why no shipping

[Garbcollector]

Just find a buyer in your area. Nobody wants to be on the hook for shipping fees

[IVC]

FTF. Cash only. No funny stuff. High itrader feedback only.

That's what I thought initially, but I had some very good experiences with lower post count or newer members. The communication is the key - you have to evaluate it, but if it's correct, there are still good people out there.

For example, I sold a gun to a guy who had just registered. I told him I wasn't going to go out of my way to make it happen, but we found a time and place where it was on my way and even if he didn't show up I wouldn't have wasted too much time. I didn't even give him my phone number, just being cautious.

Turned out he was a pilot for a major airline, recently promoted to captain, and just getting into shooting. (I checked him online after the fact, of course, that's how I found his rank and history.)

[IVC]

I ship. Not a big deal if I?m paid up front.

As long as you are ready to tell them to pound sand if there are issues.

Shipping is a one-way street where the buyer accepts all the risk, and not all buyers understand it. For those who don't, you have to be firm and not facilitate additional exchanges. Not everyone wants or is ready to put their foot down in case of a disagreement.

[ar15barrels]

Really? Even if both parties are CA residents and the firearm is shipped within this state?

Correct.
The PPT exemption only applies when BOTH parties meet at the same FFL to do the PPT.
Any transfer where both the seller and buyer are not present at the same FFL are generally handled as an FFL sale which means that the handgun needs to be on the roster if the buyer is not roster exempt.

[morrcarr67]

I prefer not to ship due to it being too much of a hassle.
^IMO, the time and energy required to do it, is not worth the amount of money most people will offer to pay for shipping.

Firearm must be shipped to a FFL for transfer.
Along with the firearm, you will need to include a copy of your valid State DL/ID.

Because of changes to shipping policies by UPS and FedEx, you may need to utilize a CA FFL dealer to ship the firearm.
The CA FFL dealer can legally charge any amount of money to do this.

Some people use Ship My Gun, in order to get around those policies.

When the firearm is shipped, the transfer is no longer considered a PPT.
This means the CA FFL dealer receiving the firearm can legally charge any amount of money to facilitate the transfer.

In addition, if the firearm is a handgun and is being shipped to a CA FFL dealer, then it needs to be listed on the Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale or be exempt from it (LEO, C&R, OTP, SAE, SSE2).
^If the firearm is an off-Roster non-exempt handgun, then the CA FFL dealer cannot legally transfer it to the buyer.

Not completely accurate.

If the firearms in question are C&R long guns and the buyer has a C&R FFL and a CA COE the firearms may be shipped directly to the buyer.