What should I do in this transaction?

[cabinetguy]

Nope. You should have your payment right when you lose possession of the firearm, i.e. when you start DROS. If the guy was paying you cash instead, would you wait till after DROS to collect?

[cannon]

Cash or merchandise at time of transfer or NO DEAL.

[alfred1222]

Nope, no deal. Either you get the upper at the time of DROS, or he pays you cash as a deposit, and then you return the cash for the upper. You can't give up your firearm for nothing

[Merc1138]

That sounds terrible, find someone else to do business with.

[Loubot10]

That would be akin to selling it outright and the buyer telling you they will give you the money after the 10 day wait. Typical PPT is: meet at shop, you give the gun, they give the money, DROS is done, deal over. If they are worried they will not pass the background check that's not your problem. I'd pass on the deal if that's the only way he'll do business.

THIS

[kcjr1125]

Scam.

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[Dano3467]

Blow it off !

[Whiterabbit]

I got an offer to trade a firearm for an ar15 upper.

The buyer says he will only give me the upper once he droses my gun, and picks it up the gun after 10 days. I dont like this, because I think it's too risky. What prevents him from simply running off with my gun without giving me his upper?

Should I turn down the deal based on not agreeing with the terms?

I don't understand your question.

Why is this any different than a cash transaction? Here is your post with "AR15 upper" replaced with the word "cash":

I got an offer to sell a firearm for cash.

The buyer says he will only give me the cash once he droses my gun, and picks it up the gun after 10 days. I dont like this, because I think it's too risky. What prevents him from simply running off with my gun without giving me cash?

Should I turn down the deal based on not agreeing with the terms?

Based on your question, I get the impression that you see a difference between your post and my edit. But I do not. They read the same to me.

[Hot Holster]

well, you could have him give you the equivalent, IN CASH, for the firearm, then, after the DROS has gone through, turn around and give him the cash back, in exchange for the upper

otherwise, no deal

Exactly what I was going to post.

[OTP]

Too risky, as it seems obvious that you don't know or trust the guy. I wouldn't even deal with him after a situation like that.

[SNCaliber]

a big hell no..

[titan2]

+1 What everyone else has said!!!

[Nirrad]

No way!

[xoutxkastx]

Have him send you the cash value of the firearm. Once he completed the DROS he has a choice of if he wants to exchange the money of the upper.

[GMG]

Run Forrest Run!!