Have any of you used GunBroker.com or similar services to sell guns? I have several guns in my safe that it I think I should sell before moving to Tennessee. These are guns for which I do not see any particular utility (the S&W 629 .44 Magnum was bought for camping in grizzly bear country).
Moving will require me to ship them. I will not be driving there, and UBox and PODS both prohibit shipping guns in their containers. I could ship them to my new home but that requires me to have a new home address before we leave Idaho. It is just barely possible (and my preference) we might sell our Idaho house first, stay in an AirBnb for a few weeks while buying a new house. I could ship to an FFL in Tennessee, but if I do not need them at the far end, liberating the capital and decluttering my gun safe would be good.
I could sell them here but I would prefer some confidence that they were not going to prohibited persons. An auction site is likely to get a better price as well.
The guns that want good homes are
1. A S&W 629 .44 Magnum stainless steel. I have fired less than 50 rounds through it all shortly after I bought it in the 1990s. It has the original box.
2 A Remington 870 12 gauge riot gun (18" barrel). This has the three round magazine extension. Shortly after I bought this, Remington started dimpling the 5 round magazine so these magazine extensions would not work. This has been fired less than 40 times. I have not fired it in at least 15 years.
3. A Ruger 10/22 with a 3x-9x scope and a sling. I have no idea how old it is. I bought it used in 1990 just before California banned private firearms transfers. It functions perfectly. I have a dozen or so 25 round magazines for it.
4. A Remington Model 7 bolt action in .308 Winchester with a 4x-12x 40mm scope. I have no idea how old it is. I bought it used in 1990. It functions perfectly.
5. NIB Browning Hi-Power. I am not sure if this is dark blued or Parkerized.
> ... UBox and PODS both prohibit shipping guns in their containers.
ReplyDeleteWhat PODS and UBox don't know can't hurt you. Some rules are dumb. Become ungovernable.
That said, I've never sold any thing through Gunbroker, but I bought a pistol through them. Had to have a local FFL of course, but it went smoothly.
How much do you want for the Browning High Power, and is it a new one or an old one?
If you ship items that are not supposed to be there, a claim puts you in a bad position. Worse, a gun stolen and criminally misused opens you to serious civil liability.
DeleteI used gunbroker a while ago. The issues back then was the shipping, but now it seems they have a system that keeps the prices down and makes it affordable.
ReplyDeleteThe 629 and the Hi-Power should command a decent price... probably darn good money.
As for the date of the Model 7, check this link.
https://remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/
Dury's will buy them or sell them on consignment, and send you shipping boxes to send them to their store in San Antonio. https://durysguns.com/sell-your-guns/
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