help listing on gun broker

[greencobra]

i've never listed a gun on gun broker before, have had an account for several years but i've only bought parts.

i want to sell a couple of firearms. is it common practice to line up the ffl before i start moving on this? my first instinct was to just throw them up and play it by ear. what else should i know and look for? cause you guys really toss out some horror stories. so teach an old dog new tricks!

and no, i don't want to post them here, don't want to deal with bargain hunters at this time. maybe later if i break the set up.

 

[CrackPot]

You have to ship to a FFL in the buyers home state. While it is legal for you to ship directly, many FFLs will not accept guns from private parties. Their business, their rules, no matter how stupid.

So post away but make sure you put in your description that the buyer needs to make sure that the inbound FFL will accept shipments from a private party or your shipping fee goes up by $XX. I charge $50 + actual shipping costs to ship a gun for a customer so XX would be 50 in my example.

Also do your homework on shipping costs. As an unlicensed person (ATF meaning, you don't have a FFL), you are limited in your shipping options and they cost a lot more than what it costs an FFL to ship. You might find that having the FFL ship by USPS Priority including their fee is less than what it costs you to ship the same package FedEx or UPS next day. FFLs can use USPS and if we ship regularly we have discounted rates with FedEx and UPS and we can ship slow (2nd day/priority for handguns and ground for long guns).

 

[BTSDOG]

Not to interrupt, but can a C&R ffl ship with usps ??

 

[paul73]

don't want to post them here, don't want to deal with bargain hunter

so, gunbroker is very much like an ebay. to sell there well you need to build up your account with enough feedback first. otherwise you may not be happy trying to sell something expensive right away. just because of that it may be easier to try selling it face2face for cash first on local forums, even if it gets frustrating often.

 

[CrackPot]

Not to interrupt, but can a C&R ffl ship with usps ??

No. The relevant language from the CFR listing who CAN ship via USPS is "...handguns may be mailed by a licensed manufacturer of firearms, a licensed dealer of firearms, a licensed importer of firearms..." So 01, 02, 07, 08 and a few others but not an 03

 

[jpm]

No. The relevant language from the CFR listing who CAN ship via USPS is "...handguns may be mailed by a licensed manufacturer of firearms, a licensed dealer of firearms, a licensed importer of firearms..." So 01, 02, 07, 08 and a few others but not an 03

@BTSDOG A C&R can ship long guns via USPS. Actually anyone can ship a long gun via USPS as long as it goes to an FFL.

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service? ​

A nonlicensee may not transfer a firearm to a non-licensed resident of another state. A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of their own state (not MA!) or to a licensee in any state.

The U.S. Postal Service recommends that long guns be sent by registered mail and that no marking of any kind which would indicate the nature of the contents be placed on the outside of any parcel containing firearms.

Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun.

[18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A); 27 CFR 478.31]

 

[RUT]

>>While it is legal for you to ship directly, many FFLs will not accept guns from private parties<<

It's much easier just to ship via your local FFL holder. Usually cheaper and eliminates the uncertainty on the receiving FFL's end.