Some problems just will not show up until a gun is fired. What if the gun in questioned doubled when fired. All the snap caps in the world would not reveal that problem. Would you not expect the buyer to contact the seller in that case and expect some help, repairs or full refund? Careful inspections can only find so many flaws. I think it is not unreasonable to expect the dealer to share in if not pickup the entire cost of this repair.
A reputation is a very easy thing to ruin and almost impossible to get back. For a few bucks the dealer is playing a very bad game of Russian Roulette. Will the buyer cry foul and post his name all over the internet? Will he never buy another gun from him again? Repeat customers are the lifeline of major dealers. Will he bad mouth the dealer, telling his version of the truth, to many potential future buyers?
Look at it this way. A dealer spends big bucks advertising or paying for several tables at a major show. Is he going to refuse to take care of legitimate problems and not expect that to cost him more money in the long run? I think most major dealers are smarter than that. I would call him back and ask him directly is he going to stand behind this gun. Hidden flaws, hidden problem is not buyer beware. It is sorry I did not know that and let me help you with it. You may save a few hundred dollars on a repair and end up getting ten grand in bad publicity. Not a smart decision.
Last edited by KY Jon; 02/24/14 09:36 PM. Reason: typo
