What"s with all the picture hunters on the Exchange!!!

You're killing me Hoyt....... Congratulations on a great score......

I am a M77 in .358 and a #1 in either .260 or .257 Roberts away from being done...... And neither will be easy to find.....
 
My preference is to see pics in the ads. I was negotiating a few years ago on a 35 whelan based on one pic in the ad and at the last minute asked for a few more.

Turned out it had been cut down to 12.5" LOP.

I get a kick out of guys who things like beautiful wood on a very highend rifle and then don't post pics.
 
Pictures are fee, and so is Email. What's the issue ? If you don't hear back from them the didn't like what they saw. Much better than a bad trader rating, and a buyer wanting a refund.

banko32 said:
Have had a couple hunting rifles for sale on the exchange. One is a Browning A-bolt in 270 and the other a Rem 700 in 280. I posted both with pictures and both are reasonably priced at $600 shipped. Some must think this is a life time investment as to the request I am getting for pictures. Can you send me a picture of the Muzzle, the bolt, the bolt face, a close up of the finish, a higher res picture of this. It goes on and on. Maybe I'm missing something but I just don't get it. I understand wanting to see the item before you but but at this price the actions are almost worth it. Then you do the leg work and never hear from the person again. And whats with the questions about round count in hunting rifle!

Thanks for listening.

Banko32
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Hey banko, we have done business before and I know you are a trustworthy CGNer. For honest feedback regarding your request for pics here is what I see: You obviously do your own cerakoting (which is great) but anyone looking to buy a do-it-yourself cerakoted rifle is going to want to see details in the finish.

Your price on the Browning is good IMO but the fact that the barrel and receiver are cerakoted gray and the bolt handle, shroud, and bottom metal are original may be affecting your ability to sell.

If you cerakoted the entire metal work, it might work out better for a sale or, a closer match in colour to the original finish if you do the barrel and receiver only.

Hope this helps man. Just my 2 cents.

astuart44
 
Travis Bickle said:
Put up pics.
I don't understand how or why people don't.
I obviously am not basing this on any evidence other than personal experience and observations but it will probably increase the odds of you selling it by a lot.
Just look at the number of views on adds that have them compared to the adds that don't. That should tell you all you need to know.
I'm retarded with technology and I can upload pics so there is no excuse other than laziness Sir.
If I don't see pics in the add I become automatically suspicious. I'm sure I'm not the only one...
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Amazing in this day and age folks are still questioning posting pics. Understand telling kids and parents to stop posting pics on FB.

Sure no pics on eBay was OK a decade ago. CGN folks are pretty archaic to today's tech. There are more pics on a dollar item on eBay and any other online store than for a $600 used firearm. REALLY...
 
The one I love was the guy who would give a basic description of the gun for sale, and tell you to look on the internet for pictures. Useless.
 
There was a guy on gunnutz not long ago trying to sell a relatively expensive sporting rifle (with a walnut stock) that he claimed was "new in the box". But he refused to post or send photos because he claimed that if he opened the box then the rifle would not be "new in the box"....I think he had firearms mixed up with some sort of sci-fi or comic book store "collectibles".
 
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Rob said:
There was a guy on gunnutz not long ago trying to sell a relatively expensive rifle (with a walnut stock) that he claimed was "new in the box" and refused to post photos because he would not open the box...he claimed that if he opened the box then the rifle would not be "new in the box"....I think he had firearms mixed up with some sort of "collectible" sci-fi figurines.
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I didn't read the whole thread, so my apologies if this has been mentioned...but for every guy who thinks that requesting photos reserves the gun for him, there's another guy who gets all pissy because he sent you photos and then you didn't buy the gun. Photos are always a good idea, but they are especially important on wood-stocked guns. I don't really care that your ad states "really nice wood grain"...I want to see it. And when you send me pics, and I don't find the gun all that attractive, please don't be offended if I don't buy. You would have saved both of us the trouble if you had simply shown the gun in the original ad.

Having said that, I find that it is becoming very easy to lose patience with requests for photos of simple accessories or parts. I have advertised things like recoil pads new in package, slings with tags still attached...once even a binocular that I was giving away free, just pay the postage!...and I would receive requests for multiple photos. Really?
 
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