| Security
of Your Information |
The security of your
information is very important here. Your confidential
information is protected in transit from your computer to
ours by using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with
an encryption key of 128 bits (the highest level
commercially available. |
| Internet
Transactions |
The vast amount of Internet transactions take place
without any negative consequences. A recent study suggests
that less than 1% of Internet transactions are fraudulent.
But sadly, sometimes it does occur.
We don't condone the fraudulent use of our services. If
we receive any complaints from other users that they have
been defrauded, we will do an investigation and terminate
the account of the guilty party. We also report and
actively cooperate with law enforcement when such activity
occurs. IP addresses are also recorded during
registration. In the event of law enforcement
investigation, we will turn over personal information if
we are served a subpoena by a law enforcement agent. Law
enforcement officers click here for information on serving
us with a subpoena.
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| FTC
Security Tips |
Tips
from the U.S. FTC for protecting yourself online. A good
article offering information about Internet security. Federal
Trade Commission |
| Escrow
Services |
Escrow services offer the
ultimate in online purchase safety. An escrow service will
hold your money until you get your item and inspect it. If
there is any problem then you may send it back to the
seller and your money is refunded.
A lot of online escrow services will not handle
firearms purchases. We are developing one here for the
convenience of our customers. It should be ready in a
short while. Until then, you can go to the following for
this type of service.
Tradiator.com
SafeBuyer
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| Sellers |
We suggest that in all of your
dealings that you use delivery confirmation during
shipment of goods. This ensures that you can definitely
prove that you made an attempt to deliver your goods. It
is also used by services such as PayPal
to provide proof of no fraudulent intent by the seller.
Delivery confirmation is available when shipping by FedEx,
UPS, the United States Postal Services and other carriers.
If you are involved in a fraud report on our site, that is
the first thing we are going to ask you for. |
| Buyers |
The Internet Fraud Complaint
Center (IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime
Center (NW3C). Click
on this link to go to their website.
The NFIC is the only nationwide toll-free hotline for
consumers to get advice about telephone solicitations and
report possible telemarketing fraud to law enforcement
agencies. In 1996, the Internet Fraud Watch was created,
enabling the NFIC to offer consumers advice about
promotions in cyberspace and route reports of suspected
online and Internet fraud to the appropriate government
agencies. Their phone number is 1-800-876-7060 and their
website is located here.
The best rule of thumb is if the deal seems too good to be
true, then it probably is. Never
send funds to a seller via Western Union or Money Gram.
That is a sure sign of a scam. Our site offers
direct payment by credit card to those sellers that can
utilize it. That is a very safe method of payment to use.
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| Fraud
Reporting |
We actively investigate all
reports of fraud on our system. Although we do not offer
fraud insurance, we do work closely with buyers, law
enforcement and the federal government in all cases of
reported fraud. To report a problem with a seller after a
transaction please login
to your account and access the abuse reporting form.
This is found in the My Account tab under the Abuse Report
subtab. |
| Internet
Scams |
Be on the alert for scammers
who may entice you to participate in their ploys. Beware
of offers to send you a check for an amount larger than
the purchase price and then ask you to send the item and
refund you the difference. |
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