RMC,
"I know we are a group of gentlemen and always wait our place in line." This isn't necessarily a true statement! Last spring there was a fox for sale that I pm'd the seller on. He told me that I was second in line, and if the 1st didn't want the gun, he'd let me know.
A couple of days later, I was traveling to Denver and upon arriving, I plugged my laptop in and saw that the seller had pm'd me saying the gun was mine if I wanted it. I had checked my emails prior to leaving with no pm from seller, so there was probably a 6-7 hr lag time between email checks. Immediately called and was told that the third in line had already faxed an FFL and money order, so he had sold the gun to him(her). This didn't seem very gentlemanly to me!
Of course, to give the buyer the benefit of the doubt, he could have been told that buyer #2 (me) wasn't interested in the gun because I didn't immediately email the seller back.
First instance. The second concerned a Lefever. I was in line for a lefever, had pm'd the seller about price and other particulars, which we agreed upon. I told him, I'd get the FFL and money order sent after work that day. Later that day, the seller had pm'd me saying that he had received a call from, I presume a BBS member, who had made him a better offer and that he sold the gun to him.
Again, not very gentlemanly! I feel I was shafted on the only two attempts I've made to purchase guns listed. I determined at that time, that there are some vultures hovering around here that have no scrupels when it comes to the pursuit of a desired shotgun.
I wasn't raised that way, and if I happen to miss out on a gun due to my refusal to use, used car salesman tactics, so be it!
