while you wait? i'd just keep saving in the meantime and not get anything, bigger budget+ukara=shinier pew, you don't have too far to go before you can look at some of the cracker budget guna
it's pretty much the same as any other forum
find a gun you like, message the seller, strike a deal in conversation, pay by paypal and they'll post out.
you do still need a defence to get a non 2-tone secondhand i'm afraid.
in terms of scams, well there's nothing perfect, but generally i'll stick with the following:
- if it sounds too good to be true it probably is, you can occasionally get cracker bargains on here but if something seems off just walk away, patience is the key.
- keep all conversation on here, don't go using email/text message as if there's an issue it'll be harder for the admin to help out and ban the scammer.
- always pay with paypal goods and services, never with friends and family. if the seller asks to pay f&f pay goods and services but add the fees on top yourself (you can google the rates), friends and family has zero comeback if they pull a fast one
what that won't necessarily protect you from however is the hidden demons, most commonly from bad tech-work but it's worth noting that this doesn't mean the seller is intentionally selling a gun with a problem, folk can sell stuff with no idea what's going on under the hood.
even brand new guns aren't immune from this, but if you've bought brand new from a retailer (especially uk based) then at least you can send it back (they'll normally "repair" which can very depending on the skills of the shop tech), however with a second hand gun it's entirely caveat emptor.
unfortunately the only sure-fire way to protect yourself from that issue is to be proficient enough at tech work yourself to be able to fix a gun that has problems like that, which is why it's generally not considered the wisest idea to jump straight into buying secondhand for your first gun.
^solid advice there, if you're gonna spend on anything spend on that.
