Selling my Vektor CP1

[Zambezi]

Greetings from South Africa.

I am new to the forum and need some advice.
I have a Vektor CP1, it was bought after the recall, so it came from the factory already fixed, have the certificates etc.

It was still sold here in SA after the recall, from what I read sales was stopped in the US. Pistol is in excellent condition, hardly used.

Anyway, I am thinking of selling it, the problem is I have no clue how to sell a gun to a person overseas. How does it work, is there a company that can facilitate the whole process of shipping and the legal stuff? Anyone here bought something from SA and imported it to USA?
Also what’s a fair price? I have seen ads and auctions online for the CP1 $500-$1000.

Cheers

 

[1911 guy]

To my knowledge, individuals may not import firearms into the United States. So buying it from you directly can't happen. I have no idea what laws are in South Africa or any other part of Africa, but it's a non-starter for any of us here in the states.

 

[Zambezi]

Thanks 1911_guy.

Do you know of dealers or companies in the states that I could contact? Maybe they could buy it or be the middleman in the transaction?

 

[Ash]

Individuals my arrange for importation of rare or unusual arms (or very, very common ones). It takes time and costs money so that the process is generally reserved for something very rare, say a 1907 Mosin carbine. It has to be importable, of course, so a Soviet SVD is a non-starter, and the process is somewhat expensive, but not prohibitively so.

The real trick is finding a guy who has had it done, the importer he used, and an explanation of the process. I don't personally know, only that it can be done and folks do single importations all the time. But, like selling on the internet, it has to involve FFL's with the right licenses.

 

[mnrivrat]

I know very little about importing a firearm into the US . It seems to me that it is possible and I have heard that there are import brokers that can help - of course for a fee of ??

I took this data off the Gunbroker web site. They are an auction venue site for selling firearms:

Importing Firearms into the US

If you live outside the US and wish to sell an item on GunBroker.com to a US resident, the item will need to be legally imported into the US. Any Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder can import a firearm for personal use or on behalf of an unlicensed person by filling out the proper paperwork. According to the ATF:

(L1) May a licensed dealer who does not have an importer's license make an occasional importation?

Yes. A licensee may make an occasional importation of a firearm for a nonlicensee or for the licensee's personal use (not for resale). The licensee must first submit a ATF Form 6, Part I to the Imports Branch for approval. The licensee may then present the approved Form 6 and completed ATF Form 6A to the U.S. Customs Service. Contact the Bureau of ATF, Imports Branch, Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8320 for forms.

There are a great many items that cannot be imported into the US. These include 'armor piercing' ammo, high-capacity magazines, and so-called 'assault weapons'. Please contact your FFL to make import arrangements and verify the legality of the item you are attempting to import before placing a bid on an item.

If the item is not a firearm (such as scopes, holsters, etc.) then the item can be sent into the US without any special importation procedure other than filling out a standard US Customs form.

There is a great deal of additional information on the ATF web site.

If you are a seller located outside the US, please clearly state that the item resides outside the US and include a link to this page in your item listing. This will help prevent problems with your buyers.

 

[Zambezi]

Thanks for the info guys. Will try and contact them.

 

[Frankl03]

Why not just sell it in SA?

 

[Zambezi]

Because of the rarity of the cp1 in the US I can get a lot more for it. In SA I won't get much, still a few around and not a lot of collectors. I should probably just keep it hehe.

 

[MAKster]

My suggestion is to not waste your time. There is no demand for these pistols in the U.S. Just because something is rare does not make it valuable. Even if you found someone who liked to collect oddball guns the costs associated with importing the gun would be too expensive.

 

[goon]

Agreed. They might be rare, but I bet I could find one in less than a week if I really wanted to. I think if it works you should keep it and shoot it.

 

[ewlyon]

Any US buyer would have to first purchase the pistol from you, then engage the services of both a US FFL importer and a shipping company in South Africa. The process would cost probably around 500 so would make the pistol very expensive. Also I am unfamiliar with SA laws regarding export by individuals, they may be quite daunting. Definitely easier to sell it in South Africa