Yes, sadly Armslist has seen VERY shady people on there. I was looking for a certain Baltimore Arms sxs, of which there are only ever 2 or 3 around for sale. One I had noted was at a Cabelas gun library at the time. For a giggle I decided to look on Armslist, and sure enough there's a guy with the same pics as Cabelas trying to sell the gun...on the other side of the country.
As this was my first experience in actually attempting to deal on Armslist, I didn't know whether MAYBE the seller had his gun on consignment at Cabelas, but also wanted to advertise it elsewhere...?
So I emailed, asking if he was the same seller. The response was something childish like "Haha, so you caught me...f you."
Suffice to say, I've never looked at Armslist again. Particularly since in telling this story to others, at least 2 other guys have told me they have seen guns from well known dealers offered for sale in random places, at bargain prices.
Nope, no such thing as a minty Parker CHE offered for $5k.
- Nudge
