Hey all, I've searched the forums and read some posts about suggestions for selling a large collection of firearms, but was hoping to get some advice for my unique situation. My father was a pretty avid collector but passed quite unexpectedly due to an aggressive cancer. I have compiled a list of all the firearms, which now belong to my mother. The list includes all kinds of things ranging from black powder, world war, cowboy, and modern handguns and long guns.
While my mother enjoys shooting and feels bad to sell off my dad's "legacy", they did not really have a retirement fund. Selling these off will fund her retirement and also relieve the burden of maintaining them - we've already found a couple that rusted at the metal butt plates. Unfortunately, she lives in NJ, which is like living in a communist society. That being said, here are my questions:
1. Is she better off selling from a state that is NOT NJ? She is planning to move to either SC (with me) or FL (with my brother) in the near future - is it better for her to sell in those states, or will it not make a difference? Or should she transfer all the firearms to one of us to deal with selling?
2. What kind of % difference would it be to hire someone to sell the guns vs her/me doing it ourselves on GunBroker? (I've read that GunBroker is 6% for first $250 then 3.5% after) Is there a better option?
3. She is pretty overwhelmed with the collection and the worry that they will all start rusting - what's the best we can do to protect them? She has desiccant in there, and my dad was good about oiling them so I'm not sure why we are seeing rust. They are on a crawlspace, so maybe a lot of moisture wicks up?
Thanks in advance for your help.
While my mother enjoys shooting and feels bad to sell off my dad's "legacy", they did not really have a retirement fund. Selling these off will fund her retirement and also relieve the burden of maintaining them - we've already found a couple that rusted at the metal butt plates. Unfortunately, she lives in NJ, which is like living in a communist society. That being said, here are my questions:
1. Is she better off selling from a state that is NOT NJ? She is planning to move to either SC (with me) or FL (with my brother) in the near future - is it better for her to sell in those states, or will it not make a difference? Or should she transfer all the firearms to one of us to deal with selling?
2. What kind of % difference would it be to hire someone to sell the guns vs her/me doing it ourselves on GunBroker? (I've read that GunBroker is 6% for first $250 then 3.5% after) Is there a better option?
3. She is pretty overwhelmed with the collection and the worry that they will all start rusting - what's the best we can do to protect them? She has desiccant in there, and my dad was good about oiling them so I'm not sure why we are seeing rust. They are on a crawlspace, so maybe a lot of moisture wicks up?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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