Driftwood Johnson
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Dunno what they call it where you live, but here in Nevada it costs $25 for the background check. All dealers charge the same, so there is no way around it.........unless you have a CCW (which I do), in that case the fee is waived and they don't have to call in your info. The cost of my CCW has been repaid many times over by not having to pay that fee.
Are you sure you are not confusing it with the dealer's fee for doing the transfer?
There is no charge for the NICS check, at least not at the Federal level. Dealers in these parts can charge whatever fee they want to do a transfer, for their time because they have to enter it into their book. Most dealers in these parts charge around $25 or $30 to do a transfer. But there is no separate charge to do the Federal background check.