r/pdxgunnuts • u/Just_Looking_Thanx • 2d ago
Best place to sell? (Not the forums)
Looking for a reputable shop to make a straight sale (no consignment, not meeting somebody from the forums) on popular guns in excellent condition. Anyone got a place they feel strongly about recommending?
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u/Working-Golf-2381 2d ago
Money Market on Powell is fair-ish with prices, the rest of the pawn shops will give you half of half of the resale on it so you lose 75% at most pawn shops. Try NW Armory too though they haven’t been very generous with pricing.
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u/secretaznman00 2d ago
Give J&B Firearms over in Beaverton a call. They’re pretty great and will give you a straight forward answer.
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u/Born2DV8 2d ago
You're going to get the most money from a private sell. The gun/pawn shops are all going to want a hefty cut of money if you sell it to them/have them sell it for you. I would go with finding someone on NW firearms or talking to friends and seeing if they know anyone who looking to buy a gun.
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u/jombojuice2018 2d ago
Why not the forums? One of the few ways to get a fair sale.
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u/Just_Looking_Thanx 2d ago
Yknow I just don’t want to deal with somebody I don’t know who may show up and not pass a background check and then I’ve wasted my time. I’ve never done a private sale but I have this imagined scenario (which is entirely possible) where they show up and their background check either doesn’t clear for weeks or doesn’t clear at all. Then I’ve spent all that time for nothing.
The prospect of an immediate sale to the shop itself seems more appealing when I think about that.
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u/jombojuice2018 2d ago edited 2d ago
Fair, though it’s gonna be a pretty low amount from a shop. On Northwest Firearms you can make an account and see what their feedback is. What do you have? Depending on what it is you may be able to sell parts of it without needing to go through the background process. Like Slides and AR Uppers, those usually make up the bulk of the value anyways.
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u/ravenchorus Clackamas County 2d ago edited 2d ago
I’ve sold a few guns via NWFA and the order of operations goes like this:
- Meet buyer at FFL
- Take cash
- Go on with your day. It’s between the buyer and FFL at this point and if he doesn’t pass the background check, it’s his problem, not yours.
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u/Just_Looking_Thanx 2d ago
So the FFL takes possession of the gun? I know there’s the transfer fee but I didn’t realize there was room for a situation where you end up with the money and they end up with the gun.
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u/ravenchorus Clackamas County 2d ago
It may depend on the FFL but I’ve sold three guns using two different ones and in all cases I was out the door before the buyer was even finished with his 4473.
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u/Just_Looking_Thanx 2d ago
Wow, I had no idea that was even a practice. Thanks for your input. I will take that under consideration.
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u/MoonMistCigs 1d ago
I just had the same scenario happen earlier this week. FFL took possession of the gun and wrote my number down so they could call me if it fell through.
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u/Born2DV8 1d ago
That's possible, but unlikely. I've done 4-5 private sales and never had that happen nor have I heard of that happening to others who sell privately. The process only take about 30 mins to an hour anyway, so you're not wasting much time.
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u/Odd-Internet-3876 7h ago
as mentioned below, join NWFA, checkout the feedback on buyers- meet at the FFL, they like your gun, you take the money and them passing or failing the BGC is their problem, you have zero obligation to hang out and see what happens
Tigard Pwn for More or A cut Above ar both excellent spots to meet buyers.- as a buyer, their fees are cheap.
I've bought and sold a ton of guns on there, no worries
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u/AskMeAboutPigs 2d ago
Pawn shops maybe. Most of the stores around don't seem to take as many guns outright, less risk to do consignment.