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Firearms are to be shipped only to an FFL holder, except in the (irrelevant) case where they're being shipped -back- to the owner from a gunsmith. Pistols furthermore have to be shipped by/from an FFL holder, not by you. Can an FFL holder screw someone over? Sure, but considering their particulars and physical address are registered by the Bureau of All Things Fun (and Exciting), the odds of that happening seem fairly low, especially if they're a legit brick-n-mortar location. It's not like the package is addressed to "Just leave it on the porch / Nasty white trailer #12 / No, the white one in the back; the one in front is eggshell, doncha know / Bumblescum, USA"
I wouldn't think you'd need to go through the transfer process to get the gun back to you, should the buyer fail the BGC. For that matter, something I'm curious about: can the buyer's FFL holder run the 4473 without physically having the gun, just photos of the serial number?
Duke's Seafood (can't remember if Tacoma or Olympia) was one of two restaurants I've ever spent my own money at and would again.
Regarding getting paid: USPS money orders cannot be cancelled, have no restrictions related to firearms, and should be quite easy to verify for being real or not. PayPal Friends-n-Family also cannot be cancelled. You might have problems if BuyerScammer tells PayPal what the money was for, but you could just as well respond (to PayPal) that they're full of silt and just sore about an unrelated matter. I've bought two guns from out-of-state private sellers, one each with these methods. In one case, while a private individual was paid, the gun (a rifle) was held - I'm not sure under what terms - by their local FFL, and shipped by the FFL who acted to some extent as a de facto escrow. Then there are formal escrow services like GunTab.
I don't understand the paranoia regarding selling out of state, or the blanket statements warning people not to.
I wouldn't think you'd need to go through the transfer process to get the gun back to you, should the buyer fail the BGC. For that matter, something I'm curious about: can the buyer's FFL holder run the 4473 without physically having the gun, just photos of the serial number?
Duke's Seafood (can't remember if Tacoma or Olympia) was one of two restaurants I've ever spent my own money at and would again.
Regarding getting paid: USPS money orders cannot be cancelled, have no restrictions related to firearms, and should be quite easy to verify for being real or not. PayPal Friends-n-Family also cannot be cancelled. You might have problems if BuyerScammer tells PayPal what the money was for, but you could just as well respond (to PayPal) that they're full of silt and just sore about an unrelated matter. I've bought two guns from out-of-state private sellers, one each with these methods. In one case, while a private individual was paid, the gun (a rifle) was held - I'm not sure under what terms - by their local FFL, and shipped by the FFL who acted to some extent as a de facto escrow. Then there are formal escrow services like GunTab.
I don't understand the paranoia regarding selling out of state, or the blanket statements warning people not to.
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