I've been trying to sell my H&K SL8-6 here on the board for a while, mostly because it's easier to sell to someone else from the board here in NJ. I've bought and sold a few rifles, and it's been very easy to deal with other forum members.

 

But, I'd like to buy a 28 gauge shotgun, and I'm also trying to keep net gun costs (just the guns, clearly other expensives are rampant) at 0, so I'm going to finally sell the H&K to pay for the shotgun.

 

Can anyone tell me anything about selling a rifle on gunbroker?

 

Unless the buyer is in NJ, I need to get their FFL's info and send the rifle to the FFL, correct?

 

How does that work, exactly? Does the FFL email me or mail me their paperwork, or do I just need some kind of number? Do I wait to get money before I ship? What forms of payment are safe on gunbroker? I buy and sell on ebay all the time, and use Paypal succesfully (I am aware of the issues, but so far I've been lucky), but not sure what the best method on GB is.

 

Any other tips?

 

I paid $2K for the rifle during the gold rush. New ones sell for ~ $1900 on GB, and used ones seem to sell for ~ $1600. With the three mags and the rails I think I can get close to $1600, but I am wondering how much I'm going to pay in transaction costs. I got a cash offer for $1300 from someone on the board recently, and almost got my asking price a long time ago on the board, but the guy didn't quite have matching paperwork and the deal fell through.

 

My rifle is here, by the way: http://njgunforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4311

Thanks for any advice.

pm sent Dave

First you need to make sure that the buyer's FFL will accept a gun from a non-FFL. No law against you shipping to an FFL, just some are a bit finicky. When I sold a rifle interstate, the buyer's FFL sent me a signed photocopy of their license. Verify the license here...

 

https://www.atfonline.gov/fflezcheck/ff ... Display.do

 

(site is down now), and then ship only to the address on the verified license. The FFL will require some kind of ID from you - DL, CCW, FPID - something, so be prepared to give that up. You can ship a long gun via the USPS. I sent mine registered mail, insured for $300 (it was a rimfire) and IIRC it ran $43.

 

Good luck with your sale.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Most ads I've seen specify that FFL must accept from private individual or there will be an additional charge to ship from an FFL on your side.

Recieve funds + copy of FFL

Check FFL on the ATF FFL checker

Ship gun to FFL premise adress, UPS or USPS, and insure it. Make adult sig. required if that makes you feel good and fuzzy (I do).

 

Keep copy of FFL, and shipping record (where it went, and the delivery confirmation) with your records. Optional, but in case its used in some sort of crime or something and it comes back to you, you can prove that not only did it ship to an FFL but it was signed for by them, etc etc.