Need Advice about Selling Guns.

[BruceV]

I have in the past bought and sold a few items. I have in the past sold and shipped without problems some ammunition. Except in face-to-face exchanges I have not ever sold a firearm. I may now need to sell some rifles and pistols. I have a local FFL holder who has agreed to act on my behalf in shipping items. What I would appreciate is advice as to how to proceed. I need to do the best I can and not make a mistake. Sincerely. Bruce.

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[stonewall56]

Unless your state requires it you don't need an FFL to ship. If you ship across state lines an FFL is needed to receive and transfer at the other end. If you ship within your state an FFL is not required unless your state law requires it. You may ship long guns via U.S. mail but you may not ship handguns via mail unless you have an FFL, you'll have to use the Fed Ex or U.S.gougers. Gun Broker is a good place to auction your firearms and get good exposure. If you have a reasonable reserve or minimum you'll get what you want. Good, detailed descriptions along with several "clear" photos gets you noticed and gets you the bids. Gun Broker also has good info on shipping firearms. You can re-list your firearm until you sell, you don't pay until you sell. Good luck.

[Jim K]

Stonewall about covered the shipping issues. But you can't sell face-to-face to anyone who is not a resident of your state and then only if state/local laws allow the sale.

This applies no matter where the transaction takes place. (For example, you live in Georgia but meet a prospective buyer from Florida at a Florida gun show. Florida allows ftf sales. But you can't sell a gun to him because you are not a resident of Florida. You can sell to an FFL dealer, or a licensed collector for C&R items, anywhere in the U.S., though, although again some state or local laws may differ.

Jim

[Neal Myers]

I find that the more items I have sold, the better I get at the little details. Here is a link to one of my completed auctions on Gunbroker that you can use as a guide:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=120995896

You have to plan all the details before you list, from shipping charges to your return policy. Be sure that you have the shipping carton in hand before you list a gun, even if you have to buy the carton. (I buy some from Uline, & use CMP cartons for the more expensive long guns.) I often absorb part of the shipping cost, since many folks don't realize how expensive shipping & cartons are today.

[Dollar Bill]

That's a good ad, Neal. I recently bought a 1903 on Gunbroker. 1928 with a C stock, original parts except a replacement barrel in 1944. Been sitting in cosmoline until someone bought it from the CMP some time ago. He left it in the cosmoline and I got it for a song because the pictures were terrible. Great pictures of the details and a detailed description will sell them.