sales question

[mauser9]

Hope you sellers get a fair price. If a member of a shooting club might try asking friends if they would be interested in a certain one for a decent price. Depends often on

 

[Muss Muggins]

Thanks for posting that info from the ATF. I probably should have been a bit clearer about what I was referring to. You are correct the ATF rules are pretty straightforward.

However, the FFL requirement for private sales we were discussing isn't an ATF regulation - it is a Washington-specific regulation imposed by our (relatively) new and VERY ambiguous and confusing I-594 firearms bill.

That is what you have to be careful to avoid running afoul of here in Washington. It is FAR stricter and puts way more conditions on the sales of firearms than the ATF regs.

I agree. I merely posted that to note that, as far as ATFE is concerned, a seller of a private collection doesn't need a FFL. Whether or not those transactions must go through any FFL is up to each state, and I suspect there are 51 different sets of rules . . .

 

[SAFireman]

Not to say one is better than the other, not having personal knowledge, but Tom Gresham of GunTalk, said that he used Dury's Guns to auction his Dad's collection and was pleased.

I would second the Dury's group. The two brothers were my neighbors for some time and you can not ask for better people.

They are currently handing the disposition of the living estate of country music star Hank Williams.

If you would like their contact info, or an introduction, please PM me and I will put you in touch with them. They are the largest online retailer of used guns.

 

[boykinlp]

I would assume that "sending/mailing" 100+ guns to somebody that will sell them for you would be very costly. I don't know if this is a possibility, but I see that "Gun Auction's" jackthedog is located in Oregon. He has a great reputation and gets premium prices for his auctions. Could you transport the whole lot by vehicle to someone like him, thereby saving the mailing costs? Plus, you could speak to him in person while viewing your collection. Just my thoughts!

 

[Snowwolfe]

Gunbrokers, one at a time. Sell to the highest bidder with very low commissions. You could list 3-4 at a time for 7-10 day auctions.

Doing anything else will just cost you more money due to higher selling fees. Yes, this involves you doing a little more work but it also rewards you with more money.