First Time Purchase on CGN

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Hey group! some advice here would be greatly appreciated.
I'm looking at purchasing a non-restricted firearm here on CGN. i've been in contact with the seller only through the notifications here as they don't want to give out a phone number. i somewhat understand that but obviously would like to gauge the authenticity of the seller too. My questions are simply put....
1) how do i protect myself and ensure that i don't get hoodwinked? Is there some sort of process to this? (the seller does have a few previous sales here and has 100% positive feedback)
2) is there any recourse if i do get "taken to the cleaners"?

all advice is truly appreciated
 
If the seller is being cagey about contact information I would walk from the deal. At a minimum I would ensure that I get the sellers name, address, telephone number. The trader rating and number of deals is likely the best indicator of a potential scammer (although there have been some recent cases of accounts being hijacked). A photo of the item with the sellers CGN handle and the current date is also a good idea.

One buyer with whom I've transacted wrote and asked that I sign a sales contract reflecting everything I had told him about the condition of the firearm and the terms of the deal. Not a bad idea but a little involved.

If you get taken to the cleaners you can file a police report and then file a fraud report with CGN. Look up the details in the fraud reporting thread. The most that CGN can do is ban the offender.
 
No phone number so sale. That's just me though. I recently sold something on CGN and the buyer gave me all his info from the start. Including his phone number. If you don't feel good about it just walk away.
 
As of lately, every deal I've done, I've asked for a pic of the product with the seller's CGN handle and today's date.
If I'm satisfied, then I send EMT. If not, l'll ask for phone number to continue the inquiry.
As others have said, if the seller is not forthcoming, walk away. There will be many other deals so don't be in a hurry.
 
Shawn_338 said:
If you want a phone conversation and the seller won't give out his phone number that would be enough for me to move on.
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That should be the Number One answer and Number two should be the comments posted in Post Number 2 !

There are more than enough qualified sellers here on CGN to oblige your quest in buying a used gun from one of the members.
But, there are more than a few guys (long time members) who will not deal with persons with less than 10 ratings.
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
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