Selling a pistol, not so easy...Thoughts

[sandyut]

I have a semi auto pistol I am trying to sell. I put it on Gun Broker thinking that would be easy. Well its not easy to get paid. As a nonbusiness without an FFL payment seems nearly impossible. I have a buyer, but no means to get paid. I feel stuck. Am I?

If this deal dies, I guess I just need to hit my local shop and have them list it on GB for me and pay their commission?

Thoughts? If you are interested message me, I am happy to discuss.

 

[sandyut]

More background. Local shops offered me "blue book" which was half what I paid, at $250-$300. Its discontinued and has a "following" and the sale I am trying to make is for $700+shipping and tax.

 

[chopsaw]

I thought you could pay a local shop that had a ffl to do the deal . Used to be 25 bucks .

 

[chilerelleno]

What do you have? I might be interested.
If a sale is made I've no problem with PP, Zelle or et.
Then⁶ its a simple FFL to FFL transfer.

 

[indaswamp]

Rich is correct. The transfer has to be FFL to FFL across state lines. You pay a fee for the service. They do the background checks, handle the transfer. They also act as a third party to the sale. Last gun I sold was a shotgun. Buyer was in Florida. I think back then the FFL cost was $25-30 bucks. But sometimes, it is a percentage of the sale price. Call around and check. You find a local FFL dealer, your buyer finds one local to him that he trusts. The two dealers handle the sale. It is fairly common.