Mikeinhistory
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I see a lot of posts about the Texas Gun Trader site, mostly negative experiences. First off, I've done probably 10 deals off of that site without any real problems. I have even met a few cool people through it.
But, I have a rifle up there right now and I got an odd response. The first email the guy sent me he claimed he could not meet FTF but could send me money and have a friend pick it up. I have had people claim this before and I always tell them I cannot release the arm to anyone but the buyer. I offered to meet him near his residence. He emailed me back claiming to be out of town and in the process of moving, offering me more money for the rifle if I would sell it to him and he went so far as to ask me to mail him the rifle. I responded saying I could only do that if he had an FFL or if he wanted to go through an FFL. He again responded saying he does indeed have the license so I said that if he wanted to send me a copy so I could verify I could send the rifle to the address on the license. Suddenly this person who couldn't email me enough disappears. Is this just some persistent person or something else? Like I said, I have before gotten someone trying to get me to release a firearm to an intermediary, but this guys seems particularly pushy. His emails are very long and full of excuses and descriptions of why he can't pick up the rifle. Also, he was very willing to offer more money rather than low ball me which seems very odd and suddenly he claims to have an FFL? Wouldn't a person who had one and knew they couldn't pick up the rifle in person offer that solution initially? And I find it hard to believe that an FFL holder wouldn't know even the basic laws governing a transaction. Could this be some kind of entrapment thing? It just feels so weird. Also, the rifle I have up is a No5 Lee Enfield, a bolt action rifle, hardly a scary black assault rifle. What do you guys think?
But, I have a rifle up there right now and I got an odd response. The first email the guy sent me he claimed he could not meet FTF but could send me money and have a friend pick it up. I have had people claim this before and I always tell them I cannot release the arm to anyone but the buyer. I offered to meet him near his residence. He emailed me back claiming to be out of town and in the process of moving, offering me more money for the rifle if I would sell it to him and he went so far as to ask me to mail him the rifle. I responded saying I could only do that if he had an FFL or if he wanted to go through an FFL. He again responded saying he does indeed have the license so I said that if he wanted to send me a copy so I could verify I could send the rifle to the address on the license. Suddenly this person who couldn't email me enough disappears. Is this just some persistent person or something else? Like I said, I have before gotten someone trying to get me to release a firearm to an intermediary, but this guys seems particularly pushy. His emails are very long and full of excuses and descriptions of why he can't pick up the rifle. Also, he was very willing to offer more money rather than low ball me which seems very odd and suddenly he claims to have an FFL? Wouldn't a person who had one and knew they couldn't pick up the rifle in person offer that solution initially? And I find it hard to believe that an FFL holder wouldn't know even the basic laws governing a transaction. Could this be some kind of entrapment thing? It just feels so weird. Also, the rifle I have up is a No5 Lee Enfield, a bolt action rifle, hardly a scary black assault rifle. What do you guys think?