Selling my gun that has been worked on

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AzShooter1

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I recenlty sold a gun that I had done some work to. It was my gun. I am not a gunsmith, just a hobbiest and copied a modification to my hammer that someone else has done to my competition gun.

I explained how the hammer was modified to the guy that bought it. He is a licensed gunsmth. After he opened it up he found problems I had never experienced. and started fixing them. I told hiim to put it back the way it was and I would give him his money back but he refuses.

He wants me to pay for his gunsmithing, that it didn't need. I've been shooting it reliably in competition for over two years.

Does he have the right to do all this work or once he does it does the gun become his?
 
If he bought it (paid for it) it's his gun, not yours. You owe him nothing.
If you sold a car that had a spare with the wrong color rim, would you be expected to replace the rim or pay to have it painted? No.

lawson4
 
First ask yourself a few questions...

When you sold it, was it functioning properly in its current condition?

If no, then did you indicate it wasn't functioning properly?

If yes, to that, you owe him nothing.

If it was functioning properly, did he make modifications himself to it that led to problems?

If yes, it's his problem, not yours.

Basically, as long as it worked fine when you sold it, and he actually DID modify it himself, than any problems at that point are HIS, not yours.
 
Lesson learned:
Always describe any alterations, modifications, or work you had done to the gun. Then, list it "As is" or "no warrany is stated or implied." I've both bought and sold that way and it helps to alleviate any problems if it's in the ad or bill of sale.

Q
 
That's ridiculous. If he's a gunsmith and the gun was sold as-is, then whatever he found after the fact is his problem. If he wanted to return the gun and you're willing to take it back and give him his money back, that's fine - but what he's doing is 100% dirty.
 
To expand on what N003k said, if you advertised it to him in the condition that is was in (operational or non-operational), and he bought it that way, you owe him nothing.
 
If there were real problems with the gun, he'd take you up on your offer to take it back. His refusal to do so, however, is very telling: he really just wants you to pay for his own customization of the gun to suit his likes. He's trying to scam you. Give him nothing.
 
We have a saying in the software business; once you touch it, you own it. He touched it, he owns it. Further, I'd retract the offer to take it back and refund him, who knows what state it's in now. If he discovered a potential problem he should have checked in with you for how you want to proceed, not fiddle with the thing and then expect you to pay for that.
 
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