I have a Colt Python, NEW in the box, NEVER fired … whats the BEST way to sell this classic pistol ?
Whats the best and safest way to sell guns from my collection ? I am thinking “online” as my local gunshops won’t offer me anything but LOW LOW prices as they want to make a BIG profit from reselling them. Ebay won’t let me post handguns. Any other “online” websites allow the sale of firearms ?
Thanks
There is a conflict between the best (meaning most money) and safest (depending on meaning). Even if you sell it to a firearms dealer, you need to get a receipt since I have heard of cases where the firearm was not logged in and instead sold illegally.
Here are a few of the firearms auction sites:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/search.cgi
http://www.gunbroker.com
http://www.ebang.com/
http://www.a-gun.com/default.cfm
http://www.auctionarms.com/
http://www.armsbay.com/
http://www.buysellguns.com/
http://www.e-gun.net/
http://www.gunad.com/
http://www.gunsamerica.com
The problem with auctions is that it is for a limited period of time and you need two or more people who are interested in it, otherwise the price does not go up.
The best way is to advertise the firearm on various firearms forums and email lists, but you need to determine the value of the firearm first. You can set a reserve for the auctions, but some places charge you even if it does not sell, it can get expensive.
Once you sell it, you need to make sure that the funds are good. There are numerous scams involving bogus cashier checks and money orders, often for amounts more than what you are selling it for. Then, you need to find a firearms dealer to sent it to, if the person is not local. In some states it is legal to sell a firearm directly to another person, but you need to protect yourself by getting information from the seller as you don’t want them to use it in a crime and have the firearm traced back to you.
Unless there is a state law preventing it, you can ship a firearm yourself, but handguns can not be shipped USPS by non-FFLs and FedEx and UPS require expensive shipping, so it could be cheaper to have a FFL ship it, depending on rates. Before you ship it, you need to get a signed copy of the FFL, check the status on the BATF EZcheck web page (https://www.atfonline.gov/fflezcheck/) and make sure that you follow all shipping laws, such as requesting an adult signature, no markings on the box that it is a firearm, telling the shipper that it is a firearm, etc.
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