Quote Originally Posted by BigDee View Post
Just playing devils advocate here but I would like to bring up something that has concerned me regarding FTF sales for some time.

Anyone who cruises private party sales ads has noticed that it is common to see the majority of private party sellers asking for more than the cost of the item purchased new through a local dealer. More often than not the private party price is higher than MSRP when the item was new.

Why would someone who can legally purchase a firearm pay more for something used than they would pay for the same item brand new at a local dealer? IMO it is because that person is not legally able purchase a firearm. I understand that there are the few exceptions to people who don't mind paying a few extra bucks to keep their purchase off of the books but I would be willing to bet that is the small minority of those who pay well above the new price for a used firearm.
I know a guy who would do such a thing so that he would not have his name go through a background check.