Gunbroker dot com

[Green Mountain Gringo]

Who can give me an opinion on gunbroker.com?

[saltydogbk]

I've bought a few times.  Went well.  Just like ebay, you never know.  Look at how much feed back the guy has, go from there.
I got a NEW Henry Golden Boy 22lr for $250.  I must have bid on thirty guns all together, finally got lucky.

[fightingquaker13]

I refer to it as gun toker just because a lot of the sellers are a bit....optimistic....about their asking price. But its a good service. For one thing, by looking at the completed auctions for the item you're interested in you get an idea of what the market will bear. I got my bond off of them and it went fine, although the seller was a gun store so I felt pretty confident dealing with them.(Gee Street Guns of Jonesboro Ar., their service was so good they deserve the plug.). If you private email the dealers many will consider trades as well. But just like ebay, its caveat emptor, read the ratings, talk on the phone etc. But I'd definately use them again, in fact I keep checking in looking for a good price on a glock 26 or a tactical carbine (yes thats a hint if anyone wants to sell/barter either of the above).
fightingquaker13

[TAB]

just like ebay... things are over priced.


I've also never won a "auction" on those sites.  Some one either out bids me in the last few seconds, or I don't meet the reserve.

[MikeBjerum]

I have never purchased anything on Gunbroker, but I do browse it often.  I use it for an idea of the going price on things (not the asking price, but look at actual bids and closed auctions for what things sold for).  I have made a handful of purchases on e-bay, back when they allowed reloading stuff.

The key to Gunbroker is as others have said to look at the ratings on the seller, do the homework on what you are bidding on, and Know  What  You  Are  Willing  To  Spend!!!

I'm horrible at live auctions in that I can get caught up in the bidding if I'm not careful ... Really sucks when your bidding on trucks and equipment in the tens of thousands.  Bidding on-line is just as dangerous.  Don't forget that if you go $10 too high on that 10/22, it will get even worse when you add shipping and the FFL.

Outside of all these warnings, I've never had a bad contact experience with gunbroker, and I do know a couple people that have purchased and been pleased.

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[SwoopSJ]

I have purchased firearms from both GunBroker and GunsAmerica.  I tend to favor GunsAmerica just because of the non-auction aspect.  You know the final price up front, and don't get drawn into a bidding war, as others have mentioned falling prey to.  That being said, my experience with GunBroker has been nothing but pleasant, and if you watch diligently, you can find some good deals.  Happy hunting / shopping.

Swoop

[SwoopSJ]

just like ebay... things are over priced.

Are their better firearms sites that someone would recommend?  GunBroker and GunsAmerica typically beat my local gun shops prices, even when you take shipping and FFL into account.  I still try to throw him business though, unless he's outrageously over priced.

Swoop

[Ichiban]

I've bought four guns through them.  I thought I got three pretty good deals ($100 or more cheaper than I could find locally) and one fair deal.  Some new, some used.  I've seen some that looked like pretty good deals get bid up into the the "you gotta be kidding" range. 

I'd recommend knowing the local price and having a lot of patience.  Also have a hard stop that you wont go beyond for the item you covet.  The shipping and FFL fees take a big bite out the saving from not having to pay sales tax.  Vet the seller as best you can.  And, of course, caveat emptor.

[twyacht]

Haven't used Gunbroker, but have bought from GunsAmerica, yes they are both overpriced compared to local shows and dealers, but I called the dealers and talked like an Arab camel trader and got a good deal on a Kel-Tec P3AT.

The price with the FFL transfer fee, (which varies),  factored in, is a major factor depending on what your looking for.

[DesertMarine]

I have been looking for a 22lr for silouhette shooting and have gone to both GunBroker and GunsAmerica.  Try GunsInternational.com.  Haven't bought anything yet, waiting for tax refund.  Make sure if you see something you like, see all the items that dealer has, might have something better/cheaper.  Looking at Anschutz, Weatherby MKII,  Kimber Hunter Silouhette, Remington 513 and those types of rifles.  Hint.