was looking at an online auction earlier today. Some great guns and the prices are shamefully low. Here's the hitch, the auction company will only sell to in-state people. No shipping. Why would someone who put a lot of time/money into a S&W collection sell through such a sell-price limiting outfit? Hard to get around that restriction. Can't go there across state lines in person cauza the law, uncomfortable to seek/trust an unknown FFL to go pick up and ship for you. Weird....
Online auction makes no sense
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As you did not mention the state it was held in perhaps that had something to do with it!.
Possibly selling an estate/collection which in some states (Iowa for example) does not need to go through an FFL. Federal law requires handgun sales only to instate residents. No FFL, no shipping.
I'm familiar with one Iowa auction company that does this, in person & online and believe me there are very few bargains.
I'm familiar with one Iowa auction company that does this, in person & online and believe me there are very few bargains.
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When it comes to shipping, some FFLs in other states play the cartel game and won't let an auction house without an FFL ship to them direct. They want to see an FFL in the dispatching state in the chain. If I was the auction house, that would create a sense of humor failure, to put it mildly.
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the auction is in NH. Some tantalizing S&Ws, including a couple of K32s severely underpriced makes me want to quickly change my residence 
. Are there no collectors in NH?
. Are there no collectors in NH?Similar threads
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