Texas gun trader?

[lightflyer1]

With some common sense it works okay. Been using them for years for buying and selling every now and then.

 

[TipBledsoe]

I appreciate you starting this thread @Lonesome Dove

I think I'll give it a try. I'm tired of GunBroker.

 

[Hoji]

Will ya take a broken barska scope, 3 chickens, a rusty rake, and a midget in trade?

Pics of midget

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Midget goat, horse or person?
inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Sasquatch]

Will ya take a broken barska scope, 3 chickens, a rusty rake, and a midget in trade?

1.) Need pix of the midget
2.) How does said midget look in a leather corset and heels
3.) Can the midget cook?
4.) If provided the appropriate ladder or stool, do they do windows?
5.) On a scale of 0 to Casey Anthony, how crazy is said midget?

 

[robertc1024]

I've bought several guns on there and never had any issues.

 

[SQLGeek]

Y'all know I'm really anti-BOS and mandated background checks for private purchases.

Something about selling there still feels off to me. Like it's way too easy to encounter a felon looking to buy.

 

[Moonpie]

Will you ship the midget?

 

[lightflyer1]

Y'all know I'm really anti-BOS and mandated background checks for private purchases.

Something about selling there still feels off to me. Like it's way too easy to encounter a felon looking to buy.

Many of those I have dealt with have their LTC. I generally ask if they have one or not and ask to see it, if so, when meeting. Puts me a little more at ease. No BOS or pics though. I do have dash cam though I keep on all the time.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I've recently learned it's full of Flakes and Scammers and when you list TEXT ONLY! and they message you well now whatcha hiding? I gave it a go but won't list anything else. I do see things are selling though.

 

[candcallen]

Will ya take a broken barska scope, 3 chickens, a rusty rake, and a midget in trade?

What's the midget look like?

No reddit pics or @Hoji Will know.

 

[deemus]

Maybe a different browser

This / or use a “private window”

 

[billtool]

I'm battin about .500 with Texas Gun Trader. Just bought a pistol from a great seller. I've also been stood up in a parking lot at Bucees. Buyer or seller beware. If you go into a deal off that site, just keep your head on a swivel.

 

[lightflyer1]

Just use some common sense throughout the deal and things should go smoothly. Talk to them and get some idea. Only accept a meeting with someone you are comfortable talking to at least. Don't be desperate. Sure there are flakes out there just as anywhere else. Sometimes you have to do your own winnowing and not rely on something or someone else to do it for you. I have had relatively good experiences but I pay attention. Easy to just pass over the scam ads. There are few places that have the reach that site does, especially on a local basis.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

Overall, I have had good luck buying/selling on TGTrader. I only deal with people that include a phone number in their ad. Messaging is spotty at best. Text is quick, easy, and to the point. If conversation sounds off for any reason or they try to overcomplicate things I say, "No thanks", and end communication. I've never been stood up but I have had a few deals go south over text. If they are a pain they get blocked. Haven't dealt with the fee yet.

ETA:
Deal breakers for me are:
BOS
Not willing to show TX ID
No phone number
IP Address does not match
Sounding like a family member or friend is buying for them or vice versa
Sounding underage

 

[Grumps21]

Will you ship the midget?

Maybe in a USPS flat rate box. If it fits it ships

 

[jbrig]

I have bought, sold and traded several times on Texas Gun Trader. I have never had a problem with any of the buyers, sellers or traders.

The 2 things that I don't like about the site is the scammers and the idiots. The idiots are those people that post messages warning others about the scammers, telling about their bad experiences and griping about the prices some sellers ask for their things. Some people, idiots, just don't understand the difference between a classifieds site and a forum.

It seems like the owner of the site doesn't care about the scammers and the idiots, he does nothing to stop them.

ETA, there is no fee for selling.

I am one who wants to gripe about the prices some folks on Texas Gun Trader are asking. Of course I don't gripe publicly on the site though. When people try to sell their stock, used gun for way over typical new list price it does bug me. It is easy enough to keep scrolling on by those posts though. I am pretty impressed with the classified section on this site. People seem to be pretty fair in their pricing. Now I just need to get my post count up so I can buy/sell on here haha!

 

[Axxe55]

I am one who wants to gripe about the prices some folks on Texas Gun Trader are asking. Of course I don't gripe publicly on the site though. When people try to sell their stock, used gun for way over typical new list price it does bug me. It is easy enough to keep scrolling on by those posts though. I am pretty impressed with the classified section on this site. People seem to be pretty fair in their pricing. Now I just need to get my post count up so I can buy/sell on here haha!

Another option is to buy a membership and bypass the 25 post count requirement if that would work for you.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Can't be in too much of a hurry, nine posts in 3 year...

 

[Rhino]

For the record, I just had another good experience with Texas Gun Trader.