skeeter
July 2, 2009, 04:44 AM
I bought a Python that turned out to be defective and had totally mis-matched stocks. It was listed on GunBroker as "like new in box,flawless" and to me that is dishonest. A "like new in box, flawless" Python for $1325 should work. It cost me $196 to have Colt fix it and I sent all the bills to GunBroker. Gunbroker says they will protect bidders from;1. not getting a item shipped to them and 2. getting an item that is materially different than advertised. It seems to me that being defective is materially different than advertised.
Their $500 Buyers Protection policy was rejected because, "This claim does not meet the requirement for reimbursement", so much for protecting this buyer. Of course the seller, cue7467, took no responsibility and said there was nothing he could do. I am sure he did not know about the mechanical defect because the gun had to be fired to experience that but unless he was blind he knew the grips were totally mis-matched.He offered to replace them for $75 but when I took him up on that he never returned any of my e-mails.
Guess this case is now closed but it should be a lesson to others that if a seller does not take a credit card; you have no protection and it can be a sign that is what the seller wants.
Their $500 Buyers Protection policy was rejected because, "This claim does not meet the requirement for reimbursement", so much for protecting this buyer. Of course the seller, cue7467, took no responsibility and said there was nothing he could do. I am sure he did not know about the mechanical defect because the gun had to be fired to experience that but unless he was blind he knew the grips were totally mis-matched.He offered to replace them for $75 but when I took him up on that he never returned any of my e-mails.
Guess this case is now closed but it should be a lesson to others that if a seller does not take a credit card; you have no protection and it can be a sign that is what the seller wants.