Gunbroker, here, consignment or what?
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Moving to Ecuador sounds like a lot of fun!
When you do go down, please post some more pictures. I've never been to South America, but have heard good things about it.
My wife is from Bulgaria and we hope to move back there for a few years someday.
But back to the gun sales. I can imagine that consignment sales on gunbroker the way Hawk-in-WI posted about could be an easy solution. I don't know anything about it though.
Also I know places like Cabelas and Bass Pro Shop advertise that they buy whole gun collections. But I have no idea how that works and imagine it's probably not so good financially for the seller.
I've used them a few times. Prices are good. Problem is, it only works if the ffl you're shipping to is on their list.
I dont disagree with your observations. Just a point of notation and a reason to read and consider all reviews, their source and the aspects of the occurrence to conclude its overall validity.
For the original poster and myself who have a rather substantial investment to thin out , we surely dont want problems or to be taken advantage of
Yes I 100 % agree , myself I'm kind of in the same place , I've had a seller/buyers account on GB for years, yet hardy ever use it any more to sell guns because it became such a pain in the back side,,, shipping guns man hate doing that and taking guns to a gun show any more , what a waste of time , and that's even if you can get a show to rent you a table
in my state we can sell doing a face to face but that's getting iffy , selling your guns to a store, they screw the heck out of you , putting them on consignment at a local store can take forever and you have all those folks handling your guns , taking them in and out of display cases NO THANKS
getting off subject sorry , wished i had a better answer but you are right,, do your research and go from there
in my state we can sell doing a face to face but that's getting iffy , selling your guns to a store, they screw the heck out of you , putting them on consignment at a local store can take forever and you have all those folks handling your guns , taking them in and out of display cases NO THANKS
getting off subject sorry , wished i had a better answer but you are right,, do your research and go from there
I reached out to GB and asked how to view the list of their Top 25 sellers and they replied, that information is not available ????????? HMMMMMM. Seems that information would be interesting if not of merit to a lot of buyers
wow to be honest with you I'm surprised you even got a answer from GB, but yes that sucks
You do have to be careful who you deal with. About 20 years ago, I moved to the Denver area for work, and had to get my firearms appraised for the new home owner's insurance policy. I checked in at the closest gun shop ('Gunsmoke Guns' in Wheat Ridge) and an employee there said they would do it for free. Great! So, I cased all of my firearms, loaded them all up in a van, and hauled them all over to the shop. After I get 'em all inside, the owner walks over & says it will be $5 per gun for the appraisal. I was pissed about the "bait & switch", but paid for it just because of the hassle factor involved. But I never did business with them again.
Turned out the owner (Rich Wyatt?) was a real dirt bag. Another FFL in the area told me that Wyatt was later accused of trying to steal an entire firearms collection that he took in on consignment, was eventually convicted on multiple charges including fraud & conspiracy, and spent time in the hoosegow.
As always IIRC, FWIW, IMHO, YMMV, etc.
Turned out the owner (Rich Wyatt?) was a real dirt bag. Another FFL in the area told me that Wyatt was later accused of trying to steal an entire firearms collection that he took in on consignment, was eventually convicted on multiple charges including fraud & conspiracy, and spent time in the hoosegow.
As always IIRC, FWIW, IMHO, YMMV, etc.
That is a concern in the back of my mind. If I were to put a gun, or several, on consignment and the gun store closes down or goes bankrupt? What happens?
chances are you would be screwed
bigbillyboy
Buckeye
Very good point
bwct
Bearcat
Kasey McKay(Locust Fork) is a "class act". She and her team are currently selling items for me and I couldn't be happier.
I was worried about that, with a gunsmith years ago. I had sent an antique rifle to him, and what I thought should have been a quick job dragged on for over a year. At one point I heard he was in the hospital, and I though, "Great, if he dies I'm two states away and will never see that rifle again!" Turned out it was something minor; he eventually got the work done (typical gunsmith ;^) and shipped the rifle back.
But if you have a bunch of guns to put on consignment, it might be best to do it in batches, or maybe find more than one FFL, and split the guns (and the risk) up. Frankly, I'm not sure putting 40/50/60 guns on display at one shop, all at the same time, is even a good idea. I saw that happen down in Arizona five years ago, and that collection overwhelmed the shop, and just sat there because they were priced too high for that market. No opinion on auctioning off large collections (zero experience).
As always FWIW, IMHO, YMMV, etc.
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I found a personal seller/buyer at a local gun show that wanted to buy a bunch of my guns. I had purchased several guns from him in the past and he seemed like an honest guy to do business with. Since I was moving out of state, I didn't want to take all my collection with me, so I put out a dozen guns and had him come over to give me an estimate. If it would be fair I'd sell them to him right there, and if I thought he was trying to scam me I'd keep the guns and find another way to sell them off. Well, he gave me a very good price on each gun, so I sold them right then to him. A few months later I had him come over and buy the rest of my guns that I wanted to sell. So the point here is to find a buyer at a gun show that you feel confident to sell your guns to that will give you a price you both can agree on.
I kind of just did that Larry8. I have an uncle who had an FFL for years and has gone to lots of guns shows. He's pretty much out of that stuff now... but he has a family friend he has known literally since high school. Both in their 80's now. Name is Bill. Bill was talking about coming to my house and maybe making an offer on 20 guns for him to sell at gun shows. He says he goes to gun shows every weekend... I can't imagine. Anyway, then it turned out he really specializes in M1 Garands and M1 Carbines. I only had one of each and I would like to retain my Garand for now. But I took my Carbine to the Tulsa Gun show to meet him... he bought it right there for cash for what I considered a solid fair price... he will be able to resell and make some money and I'm happy. I'm going to talk to him some more but he may not be willing to take on more of my guns. Well, he said he would consider vintage S&W revolvers so I might sell him some of those. It's a start... first one out the door!
GasGuzzler
Hunter
If you have something truly valuable then sell it on GB. Consignment won't get eyes but you could get lucky. Forums are generally low ball buyers.
As i have said in my post -- shipping is the problem ----
What solution or answer would you be aware of for this ??
bwct
Bearcat
For me, Locust Fork and GB were the answer to shipping issues. I prefer to sell through a local forum and FTF, but that is limited exposure to buyers as compared to GB.
Bad Barlow
Blackhawk
I've used "Ship my Gun" recently a few times with complete satisfaction. If the buyers FFL is not yet on their list,SMG will take a little longer to verify, but still provide the service.
Ship My Gun worked great for me. They have great shipping rates as they do so much volume being a service of Bud's Gun Shop.
To add a new FFL send them the FFL's paperwork along with your request so they don't have to go get it. It still took a few days but both times when I prodded them that I was in a hurry they replied quickly. I just note in my ad that I use SMG so the buyer knows and can get their FFL added themselves if they like.
TomD
To add a new FFL send them the FFL's paperwork along with your request so they don't have to go get it. It still took a few days but both times when I prodded them that I was in a hurry they replied quickly. I just note in my ad that I use SMG so the buyer knows and can get their FFL added themselves if they like.
TomD
