listing advice

skyball777

November 06, 2012 17:57

i have never sold anything online or in an auction. although it looks easy, im concerned about the legallity and costs of selling and shipping a hadgun online. any advice or expirience?

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  llama

  November 06, 2012 18:02

  Selling - Go look what Locust Fork does - she does it good... Sunday evenings/afternoons are the "best" time to end, so starting on Thursday for a 10 day auction usually works well.
  
  Shipping - A FFL can ship via the post office for $15 or so. UPS or FedEx will charge you $50+ to ship it - their policy is it must go next day air (to cut down on thefts and losses), so very expensive. Some buyers have FFL holders that complain about getting stuff from a non-licensed person. If you are not a FFL holder, then paying one $20 in shipping costs and $30 for his time still puts you ahead of using FedUp. Ignore this if you are a FFL - just use the post office.

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  skyball777

  November 06, 2012 18:05

  what about shipping to certain states with more restrictions than my home state?

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  skyball777

  November 06, 2012 18:11

  and... thank you.

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  Herschel

  November 06, 2012 18:42

  The interstate transfer must go to a ffl dealer or if the transferee is a C & R licensee, a C & R item can go directly to him/her. Make sure it qualifies as a C & R. The ffl dealer who transfers to a CA dealer has to be registered with the CA Dept. of Justice and then get a transfer number before shipping to the CA dealer. That is why some dealers refuse to ship to CA. As a result of what happened in the election today I predict very harsh enforcement of gun control laws. Make sure you are absolutely legal in what you do.

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  nmyers

  November 07, 2012 02:42

  You do not need to worry about restrictions in other states. A nonlicensee (that is, you) can transfer any firearm to a dealer in any state. Period.
  
  Your listing should state, "Be sure that your dealer will accept this item from a nonlicensee." The buyer's dealer may request a photocopy of your drivers license, a reasonable request.
  
  Read the entire "sellers tutorial" on the GB auction site; that explains 99% of the process. Also, so a GB search on "shipping", & that will help you understand the pitfalls.
  
  Neal

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  tsr1965

  November 07, 2012 03:21

  Neal gives good advice, and it is also great advice to go look at Locust Fork's auctions. I try not to ever use a reserve auction, as a majority of serious buyer's will not even look at them. If you have a problem with taking a chance of getting less than what you want for something, then use a starting bid of what the minimum is you will take for it. Dont try to get rich from extra handling fees tacked on an "actual shipping cost", and you will do fine. Make sure you state everything you want to, and no shipping until payment clears.
  
  quote:You do not need to worry about restrictions in other states. A nonlicensee (that is, you) can transfer any firearm to a dealer in any state. Period.
  
  Neal,
  
  While that is true, that an individual "can",...there are somethings that can't here in NY. NY state law requires handguns outside the state, be transferred into NY state, by an FFL dealer in the sending state. Yes, the handguns coming in to NYS, have to be FFL, to FFL.
  
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