GunBroker has a rating of 1.4 stars from 228 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about GunBroker most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and phone number problems. GunBroker ranks 327th among Sporting Goods sites.
I am a Licensed FFL DEALER That sells ESTATE gun exclusively, and I have sold almost 400 guns on GunBroker over the last year, and had three or four Bidders who didn't follow through with transaction, Yes, it is a pain to get the refund, but you have to ask yourself how else could you control claims fora few dollars. Overall they do a great Job, and no other site provides the capability to feature your items with Photography Like Gun Broker. We live in a world where ETHIC'S has just become a word for many. Do your research before you bid.
Once upon a time I got good service from Gunbroker. I've bought and sold many firearms on their site. Since Ammo took them over I've had nothing but problems with their website. Try and get a person on the phone! You have to be a Gold Member to qualify. Crap customer service. Too bad what happened to them. They have lost a long time and once satisfied customer. I"m sure others will follow. Howard S. North Carolina
Once upon a time I got good service from Gunbroker. I've bought and sold many firearms on their site. Since Ammo took them over I've had nothing but problems with their website. Try and get a person on the phone! You have to be a Gold Member to qualify. Crap customer service. Too bad what happened to them. They have lost a long time and once satisfied customer. I"m sure others will follow.
Howard S. North Carolina
Purchased a firearm and seller sent me a worn out piece of JUNK. AD showed gun to be in good condition and even said excellent condition but when it arrived it was so worn out and rickety it was unsafe for use. The slide bolt wouldn't even open. Gunbroker did NOTHING to resolve with the seller and I never received a refund. BUYER BEWARE. Spend your hard earned dollars ANYWHERE ELSE!
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They allow sellers to FAKE BID on their own items to drive up the prices. Bunch of dishonest clowns.
I purchased two ww2 pistols they were junk so I returned them the seller made a complaint against me and I was banned by this guys lies. That was 20 years ago and I still cant get on Gunbroker I moved and the guy that purchased my house told me he got banned for having the address of the house I used I live in LOL
An online marketplace needs 3 things to be legitimate: good tech, good reputation, and good customer service Gunbroker.com has none of these. Tech: Their system sent an address I did not designate for my purchase to the seller, costing me and extra $55 (big thanks to Crossroad Pawn for giving me back some of this, even though it wasn't his fault). Reputation: read reviews of this site. I didn't before shopping here, and had to endure the nightmare of figuring out how bad they were AFTER buying with them. Customer Service: their customer service was basically nonresponsive and provided useless FAQ answers which showed they didn't even read everything I sent them. I had to write a new email to them multiple times to get them to respond at above a 3rd grade level. Then they tried to BLAME me and the seller for a technical error on their part. This is their response: "The cause of the matter was two fold. Part of it was the buyers fault for not keeping the account defaults up to date before placing bids on items and the other part was the seller for creating the label before the buyer completed seller review. The seller has agreed to refund 25.00 for the transfer fee, we feel that is fair. We are closing out this matter. Have a great weekend." NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH GUNBROKER.COM
Gun Broker allows sellers to hire "shills" to bid against legitimate customers in order to raise the bid to benefit the seller. A bidder will place a minimum bid at the beginning of the auction then sit back till the last couple hours before placing another bid. Then keep it going as long as they can draw the real bidder in. Fortunately, I woke up to what was going on and stopped bidding. The seller/shill paid way TOO much for the firearm being auctioned off. This time I got them! I've close my account with Gun Broker, and will NEVER do business with them again! If you're smart, you'll stay away.
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none
I am a Licensed FFL DEALER That sells ESTATE gun exclusively, and I have sold almost 400 guns on GunBroker over the last year, and had three or four Bidders who didn't follow through with transaction, Yes, it is a pain to get the refund, but you have to ask yourself how else could you control claims fora few dollars. Overall they do a great Job, and no other site provides the capability to feature your items with Photography Like Gun Broker. We live in a world where ETHIC'S has just become a word for many. Do your research before you bid.
Tip for consumers:
If you wish to use this auction site. Buy, from an FFL Dealer, Check Sellers Reviews, if the pictures are poor, don't Buy, and remember, check the return policy, if you have concerns and ask the seller Questions.
I've been using gunbroker for over 10 years. I've had over five hundred complete transaction a lot of them good until this. I recently had a seller threatened me. And I refused to complete the sale. I Contacted gunbroker and told them what happened. Gun broker then suspended my membership. After the seller was still contacting me by phone And by text message harassing me. I then emailed gunbroker again.
Told them that if this individual the seller did not stop. I would have to be contact law enforcement this is terrible customer service. If this is the way I have been treated. I can only imagine if you were ripped off in any way. Gunbroker will not have your back buyer beware.
It seems that gun broker enjoys charging increasingly high rates and giving little if any customer service. There's no accountability for deadbeat bidders or sellers. If a mistake is made, if there's an issue, you're on your own. You can call whoever you can give it a shot 9 out of 10 They're about as helpful as a brick wall. What's becoming increasingly obvious is the fact that sellers are creating their own fake accounts to bid up their guns. You might want to say that it said that they can't do a better job, considering how obvious the problem is.
Their purchase protection plan is a marketing myth - a joke! I bought and paid for a $500 item that never showed up and the seller refuses to make it right, even though they collected the USPS insurance. GB refuses to hold the seller responsible even though their stated policy is the seller is responsible to get items to the buyer. So, if you buy something posted on GB you do so at your own risk, even though they collect fees for buying and selling.
Tip for consumers:
Don’t!
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None. Ordered item never showed up.
Recently lost the ability to sign in on GunBroker. Gb response was I had been hacked. They said I needed to change all email account passwords and send them a photo holding my drivers license to prove my identity. After all this my bank account was verified and I thought I was back in business.
I thought it was strange that a hacker would be able to list items under my username but accepted GunBroker response of a hacker.
Fast forward to the next month bill where there are several items listed by an "onsite help ". GunBroker refuses to explain what listings with "onsite help" means. These listings were created by GunBroker with astronomical fixed prices that will never sell but I'm being billed for each listing created.
The canned responses from GunBroker are so frustrating, and you can't speak to anyone at GunBroker I'm left to share this information on forums. I suggest all legit sellers to check your billing information and do an advanced search of completed items under your username ended auctions. Over the last 2 months GunBroker has billed me $350 for false listings created by "ONSITE HELP "
Used them one time and was robbed over $1,600.00 dollars. Tried to buy a Ruger precision rifle chambered in.338 lapua… A few days after I sent payment, gunbroker sent me an email saying that the transaction was most likely fraudulent. I'm going to stick with cheaperthandirt or grabagun. Never had any issues with these great companies. Oh, and trying to get any reimbursement back is a joke just like their company! I hope they all get monkeypox on their adult parts!
If you are a knowledgeable and responsible gun trader there is very little risk using this site. I've had good experience with all the sellers I've dealt with. However, I would rate the MANAGEMENT of the site as below par. There is NO EXCUSE in this day and age not to have a responsible person in customer service to talk one on one with - and I don't mean an on line "chat". Gunbroker really needs to fix this problem.
This was my very first auction on gunbroker. Before the auction closed I attempted to contact the seller twice for questions and never received a response. There was minimal bids up until the very last hour where there was only one bid made besides mine which was only one cent over mine and drove up the price by ridiculous amount. After I bid $25 over that bid, that bidder never did again. To me this is very plain evidence of someone's shell bidding with an alternate account to drive up the price of the item. I contacted customer service through the help desk because there is no phone number and they kept dancing around all of my questions,did not do a thorough investigation and did not take my concerns with serious intent. I notified them of the suspicions of show bidding and also notify them that I could not get a hold of the seller after I have won the auction, either through email or phone. I informed them that the seller only accepts live checks cashier's checks or money orders which is a very unsecure form of payment. They offer no guarantee only coverage for $500, but with a $100 deductible. This is almost criminal and everyone knows that firearms are well beyond this range in price. The item I was putting on was at 560 all of a sudden it's at 820 because of one bidder my winning bid was 825 and they did not attempt to bid again. Very suspicious behavior with a bidder and a seller. I have yet to pay for the winning auction and I have not received a response from the seller. I will not further pursue any help from GunBroker help desk because I know it will be futile. I will not make any further purchases on GunBroker and I will notify everyone that I can of the website's poor behavior.
Tip for consumers:
Use another site.
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Have not received.
An impossible task of jumping many hurtles and never able to solve many problems. Their robotic answer and tutorials couldn't help. This was a very horrible and frustrating experience. I waisted so much time. Never again.
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Terrible site. They should just shut it down.
Gun brokers is an extremely non-business friendly operation. They are basically a virtual account business tax. No responsibility at all. They require a bank account to sell even if you've already supplied a valid credit card I supplied them with a Chime account and they said that's not valid because they are a virtual company, oh, my God! Gun brokers is a virtual business!
Products used:
Sporting goods
Gunbroker is full of wonderful deals. I have completed over 700 transactions on there and never once had any issues. Many sellers offer a secure checkout that allows you to pay with a credit card, or you can mail the seller a money order or check. Being as easy as their site is to use, I find it extremely odd that there are so many bad reviews of this site on here.
Don't buy into there buyers protection plan. It's a hoax. I got ripped off for 515.50 sent all the proof and now they won't even respond to me. So just a heads up. Their bpp is nothing more than false advertising and the business on the receipt is who ripped me off
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And the business on the receipt is the one who ripped me off
Products used:
Firearms
I bought my last gun on gunbroker and the "upcharges" were over $70! WTF? I had no idea they would charge buyers, bet they start losing business, I'm done with these cheaters!
Tip for consumers:
BEWARE of their charges AFTER the sale!!!
Products used:
Smith & Wesson 41 mag revolver.
This websites has got to be one of my worst experiences online ive sent them picture after picture of legal documents with my name in address in me holding my id in the only reply i can get is those wont work my account has been locked since I created it im just gonna find somewhere else to give my business to worst customer support ever
Let the buyer beware. You may be purchasing from someone who doesn't know their butt from buttons. I purchased a handgun from someone who was not familiar with mailing firearms. My big mistake? I trusted them. I am out my item and $500.00. There is no screening with Gun Broker. Any idiot can sell, buy, set-up a virtual storefront, etc.
Non responsible useless customer support. If seller f***ed you up - it is your ONLY problems. Don't go there. Many scammers there.
Tip for consumers:
Don't go there, many scammers, support is not responsible at all
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Rifle
I tried 7 times to buy a gun. I put in 3 different credit cards. Even had one onfile. Registered, did everything I was suppose to. It would NOT accept ANY credit card and it was a BUY NOW purchase. No bid, no win. I tried to call and it says to push and extension so I did. It gave a little box that said did this help you and when you pushed "no" it hung up on you. Worst site I've ever seen. If you don't want online business why do you advertise for it.
Made a mistake on a bid found out you cant
Cancel no one to talk to at gun broker next
Day they locked my account good thing they
Did read reviews could not believe the 205
Reviews and the BBB stay away!
There is no way to contact them other than email to which they DO NOT RESPOND!
Very Very Bad customer service Sent 3 emails with no response over simple questions go to another site to sell your firearms!
I have made over a dozen purchases and sells through gunbroker and have been satisfied. Granted there is little customer service, but look what you are paying. What I especially like is their search engine... much easier to use than those of other sites... they make guns from all over the US just a bid away.
Thanks GunBroker!
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