Where to sell guns - Page 2

broadbill · 01-31-2012, 04:45 PM

Also keep in mind that if you sell your gun to someone in a different state, you can't ship it to them yourself. You need someone with a FFL to ship it for you (for a fee, of course).

Old_mil_guy · 01-31-2012, 09:15 PM

So, Would the OP have a list of what they would like to sell?

TxBrew · 01-31-2012, 09:30 PM

What all do you have?

**g-love** · 01-31-2012, 11:27 PM

I'll have too look when I get home tomorrow night. I'll post what I've got after I go through them.

**nukinfuts29** · 02-01-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by g-love

This might seem like a dumb question, but after my dad passed away he left me his guns. There are a few rifles and shotguns. I know how to shoot them, and I plan on keeping one or two but I don't need to hang on to all of them.

My question is, where do people sell preowned guns? And how would I even know what they are worth?

PM me what shotguns and rifles you have, I may be interested. We can ship from dealer to dealer.

**g-love** · 02-01-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nukinfuts29

PM me what shotguns and rifles you have, I may be interested. We can ship from dealer to dealer.

Can do.

TxBrew · 02-01-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by g-love

I'll have too look when I get home tomorrow night. I'll post what I've got after I go through them.

Sounds good.

kh54s10 · 02-01-2012, 04:31 PM

You could go to the alley behind .... at 2am on Friday....

Oh, nevermind, that would be very dangerous!

**Airplanedoc** · 02-01-2012, 04:59 PM

I would check gunbroker.com that way you can at least get a ballpark of what they are worth. When you get a appraisal make sure you get a buying price and a selling price. They are just like a diamond if you are buying its $10000, if you are selling the same think $5000

Remember most dealers/pawnshops are going to buy about 50% of the value. At auctions/consignment you will loose approximately 40% of the full price.

I am not aware of you local laws but your best bet is to sell them person to person slowly and give no impression that you need money. (Read that last statement as -You really don't care if it sells or not, not I need to sell this so I can buy a new _______)

You might want put the word out among your friends or your dads friends. Just like most of us brewers there is probably something of your dads that one of your/his buddies wishes that he had. Depending on you crowd (I'm sure you are fine) it adds a level of safety for you to the exchange vs selling to a complete stranger.

I got lucky, a neighbor had a 1911 I really liked, when he died (as expected) all his firearms were left to his son. But, in his safe was a notebook listing his guns with a note of who his son should give first, and sometimes second and third chance to buy in the event his son chose to part with something. I know a few of his guns found good homes with someone who had some attachment be it a hunting buddy, a neighbor (me) etc.