What happens to product if stamp is denied?

[baglock1]

This is probably a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find a straight answer online.

I'm considering the purchase of a suppressor and was wondering if the dealers typically require payment up front (assume I bought it from a LGS and it was in stock). If the stamp was denied, do the shops give a refund?

Similar scenario: what if it was going to be ordered online and shipped to a local class 3. Would the selling dealer typically wait for the approval to go through before shipping it to the local dealer? If not, is the purchaser (i.e. me) on the hook to cover shipping costs back to original dealer?

For the record, there's absolutely nothing in my background that would lead me to believe I'd be denied, but odd little scenarios like this get me curious.

[TriggerHappy]

I think that any dealer would refund you, although you would be out the $200 to the BATFE.

[Circuits]

Eventually, the $200 gets refunded.

Dealer might well charge you a restocking fee, or allow you to sell it to someone else, and just take a transfer fee on the whole shebang.

[rondog]

If you're buying it from Rich Wyatt, he gets to keep your money and sell it again to somebody else.

[Great-Kazoo]

This is probably a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find a straight answer online.

I'm considering the purchase of a suppressor and was wondering if the dealers typically require payment up front (assume I bought it from a LGS and it was in stock). If the stamp was denied, do the shops give a refund?

Similar scenario: what if it was going to be ordered online and shipped to a local class 3. Would the selling dealer typically wait for the approval to go through before shipping it to the local dealer? If not, is the purchaser (i.e. me) on the hook to cover shipping costs back to original dealer?

For the record, there's absolutely nothing in my background that would lead me to believe I'd be denied, but odd little scenarios like this get me curious.

The OOS dealer only waits for the FFL - FFL transfer approval. Once it's gone from the original dealer it's no longer their issue.

If you purchased a firearm OTC within the last year or so and not had any run ins with the law and or restraining orders you're GTG. Outside the wait time it's the same deal as buying a gun

[O2HeN2]

You need to find out up front what the dealer's policy is, and if necessary, get it in writing.

O2

[baglock1]

Thanks for the info guys. It sounds like this is such a non-issue, there's really no SOP in the industry. Like I said, there's nothing in my background to cause an issue and living in El Paso County makes the LEO sign-off a non-issue. It's the Wyatt scenario that had me wondering.

[wax_job]

Thanks for the info guys. It sounds like this is such a non-issue, there's really no SOP in the industry. Like I said, there's nothing in my background to cause an issue and living in El Paso County makes the LEO sign-off a non-issue. It's the Wyatt scenario that had me wondering.

Nope, good post, and good answers... Loved it +1 would read again [star]