doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com gunbroker seller NWshortie

Has anyone dealt with this seller? He has an item I'm interested in. Feedback is good but that doesn't mean much.

feedback is most everything...what else is there of substance?

Exactly! Feedback is extremely important. That's how I evaluate a seller. If he has none or poor feedback, don't buy.

check the return policy and if it isn't a "you can return it no questions " don't deal with them

The guys got 2100 plus positive feedbacks, four negatives. 370 positive feedbacks in the last year and sold more than that amany guns. Not everyone post a feedback if happy. Read the negatives if you want but that's a heck of a lot feedback to have just four bad. And there are a lot of gun buying nuts who will drop a negative feedback on you in a second wither it's legit or not. I'd read the negative feedbacks and if worried then read the feedbacks of the posters to see it they have lots of other issues. There are a lot of grumpy jerks who give grief to people over nothing. The power of the negative feedback to them is a weapon. I flipped back 38 pages to get a years sales and came across zero negatives. You might have to go back five year or more to find them. I'm OK with that tract record.

I'd buy from him based on what I have seen in the feedbacks. If you wish just call him and talk to him. You can get a real feel for him on the phone.

I agree with KY John.

I agree as well

Some sellers like to tout their feedback numbers like it means something when it comes to them in particular, but in actuality it means little. In some cases one can google a seller name and maybe come up with some interesting information, like how they conduct themselves on internet forums. A seemingly decent seller in feedback may prove themself to be an ass who is an emparrasment to the bisiness and has been banned from many on-line communities. A little research may make you not want to do business with them if they were the only seller on the planet...

And yes, you have to look at the nevatives as well. The best is if there is NO negatives at all.

Brian
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This is exactly why I posted, hoping someone knowledgeable here would have first hand info.

Feedback is relevant if he normally deals in the type of item you are purchasing. A good seller also indicates what they don't know about a particular item. Overly flowery substance free descriptions always give me pause.

With those kind of numbers, any positive or negative experience had by an individual here with him would be comparatively anecdotal.

As others have mentioned, look for the no questions asked return policy. As long as that is there, you can at least do your due diligence and only eat the shipping charges if the gun does not live up to expectations. Unfortunately, shipping a gun securely is a costly endeavor.

I have sold a lot of stuff online including a couple of guns and I am always quick to highlight flaws. I probably end up getting less than the items are worth because of it, but I have never had a complaint (let alone negative feedback) in a single transaction on eBay, Amazon and, most recently, Gunbroker. Follow the advice above and, as they say, bid with confidence