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Posted: 5/11/2018 12:12:36 AM EDT
[#1]
No response to certified return receipt, go to his house and check it out. If he’s been a regular customer and he won’t respond at all, something has gone really wrong. Who would abandon an expensive gun?
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Posted: 5/11/2018 1:04:40 AM EDT
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Have you plugged his name into an internet search?
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Posted: 5/11/2018 1:33:27 AM EDT
[#3]
Well you have the required information to have a check run on him, do you have any friends in Law Enforcement that might be able to do a check to see if something has happened to him? You know the firearm has been paid for, or the seller would be making a stink about it sitting with you. But there are legal way that you can trace him and find out what has happened, until such time as you do, you are basically a storage facility for him.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 1:46:08 AM EDT
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Had a guy transfer a lot of guys through me last summer...good customer. Last gun I received from him was a gunbroker purchase and its not a cheap gun. Its been sitting in my safe since November. I've tried calling, texting e-mailing him to pick up his weapon and received no response, which isn't like him. At this point I think he's either dead or in jail. Should I send a certified letter to his home address? If I don't get a response from the letter what should be my next step? 
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Posted: 5/11/2018 2:43:35 AM EDT
[#5]
Have you plugged his name into an internet search? The sale is legit. His credit card receipt is in the box. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 2:54:03 AM EDT
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Call the popo request a welfare check.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 3:03:11 AM EDT
[#7]
send it to me
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Posted: 5/11/2018 4:38:30 AM EDT
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Call the popo request a welfare check. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 5:36:11 AM EDT
[#9]
Surely you must have his address
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Posted: 5/11/2018 7:43:32 AM EDT
[#10]
Could be a health/hospital related issue. Granted November is a long time to have a paid for gun sitting there, but if a health issue is serious enough, the gun may be way down on his list of important stuff to do.
Another possibility is a divorce. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 8:38:41 AM EDT
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Have you tried searching for him on Facebook? If you have his email address search on that too; if he linked the email address to his profile then it will show up.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 9:07:03 AM EDT
[#12]
a quick drive to the last known address?
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Posted: 5/11/2018 9:17:47 AM EDT
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send it to me Now myself on the other hand... [Announcer] "Now Accepting on behalf of "Mr. Missing Gun Buyer" is ARFCOM's very own 'Bigger_Hammer'... [Hammer] "Thank You! Thank You! In accepting this gun on behalf of "Mr. Missing Gun Buyer", I'd like to thank all those who made this possible... My Mom & Dad (Obviously!), my 3rd grade teacher Ms. Eastwood who told me I could do anything I set my mind too, and finally Mr. F.F.L. who made this transfer possible! I will cherish this gun on behalf of Mr. Missing Gun Buyer who appears to have boldly "FENT" where others feared to "FO"... Thank You Again! 
BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 5/11/2018 9:19:02 AM EDT
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Surely you must have his address |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 9:44:29 AM EDT
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Had a guy transfer a lot of guns through me last summer...good customer. Last gun I received from him was a gunbroker purchase and its not a cheap gun. Its been sitting in my safe since November. I've tried calling, texting e-mailing him to pick up his weapon and received no response, which isn't like him. At this point I think he's either dead or in jail. Should I send a certified letter to his home address? If I don't get a response from the letter what should be my next step? |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 10:00:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What is Texas law on abandoned property? |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 10:45:49 AM EDT
[#17]
If he's .mil, might be deployed.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 11:14:11 AM EDT
[#18]
Under Texas law, it's not considered abandoned property until 3 years have passed.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 11:57:21 AM EDT
[#19]
I'd do a welfare check or maybe drive by his address and knock on the door, especially if he has been a good customer for a long time buying higher end hardware.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 12:00:14 PM EDT
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If he's .mil, might be deployed. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 12:08:42 PM EDT
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Call the popo request a welfare check. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 12:18:44 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. Call local LE and let them know the situation and they'll go to the address. Or just ride over yourself. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 12:57:16 PM EDT
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My dad shut down our fun store thirty years ago, and still has numerous abandoned guns. They have long been relegated to visual clutter, and dealing with them is not even close to being on his to-do list.
They just sit there at the house- complete with tags dangling from their trigger guards.. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 1:58:31 PM EDT
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Under Texas law, it's not considered abandoned property until 3 years have passed. Here's the gun in question. It might be out of production now. I couldn't find it on the Taurus website. http://www.gunsandammo.com/reviews/taurus-raging-judge-magnum-review/ Yeah its a Taurus... but its a $700 Taurus. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 3:31:16 PM EDT
[#25]
If I was in this situation, I would do the certified letter and drive by, no response, it would just sit in my safe until I heard something or the time period elapsed and then dispose of it. Hell it is in your book right now, you might as well get something out of it if he never shows back up again.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:01:19 PM EDT
[#26]
In my county I would call the sheriff or police chief. Heck, they could probably tell me without checking. Everybody knows everyone around here.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:15:31 PM EDT
[#27]
...all for a $15-$25 transfer fee.
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:23:08 PM EDT
[#28]
Every dealer who does firearm transfers should have a storage policy in place before he ever accepts his first transfer.
Mine is: "Any firearm not picked up within 30 days of arrival is subject to a $5 per day storage fee unless prior arrangements are made." I don't have the policy to get a free gun, I have it so people will come pick up their damn gun in a timely manner. If the transferee responds to my email and tells me he's on vacation for the next two month or that he's deployed I don't charge a penny. It's the guys who never respond that are the problem. After the storage fees exceed the value of the firearm I may sell it to recover my storage fee. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:23:34 PM EDT
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...all for a $15-$25 transfer fee. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:26:33 PM EDT
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But... but... but... a transfer is only five minutes of work! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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...all for a $15-$25 transfer fee. 
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Posted: 5/11/2018 6:27:15 PM EDT
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Great. I have to hold on to this for 3 years now. I have about 1 gun and 3 silencers with no owners coming to pick them up, one dating back 11 years. They sit in safe, bothering nobody. I will deal with it when I give up license. |
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Posted: 5/11/2018 7:51:05 PM EDT
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Yeah its a Taurus... but its a $700 Taurus. |
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Posted: 5/12/2018 6:48:02 AM EDT
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Every dealer who does firearm transfers should have a storage policy in place before he ever accepts his first transfer. Mine is: "Any firearm not picked up within 30 days of arrival is subject to a $5 per day storage fee unless prior arrangements are made." I don't have the policy to get a free gun, I have it so people will come pick up their damn gun in a timely manner. If the transferee responds to my email and tells me he's on vacation for the next two month or that he's deployed I don't charge a penny. It's the guys who never respond that are the problem. After the storage fees exceed the value of the firearm I may sell it to recover my storage fee. |
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Posted: 5/12/2018 10:24:31 PM EDT
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My dad shut down our fun store thirty years ago, and still has numerous abandoned guns. They have long been relegated to visual clutter, and dealing with them is not even close to being on his to-do list. They just sit there at the house- complete with tags dangling from their trigger guards.. |
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Posted: 5/12/2018 10:27:56 PM EDT
[#35]
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Every dealer who does firearm transfers should have a storage policy in place before he ever accepts his first transfer. Mine is: "Any firearm not picked up within 30 days of arrival is subject to a $5 per day storage fee unless prior arrangements are made." I don't have the policy to get a free gun, I have it so people will come pick up their damn gun in a timely manner. If the transferee responds to my email and tells me he's on vacation for the next two month or that he's deployed I don't charge a penny. It's the guys who never respond that are the problem. After the storage fees exceed the value of the firearm I may sell it to recover my storage fee. One guy from out of state sent quite a few handguns in advance of his move here and comes to visit them occasionally while he waits for his permit to be approved. I'm not gonna charge people for storage. It isn't their fault that NYS has this retarded-ly long permit process. |
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Posted: 5/12/2018 11:23:59 PM EDT
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When is he going to give up and do something about them? |
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Posted: 5/13/2018 9:53:58 PM EDT
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Is that a big hardship for you? I have about 1 gun and 3 silencers with no owners coming to pick them up, one dating back 11 years. They sit in safe, bothering nobody. I will deal with it when I give up license. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Great. I have to hold on to this for 3 years now. I have about 1 gun and 3 silencers with no owners coming to pick them up, one dating back 11 years. They sit in safe, bothering nobody. I will deal with it when I give up license. |
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Posted: 5/14/2018 11:44:55 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: His widow is going to throw them into the nearest dumpster. He will never get rid of them. 
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Posted: 5/30/2018 7:31:07 AM EDT
[#39]
Any update?
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Posted: 7/31/2018 8:05:06 PM EDT
[#40]
So I attempted another follow up with a phone call and email. No response. I had some down time at the office and stopped by his home address to check on him to see if he's still alive.
The home is in pretty bad shape, grass hasn't been mowed in months, trees overgrown and hanging over the house. There was even a sticker on the door from a real estate investor offering to buy the place. I guess he thought it was abandoned too. I checked with the next door neighbor and she said the guy is still alive and lives there although he never comes outside anymore and doesn't speak to anybody. So I left a note with my name and number taped to the front door and still havent received a call back. The mystery continues.... |
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Posted: 7/31/2018 11:59:28 PM EDT
[#41]
Tag for outcome.
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Posted: 8/3/2018 12:49:37 PM EDT
[#42]
Call local police and have them do a welfare check man.
There is also the chance this guy is prohibited now and isn't planning on picking it up anymore. |
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Posted: 8/5/2018 5:28:10 PM EDT
[#43]
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So I attempted another follow up with a phone call and email. No response. I had some down time at the office and stopped by his home address to check on him to see if he's still alive. The home is in pretty bad shape, grass hasn't been mowed in months, trees overgrown and hanging over the house. There was even a sticker on the door from a real estate investor offering to buy the place. I guess he thought it was abandoned too. I checked with the next door neighbor and she said the guy is still alive and lives there although he never comes outside anymore and doesn't speak to anybody. So I left a note with my name and number taped to the front door and still havent received a call back. The mystery continues....  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/5/2018 8:11:40 PM EDT
[#44]
If you ae worried about it, file a abandoned property claim and just get it over with, then you won't have to worry about it so much, then you can sell it and recover your money.
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Posted: 10/17/2018 10:46:15 AM EDT
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So I attempted another follow up with a phone call and email. No response. I had some down time at the office and stopped by his home address to check on him to see if he's still alive. The home is in pretty bad shape, grass hasn't been mowed in months, trees overgrown and hanging over the house. There was even a sticker on the door from a real estate investor offering to buy the place. I guess he thought it was abandoned too. I checked with the next door neighbor and she said the guy is still alive and lives there although he never comes outside anymore and doesn't speak to anybody. So I left a note with my name and number taped to the front door and still havent received a call back. The mystery continues.... If he still lives there have the police do a welfare check. If no response might be time to contact the seller and let them know you're unable to contact the individual. |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 3:00:02 AM EDT
[#46]
Sounds like either his wife left him, someone he loves died or he was diagnosed with cancer. He has probably lost interest in guns and everything else that once gave him happiness. Poor guy.
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Posted: 11/9/2018 4:06:32 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that a big hardship for you? I have about 1 gun and 3 silencers with no owners coming to pick them up, one dating back 11 years. They sit in safe, bothering nobody. I will deal with it when I give up license. |
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Posted: 11/9/2018 6:08:51 AM EDT
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Guy is probably Dead, in the Hospital, or Nursing home depending on his age. I have found people pretty easy online through a simple search pulling up Memorials at funeral homes.
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Posted: 11/14/2018 11:29:42 AM EDT
[#49]
Had that problem with a guy and an approved silencer. Sat in our safe for over a year approved. Took a certified letter telling him that he had 7 days to collect his property or we were canceling the Form 4 and he would be subject to a 50% restocking fee.
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Posted: 11/14/2018 12:04:46 PM EDT
[#50]
This thread reminds me I've got paperwork I need to mail
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