FFL Transfer $$$$

[birdv]

FFL Transfer $$$$
I understand that Gun Stores are in the business of making money. However at what point do you feel PAIN when transferring a firearm?

At what point would you consider getting your FFL?

 

[fog]

i posted this under the transfer thread first

ok so i read this whole thread and here is my 2 cents worth
i live in a very small town in the midwest
i got tired of getting treated like crap at the big town gun shop and how they knew more than i did and they knew what i wanted better than i did
so......
i got my OWN FFL !!
i started my own little part time gun shop no inventory of guns but i do carry some ammo and cleaning supplies and i do take a trade every now and again
my best customers are guys who dont want to go to the big city to get stuff
i usually try and get a group order to gether so we all can save on shipping

by the way i charge $25 over actual cost as my profit per gun(gun shipping & tax)
i charge $25 for transfers too. it costs here in illinois $2 a background check
so now i am making enough money selling and transfering guns to support my gun buying
just a different angle for some of you

 

[benelli12]

i got tired of getting treated like crap at the big town gun shop and how they knew more than i did and they knew what i wanted better than i did

I know EXACTLY how you feel. When I first started purchasing handguns I would go into the shop knowing EXACTLY what I wanted, and I would leave confused, and without a new gun.

I would then go home, get on the computer, and research the suggestions they made.

I now know to go on my own instinks when purchasing a weapon I am confident I want, and never turn back.

 

[hotpig]

I'm in the same area as fog and have my FFL for the same reaon. In our area 25.00 is the high side. I would not try to get more than that.

 

[thumper723]

I will pay up to $25. I realize that if they are busy, it is time they could be spending helping other customers.

However, I am a gauranteed $25 for their time for a transfer.

That being said, I get mine done right now for $10, which is nice.

 

[10 Ring Tao]

I feel fortunate to have a good home based guy a few minutes away who does them for $15, in addition to high quality AK builds.

I'm also jealous of the guys getting them for $10.

 

[thexrayboy]

I understand a FFL needs to make a living. I know some that do it flat rate.
I also know of some that do it by percent. A 25$ fee for transferring a $135 CZ is a bit much. Makes the deal not such a deal. And a percentage transfer can also sour the deal. Some have asked for 10%, thats a good deal when transferring a Mosin but would really suck for say a $2400 Serbu. But it's a free market economy. I shop around and try to get the best deal if I have to.

 

[BlkHawk73]

For me I guess it would dependon the firearm being transferred. usually I'll pay 10% of the cost so it's not too bad. I can see it could get expensive though.

 

[illini52]

$30 is the most i'll do.


You in East Central IL fog?

 

[hotpig]

I think he is west central. I'm right on the west central/SW line.

 

[vis-à-vis]

$25 is the most I will do. Anymore and a customer has been lost.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

25.00 is more than fair for a straigtforward deal.

BTW--why does it seem that there are so many people from Illinois (myself included) on THR?
Any insights?

 

[hotpig]

We are the fifth largest state by population and 25 by size.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

I didn't realize in terms of population. We have more gun nuts than one might think for all the onerous media and politics in this state.

 

[hotpig]

How long do you think beforethe last line in this paragraph gets removed.

(iii) transfers on the grounds of a gun show.


http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/Bil...HB&DocNum=758&GAID=9&SessionID=51&LegID=28058

 

[SoCalShooter]

I do not understand why it should cost so much to simply move some paperwork and do a simple transfer.

 

[SSN Vet]

I was paying $25 and driving 25 min. but found a local guy through the directory on Gun Broker and now I only pay $10 and go a block out of my way on the ride home for work.

 

[hotpig]

If all I had to do is move some paperwork without paying a fee or risk of fines or incarceration if something is not right. I would do it for free.

 

[MudPuppy]

I miss the $5 guy. Please come home!

 

[wooderson]

$25, if for no other reason than there are more than a dozen FFLs within 30mins of my house, not counting pawn shops.

That's what my friendly dealer would charge me, but so far he's managed to order anything I want for less than the Internet cost+shipping+transfer. Works out well for both of us.

 

[hexidismal]

I voted for "no more than 25" as that would be my preference. Unfortunately the only game in town here is $40 transfers, and an FFL that's awfully picky about what he transfers even for that. ( I.E. If he can get it and sell it from his shop, he won't do the transfer ). I'd love to say he lost me as a customer , but it's him or Gander Mtn., and that's all the choices I've got unless I want to make a ridiculous # of trips back and forth to somewhere further (with New York policies on buying and picking up and such )

 

[Roccobro]

I voted $50, because it costs that much already IF you can find an FFL to do a transfer around here (places like Turners most of the time won't do an out of state transfer either). DROS is $35 already on top of that.

Justin

 

[jayhway]

I pay $55 for transfers and this includes the $35 DROS fee in CA. So I guess I'm only paying a $20 transfer fee.

 

[waterhouse]

I miss the $5 guy. Please come home!

I'm trying to get back that way some time in May probably. It is fun work down here but very stressful.

It's good to be missed.

 

[GreenFurniture]

When all the gunshops have shut down because they can't afford to keep the doors open any more I wonder how many gun owners will quietly be happy.