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by Jumping Frog
Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:19 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearms?
Replies: 20
Views: 12182

Re: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearm

joe817 wrote:IMHO, the BEST place to sell or trade your gun would be at the largest gun shows you can find. Carry it around with you alllllll day, and you'd be surprised at the amount of people coming up to you and asking if your gun is for sale and how much you want for it.
I've also printed in LARGE boldfaced font something like "Ask me about my Remington Model 1100 Shotgun for sale", or ask "Ask me about my S&W Model 41 for sale". Printed it at home and then taped the sign to my back while walking around the gun show.

When selling a long gun, it lets people know that the gun slung over my shoulder is being sold instead of a new purchase. When selling a handgun, that pistol case or gun rug in my hand is for sale, not a new purchase. Generated a lot of people asking.
by Jumping Frog
Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearms?
Replies: 20
Views: 12182

Re: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearm

BigBangSmallBucks wrote:... the fee they charge you to accept and transfer payment from the buyer?
I don't understand the question.

When I have sold guns on Gunbroker, people sent me a check or money order. I waited until they were cleared or cashed, then shipped the gun(s) to them. I had an FFL that would ship an outbound handgun for about $15, but the shipping cost was always paid by the buyer.
by Jumping Frog
Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:05 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearms?
Replies: 20
Views: 12182

Re: What are stores in Houston to sell or trade-sell firearm

BigBangSmallBucks wrote:As far as Gunbroker.com goes . . . . you could sell something for $480 but after after all the fees only end up receiving $400 and that doesn't even include the expensive shipping cost....
Gunbroker is nowhere near that expensive. Fees on a $480 sale would be $12.63 plus any special listing fees you chose (like boldface title, featured listing, thumbnail image) which are generally $0.25 to $1.00 or so.

Here is the formula for Gunbroker final value selling fees:
  • Final Value: Final Value Fee*
  • $0 - $25: 5.0% of the final value
  • $25 - $1,000: 5.0% of the first $25 ($1.25), plus 2.5% of the remaining value
  • Over $1,000: 5.0% of the first $25 ($1.25), plus 2.5% of the amount between $25-$1000 ($24.38), plus 1.25% of the amount over $1,000
BigBangSmallBucks wrote:... I think UPS or FedEx (I forgot which one) charged me $67 once to ship. :???:
When selling, generally the cheapest way to ship is to find a good local FFL. For example, a handgun can be shipped USPS by an FFL for $15 in postage. I've been charged as low as $20 to ship a handgun via FFL. Plus, shipping charges are usually added to the final selling price as a pass-through charge.

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