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TOJAZ · 08-12-2007, 07:50 PM

Just curious if anybody else encountered this.
I was looking for a transfer dealer for one of my new purchases not covered by my C&R, the place I bought it from asks for his shipping address to ship the gun out. He writes me back saying he won't give his address to strangers, and wants to contact the seller himself. Didn't bother me much at first until I realized I was going to be paying almost a grand for a rifle and had no idea where it was going to be shipped

. I ended up telling him to take a hike and started looking for another guy.

I don't think I was over reacting because this has never come up before, is this common?
TOJAZ

dasanii19 · 08-12-2007, 09:31 PM

I can see why he wouldnt want to give out his address if he was a kitchen table FFL, they usually have alot of money invested in weapons sitting around making them a target for robbery.

TOJAZ · 08-13-2007, 12:47 PM

I had considered that, but he was listed as a business that had been in business over 25 years,not a private individual, thats why I chose him in the first place, besides where am I going to pick up my gun? Kind of nervous about receiving a rifle in some parking lot! I guess it's all probably just a simple misunderstanding but I wasn't comfortable with it so I moved on.
TOJAZ

jonny4523 · 08-13-2007, 12:55 PM

If you felt uneasy with it, I'd say it was a wise decision to move on. Do you have any small gun shops around your town? Most all have FFLs and are willing to do transfers. I found my first FFL dealer by accidentally driving by it one day.

TOJAZ · 08-13-2007, 01:01 PM

Yeah, I had a regular guy that has done them for me for years, but he retired and moved to Arizona last year so i was kind of looking for a new "regular guy". My local shop wants $50 to do it when the going rate elsewhere seems to be $15-$20 thats why I'm shopping around.
Tojaz

IHasanXD · 08-13-2007, 01:09 PM

I think gunbroker.com has a list you can look up local people to do transfers.

niteranger68 · 08-13-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IHasanXD

I think gunbroker.com has a list you can look up local people to do transfers.

They do. Go here http://www.gunbroker.com/User/DealerNetwork.asp and enter your zip code for a local list.

jonny4523 · 08-13-2007, 02:16 PM

Yea, I wouldn't pay $50. I've done it three times now, $25 each time.

dasanii19 · 08-13-2007, 02:44 PM

$50 is a rip!!!! Yea I dont know how you would have picked up your rifle if he wasnt going to give you his address.. Im kinda curiious to hear how he does exchanges,you should call him back and ask LOL. he probably did want to meet in some parking lot, which is kinda weird......

TOJAZ · 08-14-2007, 02:58 PM

Thanks for the help guys. The list from Gunbroker put me in touch with a shop in MichiganCity that'll do it for $25. I sent an E-mail to the other guy asking how he planned to deliver my gun, just out of curiosity. I'll see if he replies.
TOJAZ

08-12-2007, 07:50 PM	#1
TOJAZ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 125	FFL transfer dealers Just curious if anybody else encountered this. I was looking for a transfer dealer for one of my new purchases not covered by my C&R, the place I bought it from asks for his shipping address to ship the gun out. He writes me back saying he won't give his address to strangers, and wants to contact the seller himself. Didn't bother me much at first until I realized I was going to be paying almost a grand for a rifle and had no idea where it was going to be shipped . I ended up telling him to take a hike and started looking for another guy. I don't think I was over reacting because this has never come up before, is this common? TOJAZ

08-12-2007, 09:31 PM	#2
dasanii19 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 3,620	I can see why he wouldnt want to give out his address if he was a kitchen table FFL, they usually have alot of money invested in weapons sitting around making them a target for robbery. __________________ MY NAME IS SUE!!! HOW DO YOU DO!!! "I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it."

08-13-2007, 12:55 PM	#4
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,134	If you felt uneasy with it, I'd say it was a wise decision to move on. Do you have any small gun shops around your town? Most all have FFLs and are willing to do transfers. I found my first FFL dealer by accidentally driving by it one day. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR -Benelli M2 New bird gun NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

08-13-2007, 02:16 PM	#8
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,134	Yea, I wouldn't pay $50. I've done it three times now, $25 each time. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR -Benelli M2 New bird gun NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

08-13-2007, 02:44 PM	#9
dasanii19 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 3,620	$50 is a rip!!!! Yea I dont know how you would have picked up your rifle if he wasnt going to give you his address.. Im kinda curiious to hear how he does exchanges,you should call him back and ask LOL. he probably did want to meet in some parking lot, which is kinda weird...... __________________ MY NAME IS SUE!!! HOW DO YOU DO!!! "I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it."

08-13-2007, 12:47 PM	#3
TOJAZ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 125	I had considered that, but he was listed as a business that had been in business over 25 years,not a private individual, thats why I chose him in the first place, besides where am I going to pick up my gun? Kind of nervous about receiving a rifle in some parking lot! I guess it's all probably just a simple misunderstanding but I wasn't comfortable with it so I moved on. TOJAZ

08-13-2007, 01:01 PM	#5
TOJAZ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 125	Yeah, I had a regular guy that has done them for me for years, but he retired and moved to Arizona last year so i was kind of looking for a new "regular guy". My local shop wants $50 to do it when the going rate elsewhere seems to be $15-$20 thats why I'm shopping around. Tojaz

08-13-2007, 01:09 PM	#6
IHasanXD XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 561	I think gunbroker.com has a list you can look up local people to do transfers.

08-14-2007, 02:58 PM	#10
TOJAZ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 125	Thanks for the help guys. The list from Gunbroker put me in touch with a shop in MichiganCity that'll do it for $25. I sent an E-mail to the other guy asking how he planned to deliver my gun, just out of curiosity. I'll see if he replies. TOJAZ

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