the name of the seller.

 

[nakneker]

I buy a lot on gunnroker. Always from sellers with some history, don't like hearing this.

 

[Veteran]

Yes, that's very bad news, that there could be a "verified seller" on Gunbroker who runs away with your money, and Gunbroker doesn't make it good......I thought that's what they sorta claimed is that it was safer because they were the sheriff in town and were
backing things up. So, its not good to hear they may only be as good as the last sale that actually sent the merchandise to the buyer.

If I do use them, the seller is gonna need about a thousand attaboys by their moniker now.

 

[gunhog]

That really sucks! I hope you can recover losses and would agree to listing seller here and any place else you frequent.

 

[mongo4567]

I saw one a little over a month ago and posted about it. I reported to GB and they didn't do a thing. He harvested pictures from Texas Gun Trader and posted in auctions including the one I had caught for 5 or more high end guns. He only had two feedback from another single person. https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/reminder-beware-of-thieves-on-any-web-site.274332/

 

[Wedgy]

Sorry to hear this.
It lists the sellers address.....

 

[kfreeze]

If you paid with anything that comes out of your bank acct use your bank to dispute it. That even works with pp f&f. Tell them ot was fraud.

 

[338weatherby]

I buy a lot on gunnroker. Always from sellers with some history, don't like hearing this.

Agree.

 

[338weatherby]

I feel Gunbroker and other like sites have all become breeding grounds for these scammers ever since Covid and the shortage. It's like the scammers see the inflated prices and gouging and want their piece of the pie. It's pretty sad that a site that was once trusted is now getting diluted with degenerates....

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Shameful...

That individual is probably listing those items from the rent/mortgage free house he has squatting in for the last 8 months...

Need some good old fashioned 1800's justice to make us great again...

 

[Mrvmax]

I'm an FFL and Gunbroker is very difficult to deal with. My advice is to always pay by credit card, even if you have cash and have to pay 3% more. Credit card providers will do charge backs and most of the time will side with the card holder over the vendor. I know of other FFL's that had proof of delivery of an expensive optic and the buyer did a charge back stating they never received it and still won. Credit Cards are your best protection. Also, try and stick with sellers that have mucho feedback. Since covid there have been a lot of new sellers and scammers. Gubroker does not care, their customer service sucks. They are the big kid on the block, they know it and they know nobody will replace them so they do not care. Buyers get scammed but I know FFL's that get scammed frequently and GB does nothing about those people. GB allows the users to change their username so you can block a particular user and they can change their username. If I think of anything else I will add to this but those things will help out.

 

[Biebs]

I've noticed the same on GB. You see a desirable piece for a good price. The seller has 2 feedbacks, both from the same "buyer", and both within the last couple days. BEWARE!

 

[JohnnieB]

I've pretty much stopped using GB. GB themselves charged me for a rifle I never did sell, and then charged me 3 times what their listing fees would have been. Their customer service was completely useless, they never did get back to me on the issue. That has been over 2 years now.