sly has been a gunbroker seller since 1999. he has a 99%+ feedback rating. he currently has 78 items for sale...
there certainly does seem to be a problem here...but it shore aint wid sly...
based upon his feedback, sly is a good guy, with a long track record of doing a good job, which is more than I can say for some of you...shame on you for bad mouthing him here.
The definition of a good seller on gun broker can be deceiving.
While it appears he has had 99% happy customers, that does not mean he is describing some of his stuff in other than farfetched descriptions or bad horse dealer fashion.
I took the time to look at several of the supposed "best" gun he was selling. Anyone, any professional gun dealer, of at least 13 years experience should understand they are not best guns.
While I doubt any of us would fall for his hyperbole, I venture some unsuspecting buyer might be fooled. The seller's only saving grace for his "best" gun listings are that his pictures are good enough to show he is beyond the pale in his statements.
Ed, do you believe his descriptions are accurate in his use of the term "Best" when describing BLNE and BLE guns?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=421737280http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=422176758http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=422539831http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=422578491Or his referring at different points in his description of this gun as "sideplated" then later "sidelock" is not deceptive:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=422023925Ed did you take the time to look past his 99% rating and examine some of his "best" gun descriptions?
Or BTW did the Pollard gun really looked "sleeved" to you?
He may indeed be completely honest, but just ignorant and or ill disciplined in his descriptions, I don't know. I have brought guns on gunbroker from sellers that I spoke to and it became obvious to me they did not understand how to describe the SxS they were selling properly. One double rifle I purchased sticks out in my mind as the shop really didn't know or care to actually figure what cartridge it was chambered for.
He may indeed be doing a good job making buyers happy, but some of his listings do not show a good job to me.
It is a buyer beware world, and every person should know what they are buying. It is our responsibility to be informed, but that does not give sellers freedom to deceive deliberately or otherwise.
All said, I feel badly for the uninitiated who might fall for his poor descriptions and purchase from him.
