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The F.B.S.A. is a FREE VENUE for buyers and sellers of archery equipment. Staff and management of thefbsa.com are NOT responsible for nor guarantee a successful transaction. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. BUYERS and SELLERS BEWARE. It is your responsibility to collect the necessary information to ensure a legitimate sale or purchase.

WE WILL NOT always help you. It is a moderator’s discretion to offer assistance with a bad deal. We do welcome your questions and concerns and will Black List an unscrupulous buyer/seller after a review of your transaction.

1. Ask for pictures, condition or defects before committing to the purchase.

2. Before you send any money or merchandise, get an address, a phone number and CALL the other member!! If they do not want to give out this information or you can not get in contact with them, do not send any money or merchandise.

3. If you mail a Money Order expect to wait five business days for shipping each way, plus a day for them to ship the item.

4. If you’re paying with Pay-Pal expect the same five business days for shipping plus one day to ship the item.

5. Sellers, it is your responsibility to send an item out as soon as possible. One day for shipping is enough. You have sold the item; it should be boxed, addressed and ready to ship as soon as the payment is received. It is also your responsibility to PM the buyer to let them know the item has shipped and provide the tracking number.

6. The cost of insurance and a tracking confirmation is only a couple of dollars. This is well worth the cost. Everyone should use it.

7. Shipping to and from other countries can incur delays. Customs can hold up an item being shipped. Expect delays when shipping to Canada or any other country. Three to four weeks is not uncommon.

8. Expect longer delays in shipping around holidays. The mail system can be taxed around most holidays. Allow an extra day or two for shipping both payment and product.

9. There is not a great deal thefbsa.com can do to settle a dispute if we do not have a phone number to contact a member. It is your responsibility to do the necessary follow-up if a deal does not appear to be successful. Contact us only after you have tried to call, emailed and PM'ed with no response. Again, helping you is at our discretion and time availability.

10. When reporting a deal that has gone bad, please provide the member’s user name (spelled correctly), any contact information you have and all correspondence you have had with them along with a link to the item.