bad for business

xchrisshana

lads im sick as a dog. i seen a shotgun for sale on sportsden last week i rang then telling then that i was very interested and had a shotgun for p/x to take it down from there sit .they ask me to send my gun up. i was just about to send it off when i got a pm for a lad who was interested in my gun i rang sportsden today to let them know that i would send it monday if it did not sell or if it did i would send the cash and they had sold the gun not happy it was very sloppy they just lost a customer rant over thanks:mad:

Longranger

Some dealers require a deposit to hold a firearm but if they said the would hold it for you,you would think they would give you the benefit of the doubt for at least a few days:( bad form on their part IMO. I don't blame you for not wanting to go back to them.

johngalway

xchrisshana wrote: »

lads im sick as a dog. i seen a shotgun for sale on sportsden last week i rang then telling then that i was very interested and had a shotgun for p/x to take it down from there sit .they ask me to send my gun up. i was just about to send it off when i got a pm for a lad who was interested in my gun i rang sportsden today to let them know that i would send it monday if it did not sell or if it did i would send the cash and they had sold the gun not happy it was very sloppy they just lost a customer rant over thanks:mad:

Uhm, looks like they beat you to the punchline there? You asked them to take the gun down off their site then someone showed interest in your gun...

quicko

johngalway wrote: »

xchrisshana wrote: »

lads im sick as a dog. i seen a shotgun for sale on sportsden last week i rang then telling then that i was very interested and had a shotgun for p/x to take it down from there sit .they ask me to send my gun up. i was just about to send it off when i got a pm for a lad who was interested in my gun i rang sportsden today to let them know that i would send it monday if it did not sell or if it did i would send the cash and they had sold the gun not happy it was very sloppy they just lost a customer rant over thanks:mad:

Uhm, looks like they beat you to the punchline there? You asked them to take the gun down off their site then someone showed interest in your gun...

I would imagine they would prefer a straight sale John and would have been happier that he wasn't trading his gun in.

johngalway

quicko wrote: »

I would imagine they would prefer a straight sale John and would have been happier that he wasn't trading his gun in.

Probably so, but in the times we're in unless a deposit was put down I wouldn't expect a gun to be held.

aurin07

johngalway wrote: »

Probably so, but in the times we're in unless a deposit was put down I wouldn't expect a gun to be held.

Yup.

Im sorry but sportsden did nothing wrong..

"I want to buy this shotgun"

"sorry we can't sell that as some guy rang about it and wants it"




Can't see them doing any wrong really.
Someone else came with cash..

There it was..


Look on the bright side you sold yours and now your on the hunt

deerhunter1

xchrisshana wrote: »

lads im sick as a dog. i seen a shotgun for sale on sportsden last week i rang then telling then that i was very interested and had a shotgun for p/x to take it down from there sit .they ask me to send my gun up. i was just about to send it off when i got a pm for a lad who was interested in my gun i rang sportsden today to let them know that i would send it monday if it did not sell or if it did i would send the cash and they had sold the gun not happy it was very sloppy they just lost a customer rant over thanks:mad:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooHHHHHHHHHH:mad:

thekevin4540

sorry the pm might of put things wrong for u chris hope u find something u like soon and i would not give them any custom aswell best of luck on your hunt for a new gun

Constab2

Looks like we are heading back to Mallow the weekend.Not to worry there are plenty of guns out there.

kemen

money talks.. what if you went and seen it and didnt like it or if they were giving you a poor price for your gun that would mean they are after losing a sale! so they were dead right

deerhunter1

xchrisshana wrote: »

lads im sick as a dog. i seen a shotgun for sale on sportsden last week i rang then telling then that i was very interested and had a shotgun for p/x to take it down from there sit .they ask me to send my gun up. i was just about to send it off when i got a pm for a lad who was interested in my gun i rang sportsden today to let them know that i would send it monday if it did not sell or if it did i would send the cash and they had sold the gun not happy it was very sloppy they just lost a customer rant over thanks:mad:

I am very surprised at Simon in Sports Den, not like him to renege like that.

rabbit assassin

the website is not updated often at all. Have often called in to see guns advertised on the website. Had cash in pocket ready to make deposit if the gun in question was in good condition and fitted, only to find "Oh I sold that a few weeks ago" or "Oh that hasnt been in stock a few months"

Im tellin ya lads, everything and everyone is online nowdays. If lads want to do business they need a regular update and a good online site. Lads that shoot and hunt are willing to travel for the bargains.

Dont get me wrong , Simon is dead on and sound as a pound and all, but he could do an awful lot more business (as would many other dealers) if he just updated the site more often.

deerhunter1

rabbit assassin wrote: »

the website is not updated often at all. Have often called in to see guns advertised on the website. Had cash in pocket ready to make deposit if the gun in question was in good condition and fitted, only to find "Oh I sold that a few weeks ago" or "Oh that hasnt been in stock a few months"

Im tellin ya lads, everything and everyone is online nowdays. If lads want to do business they need a regular update and a good online site. Lads that shoot and hunt are willing to travel for the bargains.

Dont get me wrong , Simon is dead on and sound as a pound and all, but he could do an awful lot more business (as would many other dealers) if he just updated the site more often.

Agree 100% I don't mind travelling to purchase and spend hard earned scarce euros, but all the webites seem to suffer the same problem, not updated:(

lb1981

If you didnt hand over money you can hardly expect him to hold a gun for you , i know myself from selling things on here ,you hold something for a lad and then they dont show up while you wait around all day like a gob****e.
Sorry he is in the right here first lad with the cash is who gets it , i learnt that the hard way myself

robertpatterson

Sportsden were right
If the situation was reversed e.g. you were the one who had a better offer what would you have done wait for a fella to get back to you or take the deal that was on offer
Its a business
As regards the web his site is a lot better than most some have none at all and think the net is a new thing!

xchrisshana

look its like this if i was going to send my gun at my own cost i think that shows that i was going to buy the gun from them if i didnt ring them to let them know that i was not sending it up till monday and not the thursday that was agreed over the phone and my shotgun arrives in the shop on a monday mor,n what then they would all be looking into the box it came in like a load of crows looking into a open wheely bin come on get with it

lb1981

No money changed hands so you have no argument ,how was he to know if you would definitely send the gun up, with the market the way it is then taking the lad who is there with money first is the right option.
Talk to any gun dealer the amount of tyre kickers they get each day must be frustrating , some wont even let lads in to the gun room unless they know them.
It is business ,cash is king, you cant take lads at their word you have to take the money to pay the bills .It is just the way it is.

Hunter21

First come first served especially in these times.

I've dealt with sportsden before and hold them in the highest regard, couldn't say a bad word about them.

xchrisshana

A phone call would,nt have killed um thanks for you reply and good luck

dicky82

lb1981 wrote: »

If you didnt hand over money you can hardly expect him to hold a gun for you , i know myself from selling things on here ,you hold something for a lad and then they dont show up while you wait around all day like a gob****e.
Sorry he is in the right here first lad with the cash is who gets it , i learnt that the hard way myself

+1

Spunk84

Business is business lads,first come first serve. You should of put a couple of quid down as a deposit to make sure it was kept. Id say if they had penny for everyone who said keep a gun ill be back,well they might have lots of pennies

I use Sportsden quite a lot and they have always been top notch