James M,
I'll 2nd what SKB said. I've dealt a few times on GunsInternational and have found both the site, and people who sell of there, to be great. As SKB also said, everyone is an individual, but I would rate GunsInternational just as good as GunBroker or GunsAmerica (<-- my personal favorite).
I think the issue with ArmsList is that because it is meant to be a face-to-face transaction venue, obviously some buyers who might be far away from the "seller" would be more than willing to inquire about a workaround for something they really want to acquire. I mean, how many Lefever B's are local to you?
So shady "sellers" can exploit this. "Yeah, just send the check and I'll give you a tracking number." I'm sure it's been done more than a few times...
For my money, the way the world is today, I wouldn't even think of meeting a stranger who I didn't even have an internet reference for (like someone well known on this or another major forum) to do an in-person transaction.
I'm not talking about shooting events or gunshows...I mean "Hi, I'm Bob with the Parker lifter, let's meet in the Wendy's parking lot."
Hell no.
- Nudge
