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Old 02-13-2019, 07:35 PM
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Anybody heard of or dealt with these guys Hellscellsfirearmscanada in Calgary.

No website and their ad and prices look suspicious. I smell a skunk.

https://townpost.ca/buysell/calgary-...ator-snow-camo
1-800 number no longer valid.

https://townpost.ca/buysell/calgary-...ical-adj-stock
Recording on the cell number saying customer can't answer.

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Phil

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Old 02-13-2019, 07:41 PM
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Anybody heard of or dealt with these guys Hellscellsfirearmscanada in Calgary.

No website and their ad and prices look suspicious. I smell a skunk.

https://townpost.ca/buysell/calgary-...ator-snow-camo
1-800 number no longer valid.

https://townpost.ca/buysell/calgary-...ical-adj-stock
Recording on the cell number saying customer can't answer.

Thanks,
Phil
Ya know what they say about something that sounds too good to be true, Phil?
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Old 02-13-2019, 08:04 PM
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Definite scammer
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Old 02-13-2019, 08:11 PM
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Ya know what they say about something that sounds too good to be true, Phil?
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I had the same thought.

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Old 02-13-2019, 08:33 PM
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Definitely a scam.
Here's where they got the pics from - Guns America
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Old 02-13-2019, 09:00 PM
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Pics are from gunsamerica.com


Edit. Oops should have read the above post.
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Old 02-17-2019, 01:21 AM
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Thanks to everyone that reports these directly to us. This goof was blocked within an hour or so of posting, he used some tricks to get past the verification process.

As many of you know we have a number of levels of security to protect TownPost from these losers (Domestic and Foreign), we also report them to Firearms Enforcement so they can be tracked.

We do not publicly disclose our process for verifying/blocking to keep them guessing. Please feel free to Contact Us anytime you have questions or concerns about a user or our site.
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Thanks to everyone that reports these directly to us. This goof was blocked within an hour or so of posting, he used some tricks to get past the verification process.

As many of you know we have a number of levels of security to protect TownPost from these losers (Domestic and Foreign), we also report them to Firearms Enforcement so they can be tracked.

We do not publicly disclose our process for verifying/blocking to keep them guessing. Please feel free to Contact Us anytime you have questions or concerns about a user or our site.
Thanks, I have bought a few rifles off Townpost and everything went well, but many of the members there are known or are regular sellers, I try and get someone local to go do a FTF if I can.
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Old 02-17-2019, 08:19 AM
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Last spring, I purchased a higher end shotgun off of Townpost in Vancouver. I was doing a Google search, and the exact shotgun I wanted was advertised at a great price. I did some searching online, and the name and phone number matched a member of the executive of a Vancouver trap club, and he was known to be a gun show regular, with a good reputation, so I sent off $5600 via EMT. The shotgun arrived in perfect condition as pictured. I would been much more hesitant to send money to someone who I had no way to verify.
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Old 02-17-2019, 08:20 AM
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Yuppers,,, there are and will be alot more of them coming at us in the days ahead.

"If" a person chooses to buy or sell over the world wide web less the face to face,,, then have at it,,, at least try to gather as much information as a person can.

Ask those questions,,, find details in the conversation,,, track things down,,, or find someone in thier area that can check things out "if" at all possible...

All transactions I do are FtF,,, that way both parties get a chance to see & handle the goods before the sale incase there are some discrepancies that weren't noted at sale time.

To each their own,,, I know what works for me and our family. Ha

"""Hopefuly""" its the less is more thing this summer.

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