Where to sell a handgun? - Page 2

doc_ricketts · 02-10-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBob

Great resource. I listed the Airweight and immediately began receiving offers and just sold it.
Thanks for the tip guys.

Armslist is very iffy. For instance if you sell your gun to somebody on Armslist and he commits a crime, then you might get the blame for something. At least get a notarized bill of sale if you do transfer this way. I would never do a transfer except at at gunshop who is an FFL. You have already done the deed, but others seem to think this is a good way to go.

MeterPig · 02-11-2013, 03:44 PM

cogunmarket.com

Only offer to sell to someone with CHL.

New guns are going for more than list due to the fact its 7 days to wait for a background check.

Assuming the gun is an ok piece.

Don't make this complicated.

kneeslider · 02-11-2013, 03:49 PM

just sell it to me, I won't tell oslima & vp bitme

IHWillys · 02-12-2013, 08:41 AM

I am not an attorney nor am I providing legal advice.

If I were to sell a gun to someone I do not know personally, in a private transfer, I might excerpt section A of form 4473 for the buyer to fill out. Also, a notarized bill of sale might be a required part of the sale. CYA.

Ken
(former FFL licensee)

Gillus · 02-12-2013, 08:58 AM

jasonsguns.com but it may only be for NM. I do not know how it works or what it costs or anything about it

I think the background checks should be available for private sellers to do to protect themselves. Going thru an FFL is a good idea and they should be paid for their efforts.

You may be able to consign it thru an FFL. I have used an FFL here that will do a transfer for $10.00.

Hondo · 02-12-2013, 10:47 AM

Make sure you guys get bill of sales every time you sell anything to anyone, just to cover your ass. It would be terrible if someone took the rake that you sold at a garage sale and did something bad with it...........

COLORADO GUN LAWS

MeterPig · 02-12-2013, 02:49 PM

Could someone point to any case were a private seller was ever held accountable for a crime on a private sale? I have to agree with Hondo on this one, waaaaaay to much paranoia.

Straw purchases not included.

CaptRick · 02-12-2013, 03:18 PM

Ohh for the old days when I meet a guy who knew a guy that sent over a guy, gave him green he gave me a piece, no FFL no numbers and no names....
Yall do understand Im from New Yawk.....
You gots a problem wid dat......

Easterner · 02-12-2013, 03:32 PM

Works both ways, what if the gun your buying has a shady history.

kneeslider · 02-12-2013, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IHWillys

I am not an attorney nor am I providing legal advice.

If I were to sell a gun to someone I do not know personally, in a private transfer, I might excerpt section A of form 4473 for the buyer to fill out. Also, a notarized bill of sale might be a required part of the sale. CYA.

Ken
(former FFL licensee)

I'm not an attorney, but I did play one on television & in the grand picture, who gives a sh..!

CaptRick · 02-12-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easterner

Works both ways, what if the gun your buying has a shady history.

Numbers were always a thing of the past......
My old Uncle Tony always taught me to have a lay down piece......

Easterner · 02-12-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptRick

Numbers were always a thing of the past......
My old Uncle Tony always taught me to have a lay down piece......

My previous post was not necessarily in response to your post. If I remember correctly Tony said not to get caught with it.

surly357 · 02-12-2013, 07:17 PM

I had never heard of 'Armslist' until this thread. Listed 3 guns before noon, 20 emails as of 8:00 PM.

Crazy.

IHWillys · 02-13-2013, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeterPig

Could someone point to any case were a private seller was ever held accountable for a crime on a private sale? ...

What does "held accountable" mean?

Charges?
Conviction?
Jail Time?
Being involved in the process of a firearms trace?

I don't know about any of these. I doubt any on the first three. The BATFE regularly does traces through to the first non-FFL purchaser. This doesn't mean whoever initiated the trace contacts that person, but I've got my ducks all in a row if they do.

Kneeslider, I think you left "money" out of your post title, per WZ.

Ken
(tin foil hat securely in place...)

wyowillys46 · 02-14-2013, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easterner

Works both ways, what if the gun your buying has a shady history.

Whoopedy doo. A lot of older guns in existence were used as weapons of war and have very sordid pasts. Only way I'd be concerned is if it were stolen property, and that sort of thing can't necessarily be detected when purchasing through a dealer.

02-11-2013, 03:44 PM	#17
MeterPig Meh Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, Colorado... Oddometer: 15,776	cogunmarket.com Only offer to sell to someone with CHL. New guns are going for more than list due to the fact its 7 days to wait for a background check. Assuming the gun is an ok piece. Don't make this complicated. __________________ COHVCO Member and Blue Ribbon Coalition Member I have a DR problem

02-11-2013, 03:49 PM	#18
kneeslider OCONUS Joined: Jul 2004 Location: "Profitez des bons moments!" Oddometer: 557	gun just sell it to me, I won't tell oslima & vp bitme

02-12-2013, 08:41 AM	#19
IHWillys Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Location: FC CO Oddometer: 200	I am not an attorney nor am I providing legal advice. If I were to sell a gun to someone I do not know personally, in a private transfer, I might excerpt section A of form 4473 for the buyer to fill out. Also, a notarized bill of sale might be a required part of the sale. CYA. Ken (former FFL licensee) __________________ PlanetReg online event registration services

02-12-2013, 08:58 AM	#20
Gillus High Desert Rat Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Alamogordo, NM Oddometer: 419	jasonsguns.com but it may only be for NM. I do not know how it works or what it costs or anything about it I think the background checks should be available for private sellers to do to protect themselves. Going thru an FFL is a good idea and they should be paid for their efforts. You may be able to consign it thru an FFL. I have used an FFL here that will do a transfer for $10.00. __________________ Beware those with no sense of humor as they will cause you misery. Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I said, not what you understood or how you interpreted my words!! '11 GSA supertanker/mothership, '07 Tiger 1050, Suzuki Burgman 400, wanting a D/S

02-12-2013, 10:47 AM	#21
Hondo What if its a Samsquamch? Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 7,742	Make sure you guys get bill of sales every time you sell anything to anyone, just to cover your ass. It would be terrible if someone took the rake that you sold at a garage sale and did something bad with it........... COLORADO GUN LAWS __________________ LC8World.com - KLRWorld.com Forums - Nighthawk Forums "Life's an adventure, and I refuse to live a boring one."

02-12-2013, 02:49 PM	#22
MeterPig Meh Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Parker, Colorado... Oddometer: 15,776	Could someone point to any case were a private seller was ever held accountable for a crime on a private sale? I have to agree with Hondo on this one, waaaaaay to much paranoia. Straw purchases not included. __________________ COHVCO Member and Blue Ribbon Coalition Member I have a DR problem

02-12-2013, 03:18 PM	#23
CaptRick On dry land 4 now..... Joined: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe NM Oddometer: 3,278	Ohh for the old days when I meet a guy who knew a guy that sent over a guy, gave him green he gave me a piece, no FFL no numbers and no names.... Yall do understand Im from New Yawk..... You gots a problem wid dat...... __________________ Arggh ya scurvy dogs, thars piratin to be done! 1989 R100GS /Ural hack, 1999 DR350, 2001 R1150GS, 2002 Gas Gas 280 TXT, 2006 KTM 450 EXC Travel Trailer...2000 Aljo 24.9LT with a Yamaha 2400isHC Genset for when Im roughing it...... Work to live, don't live to work....

02-12-2013, 03:32 PM	#24
Easterner Just Landed Joined: Dec 2012 Location: North & West of the Lights Oddometer: 94	Works both ways, what if the gun your buying has a shady history.

02-12-2013, 07:17 PM	#28
surly357 Cochetopa dreamin' Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 464	I had never heard of 'Armslist' until this thread. Listed 3 guns before noon, 20 emails as of 8:00 PM. Crazy.

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