Questions about transfers

[Evil Monkey]

How does a transfer work?

Say a rifle I want from the internet is 200 bucks, and the transfer will cost 10 bucks, does that mean the total will be 200 plus tax and 10 dollar transfer fee? Or will the price be much higher because the FFL wants to make some more profit?

And who would I pay? The dealer who ordered the rifle or the company the rifle came from?

And can dealers do a price check for me? Some companies like century arms don't have prices on their site.

 

[Gator]

Well, for a private sale or from GunBroker/Auction Arms, etc. you would pay the seller $200 + shipping, and maybe sales tax. Then you would pay your dealer his transfer fee.

If you ask your dealer what something would cost from a wholesaler, like Century for example, he will most likely tell you what your cost would be when buying it from him. He may not tell you his cost from Century.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Some destributors, like AIM, allow you to order the gun and pay for it. AIM must have the FFL dealer's license on file and your dealer must allow you to do this.

AIM sends the gun to your dealer adding the shipping cost, which you pay.

You pick up the gun at the store and pay the dealer his transfer fee. The dealer can charge anything he wants. A fair price is $10-$15.

So, Gun=$200, Shipping=$25, Transfer fee=$15

Now some dealers add on costs like charging you for the NICS call and state tax.
Personally I would never go back to that dealer again.

 

[Roccobro]

Around here a transfer fee is $50 plus DOJ fee of $35. After those and shipping, some great deals online are about normal going rate.

C&R help alleviate some of that. But most cool arms are made within the last 50 years.

Justin