Sometimes it's not a deal.

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Orcon

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I've been looking for a SCAR 20 for a while, and this little dandy popped up in my search:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/903752048

Sometimes you see deals that fall through the cracks but this seemed too good to be true so I used the posted images for an image search and wouldn't ya know it...

https://www.gunsamerica.com/955846676/FN-SCAR-20S-Rifle-7-62-x-51m.htm

Seller has no rating and wants a non-refundable cash equivalent and is posting other people's photos. Dodged a bullet here, stay frosty.
 
Orcon said:
I've been looking for a SCAR 20 for a while, and this little dandy popped up in my search:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/903752048

Sometimes you see deals that fall through the cracks but this seemed too good to be true so I used the posted images for an image search and wouldn't ya know it...

https://www.gunsamerica.com/955846676/FN-SCAR-20S-Rifle-7-62-x-51m.htm

Seller has no rating and wants a non-refundable cash equivalent and is posting other people's photos. Dodged a bullet here, stay frosty.
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I’d report him but that’s just me
 
yea, gotta say your probably right, but its important to look beyond the pics and do the research, such as you mentioned. I know I have searched for generic stock pics many times when trying to describe something (though not to sell) because it was faster/easier then taking pics. If I was selling legitimately NIB, I would probably use stock pics.
 
1KPerDay said:
New seller, no ratings, high-demand item=run away.
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On one hand I feel bad for some* new sellers because I do believe their are honest people out here trying to get started or only selling like a single firearm but yes I’m a firm believer in checking your rankings and all of the above and if my gut tells me something is off I trust it yeah I’ve missed on a couple of items but more times than not I haven’t gotten scammed because of it that’s my thoughts on the matter ymmv
 
I’ve bought a gun or two that had undisclosed issues that made me sell it later (disclosed)... but I’ve always gotten the gun.

That one looks phony with a capital P.

Stay safe.
 
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