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First off I apologize if this is in the wrong section but since it has to do with a FFL I figured I would start here first. I am going to broad stroke this since the situation is still developing and the FFL seems to be trying to fix it but I am still a little concerned.
Last year I put some items on consignment at a local well reviewed local gun store. The guys there have been really good to me in the past so I had no reservations about putting something on consignment. I figured that it would take the particular items I had on consignment to sell, due to the political climate at the time. However once the election was over and the dust had settled and having not heard anything for a few months I began to look for answers.
Red flags immediately started to go up.
1. The shop had moved, which I know happens but when there is stuff still inside the store where it used to be (display cases and some other fixtures), it seemed a little weird.
2. When I called the number listed during business hours no one would answer and it would go to voicemail, which again I understand because small stores get busy and answering a phone might not be high on the priority list especially when dealing with customers.
3. I tried showing up at the new location provided, again during business hours, and nothing. I ran into a few other customers in the lot that are apparently going through the same thing I am and there is more than a little discontent for the shop growing.
I have been able to email the owner and have been getting fast responses but things don't seem to be adding up. I should note that the owner/FFL has informed me that all the items I had on consignment have sold. I am trying to be patient and understanding but at some point, I wonder if there is something else I should be considering. The owner/FFL says he has my paperwork but his old employees did not properly file the sales receipts so he cant cut me a check for the items that were on consignment that sold until he can verify how much they were sold for. I should also note that i never changed the prices on the items I had listed for consignment.
So my question is, aside from still waiting for an answer and check, are there other things I should be looking in to to potentially recover my money and or items that were on consignment?
sorry for the long post but thanks in advance.
Last year I put some items on consignment at a local well reviewed local gun store. The guys there have been really good to me in the past so I had no reservations about putting something on consignment. I figured that it would take the particular items I had on consignment to sell, due to the political climate at the time. However once the election was over and the dust had settled and having not heard anything for a few months I began to look for answers.
Red flags immediately started to go up.
1. The shop had moved, which I know happens but when there is stuff still inside the store where it used to be (display cases and some other fixtures), it seemed a little weird.
2. When I called the number listed during business hours no one would answer and it would go to voicemail, which again I understand because small stores get busy and answering a phone might not be high on the priority list especially when dealing with customers.
3. I tried showing up at the new location provided, again during business hours, and nothing. I ran into a few other customers in the lot that are apparently going through the same thing I am and there is more than a little discontent for the shop growing.
I have been able to email the owner and have been getting fast responses but things don't seem to be adding up. I should note that the owner/FFL has informed me that all the items I had on consignment have sold. I am trying to be patient and understanding but at some point, I wonder if there is something else I should be considering. The owner/FFL says he has my paperwork but his old employees did not properly file the sales receipts so he cant cut me a check for the items that were on consignment that sold until he can verify how much they were sold for. I should also note that i never changed the prices on the items I had listed for consignment.
So my question is, aside from still waiting for an answer and check, are there other things I should be looking in to to potentially recover my money and or items that were on consignment?
sorry for the long post but thanks in advance.
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