Gunbroker experience

[Infrequent Shooter]

Are you talking about hidden buyers' fees? That's odd, I knew ahead of time exactly what any fees would be, not aware they try to hide anything. There's a small buyer's fee GB explains:

The Compliance Fee is a fee assessed by GunBroker.com and added to the price of the Item at the time of purchase. ... The compliance fee is currently 1% of the purchase price of the item.

Re: Taxes, it's been many years now since Internet purchases result in sellers collecting your state's sales taxes from you the buyer.

Re: Shipping: Seller's generally state shipping up front.

Re: Credit card fees: many seller's state a credit card fee, others advertise "No credit card fee" as an inducement. If you were assessed a surprise fee you may feel ill used certainly. GB advises:

Contact the seller to get information, and carefully review the terms and conditions posted in the item listing. Make sure you clearly understand the shipping terms and amounts (who pays?), payment terms (can you pay by personal check, credit card, etc.), and other details. If you have questions about any of the terms, please contact the seller by clicking Ask Seller a Question.
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Well I just bought a gun on 2 November, and the buyer's "Compliance Fee" fee I paid is still specified on GB's web site today as 1% of purchase price.

https://support.gunbroker.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403265895579

Any other fees would be levied by the seller (e.g. credit card fee), not by GB.
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How many items do you have listed with them?

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

Brian, I am going to dial this back. I think GB has become a bit of a con game. I am glad your experience has been better. MW

 

[Brians356]

when I buy something I don't want to spend 15 minutes studying the GD fine print.

Until now I never knew of an alternative approach.
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