Selling a firearm on Gunbroker?

[granuale]

Originally Posted by jcabin

Depends if you're shipping a hand gun or not, then it is entirely necessary.

WRONG! Sorry to jump down your throat, but you are giving incorrect information.

Any person can ship a firearm to an FFL. You do not need to bring a gun to an FFL to have them ship it to another FFL.

ATF 'Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide' (ATF P 5300.4) says:

(B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.

[Yellowfin]

Something you didn't ask but now should know: you can take payment for it via GunPal.

[unclejumbo]

My two cents...

I have sold and bought many guns on Gunbroker. I have shipped handguns and long guns to the buyers FFL holder. I have also shipped them through my local FFL.

Here is what I have I learned. It is cheaper for me to ship through my FFL. He can use the USPS, a private party can't. In order to send a handgun by UPS, it is required by UPS regulation to go overnight. That costs $50+.

If the gun transfer fails on the buyers end, the FFL can not ship back to you. It will have to go to your FFL. If it came from your FFL, the receiving FFL can just send it back.

A lot of FFL holders will not accept a shipment directly from you. Mine won't.

As far as knowing what you have to do, read the tutorials on the Gunbroker website.

If you have any other questions, post here or PM me.

[granuale]

Originally Posted by unclejumbo

My two cents...

I have sold and bought many guns on Gunbroker. I have shipped handguns and long guns to the buyers FFL holder. I have also shipped them through my local FFL.

Here is what I have I learned. It is cheaper for me to ship through my FFL. He can use the USPS, a private party can't. In order to send a handgun by UPS, it is required by UPS regulation to go overnight. That costs $50+.

If the gun transfer fails on the buyers end, the FFL can not ship back to you. It will have to go to your FFL. If it came from your FFL, the receiving FFL can just send it back.

A lot of FFL holders will not accept a shipment directly from you. Mine won't.

As far as knowing what you have to do, read the tutorials on the Gunbroker website.

If you have any other questions, post here or PM me.

The misinformation in this thread is killing me. You can ship a long arm via the USPS. Jesus Christ the regulations are pretty simple and have been posted multiple times.

As for what happens if the transfer fails, who cares? You ship the gun only when the funds clear and then it's the buyers problem. I wouldn't refund a gunbroker purchase for failure to pass a check. The buyer can sell the gun without ever taking possession of it. If he can't pass the check, let him list it for sale.

If the buyers chosen FFL won't accept a shipment, they need to find a different FFL, or wait longer for me to find an FFL willing to do it, and pay the extra fee.