About a month ago, I responded to a classified ad for a Ruger 10/22 over at www.rimfirecentral.com. The guy only had 4 posts but his pictures showed all the stuff and he seemed legit from what I could tell. I sent the seller in Alabama a $250 US Postal Service money order along with a cover letter into which I had pasted a description of goods from his classified ad. I kept a copy of everything, including the MO receipt. I gave him the address for an FFL (Collector's Gallery) to ship the rifle to and sat back to wait for my cool new Ruger rifle, Volquartsen parts, and associated hardware.
Nothing yet. No product has shown up at Collector's. No response to emails since I sent the payment. His profile at rimfirecentral shows his last activity was November 5, about when I sent him the MO. Now after almost four weeks, I'm really not feeling good about this transaction. So today I took my receipt to the post office, filled out a Money Order Inquiry form, paid a $5.20 fee, and I should hear back soon from the USPS whether or not the MO was cashed. If it wasn't, I think I'm eligible to get a full refund 60 days after the date of the MO. If it was, I guess I get to see what, if anything, the postal inspector can do for me.
I'm an optimistic, trusting guy, and maybe some sort of extenuating circumstance has befallen him, but I'm getting pissed off here. I think 3+ weeks is plenty of time to ship the firearm, or at least to respond to an email.
I guess I need to wait to see if he cashed the MO, or wait to see if the package shows up. Any suggestions on anything else I can do?
Nothing yet. No product has shown up at Collector's. No response to emails since I sent the payment. His profile at rimfirecentral shows his last activity was November 5, about when I sent him the MO. Now after almost four weeks, I'm really not feeling good about this transaction. So today I took my receipt to the post office, filled out a Money Order Inquiry form, paid a $5.20 fee, and I should hear back soon from the USPS whether or not the MO was cashed. If it wasn't, I think I'm eligible to get a full refund 60 days after the date of the MO. If it was, I guess I get to see what, if anything, the postal inspector can do for me.
I'm an optimistic, trusting guy, and maybe some sort of extenuating circumstance has befallen him, but I'm getting pissed off here. I think 3+ weeks is plenty of time to ship the firearm, or at least to respond to an email.
I guess I need to wait to see if he cashed the MO, or wait to see if the package shows up. Any suggestions on anything else I can do?