Recently purchased a gun from EE with cracked grip

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Hi guys, I recently purchased and received my first pistol, a S&W Model 41 from the EE. The seller has 99% positive feedback and the gun was described as being in VG+ condition and pictures looked good. Unfortunately the pictures sent didn't show the butt of the grip was cracked and repaired with superglue. I understand caveat emptor but is this something I should be upset about or is it par for the course on the EE/buying guns online in general? Does this warrant negative/neutral feedback?
 
Planning on it, I just wasn't sure if this was considered reasonable thing here. I would have never have bought the gun at the price I did had I had known; I'm going to have to buy new grips.
 
Damage and flaws should ALWAYS be disclosed in the ad. My opinion is it is NOT the buyers responsibility to ask these questions. Contact the seller and see if you can come up with a satisfactory compromise.
 
Canadian_Zuk said:
Damage and flaws should ALWAYS be disclosed in the ad. My opinion is it is NOT the buyers responsibility to ask these questions. Contact the seller and see if you can come up with a satisfactory compromise.
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Agreed, he new the grips were damaged and tried to pass it. The super glued piece is a dead give away
 
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Hi guys, I recently purchased and received my first pistol, a S&W Model 41 from the EE. The seller has 99% positive feedback and the gun was described as being in VG+ condition and pictures looked good. Unfortunately the pictures sent didn't show the butt of the grip was cracked and repaired with superglue. I understand caveat emptor but is this something I should be upset about or is it par for the course on the EE/buying guns online in general? Does this warrant negative/neutral feedback?
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This is going to be a rhetorical question(s)
How much did you save in buying this gun used?
Did you ask if there was any damage?
Have you contacted the seller to see if it can be worked out before going public?
Are you going to be using the gun with wooden grips or are you going to put some Houges on it?
Answers 2 and 3 have nailed it on the head.
If you do not get some sort or reasonable compensation, then the feed back section is where it needs to be dealt with.
As a buyer one needs to ask a few simple questions and we all know that, as a seller one needs to ensure the best disclosure as possible that reflects the value of the deal.
We do not live in a perfect world and sometimes things slip through the cracks simple mistakes can be made.
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
See if you can work it out with the seller is my advice. Depending on what you paid and does the seller have a lot of feedback? Maybe he is a dealer or sells as a hobby or retirement job, meaning he is busy. I am not defending the seller as I did buy and antique not too long ago that had some issues that were not disclosed. When I went over the price, the age of the firearm, what others were selling for, etc. I figured the deal wasn’t that bad anyway and let it slide.
 
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