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Evening Peeps,

I've just had a strange phone call and can't make my 2 brain cells decide wether its a wind up or something else:
I've a 38 nitro muzzle thingy on Guntrader which is due to finish in the next day or 2. Oik phones me up this evening and says " you've a 38 revolver on Guntrader ?" yes says I, "the price is 500 ?" says the oik again yes says me , " will you take 1000 of the books and I'll come to you tomorrow?" Click says my phone !!

Anybody else had any calls like that about Adverts in Guntrader ?

ttfn
The greek

I'd be doing a '1471' for the number and passing it straight on

I had something similar a 2+ years or so ago with an advert on Gun Star when selling my .38/357 winchester youg chap phoned "could he buy it for alot more without doing any paperwork and I'll just come and collect it" ER NO he rang off dialed 1471 number witheld, sent an e-mail to Gun Star did not get a reply. Never heard anymore.

A sting maybe????

Chuck wrote:A sting maybe????

I think a better word to use in court would be entrapment...

In any case, we'd inform Mr Plod.

Thanks for the input folks, problem is, it was a "no caller ID"

mmmm......bit unsettling though

ttfn
the greek

Never had it done to me personally but i've been in a local gun shop when 'a gentleman of travel' attempted such a thing, in front of me, 2 other customers and 2 staff members

Called ID blocked is still obtainable by the police isn't it? I'd definitely report it.

I'd have said yes, but then made sure a couple of plain clothed occifers of ze law were on hand to nab him when he turned up (but NOT at the home address, a McDs would be bang on for such shenanigans)

This is a classic example of why I pulled the plug half-way through registering for Gun Trader - I'm just not happy putting my private phone number online associated with firearms.