I understand we have a nice "for sale" section here but I'm just wondering how many of you have consigned your firearms with a dealer and whether your experience was good or bad?
Pre-2013, online sales worked well since private, F2F transactions were legal. But since the law went into effect requiring transfers to be done at a dealer, I'm wondering if consignment might be a better way to go? After all the potential buyer is going to have to go to a dealer anyway so might as well have the firearm already at the dealer's location, right?
What percentage to consigning dealers typically take? Is there a generally agreed-upon amount or does it usually vary widely by dealer? And if anyone has had positive experiences consigning their firearms with a dealer, would you mind sharing which dealer?
Reason I'm posting is that my gun safe is getting a little crowded and I'd like to thin the herd a bit, but selling individual firearms is a bit of a PITA to me and very time consuming. I'm willing to get a bit less $$ in order to make the process go smoother and with less involvement from me.