Another option is this websight http://www.samplelist.com/there are some great deals here without having to bid. Good luck.

(Are you the same Jefferson (Soapy) Smithwho ruled Skagway Alaska during the Klondike gold rush?)

Just kidding. Actually, I've bought a number of scopes off of e-Bay. Mostly good old timers like Weaver steel K models, the kind made in El Paso TX, and a few steel J-2.5 and J-4's for lightweight rifles.

Have alsobought a few Lyman All-Americans,which were verygood made-in-USA scopes in their day, and still work! Never had a problem. Actually, I've had less adjustment system failures with the older Weavers and Lymans than some of the new ones!

I've also bought reloading dies, presses, powder scales, and bullet casting equipoment off of e-Bay, generally at no more than half of retail price. Some of this reloading stuff was for all intents & purposes, new!

Good luck!!

I bought a Leupold on ebay that was in mint condition for $150 it retails for $399 I used once and noticed it would fog up in the mornings,I missed killing a huge 10 point cause I couldn't see it.

Rather than contacting the seller because 8 months had gone by, I sent it to leupold to get it fix.
2 weeks later they sent me a brand new one.
Most good scopes have a life time warranty.

thanks guys. you were more than helpfull. i think im going to try it.. i prey everything goes well, but im sure it will. again thanks

[quote]ORIGINAL: Alex The Hawk

I bought a Leupold on ebay that was in mint condition for $150 it retails for $399 I used once and noticed it would fog up in the mornings,I missed killing a huge 10 point cause I couldn't see it.



Which lense fogged up and was it on the inside or outside of the scope???

I bought a Nikon Monarch on ebay and it works great. I've owned Leupold as well, they're a great company and unless that scope was run over, they will usually make it right. They stand behind their stuff.

I've been buying and selling scopes and misc shooting supplies and gun parts on Ebay for years. Good thing about Ebay is feedback. Go for the reliable sellers with plenty good feedback and you won't have a problem. I've found some very good deals.

Yes it is all about the sellers feedback. If like someone said, it is 98% positive then I will usually bid and buy, if there are several negative feedback I will either email the person leaving feedback or see what the squabble was about. Only one time did I never get something shipped. Otherwise, everything came and was as expected.

well i did it . i bid on something. and have 10 hours left. is paypal pretty easy to use? i think i am going to go that rout.

Paypal is easy to use, but they won't let you pay for guns with it. I don't know if you can pay for ammo with Paypal either.....They're kind of a pain, like e-Bay itself when it comes to gun stuff......