All the comments about GB are interesting and curious. The ones about Paypal are also rather curious. I have never used paypal or "thievepal" as several acquaintances call it. Why would anyone who values the 2nd Amendment use a service that is so opposed to it? Just convience? Even somebody who said "thievepal" was just great then went on to say "if you sent it as Friends and Family, you got scammed". Just seems like a big scam all around. With regard to GB, I'm in the group with those who have had bad experiences. I admit that I have used them, or at least tried to use them, for over 300 purchases. However, fewer than a hundred have actually gone well and I've only recieved 26 feedbacks, one of which was so bad that it got me banned for over a year! And wouldn't you know it, all of these sellers had dozens or even hundreds of outstanding feedbacks. On the other hand, I've been ripped off by sellers so many times I can't count them and not one of my negative feedbacks ever appeared on GB! As the one person explained, "I've never known GB to intervene on behalf of a deal gone bad - ever." Among the number of deals "gone bad" were the purchase of seven firearms that turned out to be stollen -- got to know the local US marshals office as a result of those; dozens of items not as described, including an 1873 Winchester inn 98% condition but which unfortunately had a new barrel that wasn't even in the original caliber; so many sellers claining the "money never arrived" inspite of the tracking number that I developed a three strike rule that limits my willingness to pay for the same item to just three times -- yes, some sellers expect you to keep sending money just because they say they haven't recieved it; sellers that list a fake address because their paranoia keeps them from listing their real address so you're supposed to contact them by phone and give them your credit card number; and dozens of items that simply never arrived. My current rule is not to bid unless I'm willing to kiss that money goodbye and never see the item. There used to be a college football coach who really wasn't a big fan of the pass play. He'd say, "when you pass the ball, three things can happen and two of them aren't good." Well, that's sort of the case with GB, when you bid on something and win, three things can happen and two of them aren't good: 1) the seller can take your money and you never get the item; 2) the seller can take your money and a piece of junk arrives; or 3) a miracle might happen and you actually will get what you paid for. Basically that makes the odds 1 in 3!
