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Originally posted by lyman:
lots of NR's,

and a good amount of NPB's

seems to go in spells, and mostly for ammo sales,


I avg 200 items a month on gb, and for the most part they are quick and painless sales,

the PITA ones are

> let me ask you 3,458 questions after I win the item,
> the obvious no pay and no contact bidder
>the guy that calls me at midnight EST because he thinks all gunshops etc are open across the nation at 9pm Cali time,,
>the guy that wins, and sends me a note saying he can pay me next payday, 2 weeks from now, if that is ok,,
>and Mr Buy It Now, who expects us to stop, add a BIN price, sometimes of his choosing, and ship it overnight for free,

> I also get a chuckle at the C&R guys (some are good, some think they can skirt state law,, as in sorry, not shipping a pistol to a C&R in Cali, or they think a firearm made in 1980 is C&R,, etc etc) including those that bought stuff when it was cheap in the late 80's and 90's but have not bothered to keep up with current sales,

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
If GB would require a $50-$100 deposit in order to bid this nonpaying bidder nonsense could be greatly reduced.

That's a very good idea. The deposit is then refunded, after the transaction is satisfactorily completed.

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Originally posted by hjs157:

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Originally posted by thezoltar:
These people may not be newbies. They may be activists actively trying to disrupt the commerce of firearms.

I was recently following an item on GB when late in the auction an NR bidder jumped on board. Shortly thereafter, all of the previously active bidders dropped out. While I didn't feel the final price was outrageous, the NR buyer certainly didn't get what we would recognize as a bargain. Out of curiosity, I followed up on the bidder's feedback rating this afternoon. The bidder now has two "F" ratings from two separate sellers for previous non-payments. I'm willing to bet the score will soon be three "F" ratings when the buyer reneges on this most recent purchase. Without doubt, there are some shenanigans at play.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by hjs157:

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Originally posted by thezoltar:
These people may not be newbies. They may be activists actively trying to disrupt the commerce of firearms.

I was recently following an item on GB when late in the auction an NR bidder jumped on board. Shortly thereafter, all of the previously active bidders dropped out. While I didn't feel the final price was outrageous, the NR buyer certainly didn't get what we would recognize as a bargain. Out of curiosity, I followed up on the bidder's feedback rating this afternoon. The bidder now has two "F" ratings from two separate sellers for previous non-payments. I'm willing to bet the score will soon be three "F" ratings when the buyer reneges on this most recent purchase. Without doubt, there are some shenanigans at play.

Thanks for that observation and update. It definitely looks like there is some counter-insurgency troll-type activity going down there now.