Wow, didn't end well, but not as bad as it could have been. Glad you got your money back. That had to have put a twist in your step for a few days, anyway, huh? What kind of feedback history had the Seller had previously?
GB is kind of a strange duck to deal with. I had over 120 purchases on GB with all A+ Feedback rating. All were won firearms auctions, all satisfied Sellers. Then, I won an auction on a RPB MAC10 Open Bolt Pistol that I had had on my list to collect. A friend took a look at the pictures of the pistol and noticed that although it was marked only 9mm, the previous owner, (somewhere down the line), had removed the 9mm grip and replaced (rewelded) it with a .45acp grip, and converted it to a .45acp/9mm type setup via an adapter that slipped inside the .45acp magwell. Nah......Well, I contacted the Seller and explained to him that it was not as advertised and that I was not sure that it was even legal to do this since ATF had made RPB halt production of the Open Bolt pistols in '82 or '83, I think it was, due to "ease of conversion" issues. I had no desire to purchase a pistol with an optional prison sentence!
Like you, GB didn't see it my way and closed my account. PERIOD. It was such a shock to me that I didn't even try to fight it. I thought I had a valid complaint and possible legal worry, but GB said bye bye. Oh well, there's lots of fish in the pond, eh?
I may try to speak with the GB folks and work it out, not sure yet. I had made them a good share of money and kept an A+ Feedback Rating. Not sure what it takes there to get the benefit of a doubt?
Thanks John Galt for getting back to me and explaining your story. Appreciate it!
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