FFL Transfer Fees

[brazosarms]

I want to ship a rifle to a dealer for a customer to see before they purchase the rifle. I was thinking to ask the customer to pay a $100.00 fee to their local Dealer for a Test Drive fee. The local Dealer would then show the gun. If the customer wants to buy it, I would deduct the $100.00 off of the purchase price and the local Dealer would be asked to hold the gun till I have been paid in full. If the customer does not want the gun, then $100.00 would be used to ship the item back. If the sale goes the local Dealer would still charge a transfer fee. Does this sound reasonable?

[jtmkinsd]

There are not too many of us that are going to want to get in the middle of your deal...I receive guns to sell/transfer. If upon opening the box, someone decides they don't want it, it get's shipped back at somebodies (other than my own) expense....plain and simple. I don't want to get into when or how money changes hands...that is up to the parties. Holding a gun is fine...but there will probably be storage fees involved.

[meangreen46]

I don't get it....Why not just tell the customer to buy the gun and if he doesn't like it to send it back...minus all the appropriate fees of course.

[paul0660]

Can the gun be returned to a non licensee in another state if the sale doesn't go through?

[brazosarms]

I was thinking that Dealer doing the transfer would want to be paid for his time if the transfer does not go thru. I am also thinking since I am offering a new product to the market that the buyer would want to see the rifle before laying out the funds. I have had several people saying they want to purchase but back out at the last minute. I am thinking they want to see what they are buying.

[GoingQuiet]

I want to ship a rifle to a dealer for a customer to see before they purchase the rifle. I was thinking to ask the customer to pay a $100.00 fee to their local Dealer for a Test Drive fee. The local Dealer would then show the gun. If the customer wants to buy it, I would deduct the $100.00 off of the purchase price and the local Dealer would be asked to hold the gun till I have been paid in full. If the customer does not want the gun, then $100.00 would be used to ship the item back. If the sale goes the local Dealer would still charge a transfer fee. Does this sound reasonable?

Way too complicated.

[tenpercentfirearms]

I want to ship a rifle to a dealer for a customer to see before they purchase the rifle. I was thinking to ask the customer to pay a $100.00 fee to their local Dealer for a Test Drive fee. The local Dealer would then show the gun. If the customer wants to buy it, I would deduct the $100.00 off of the purchase price and the local Dealer would be asked to hold the gun till I have been paid in full. If the customer does not want the gun, then $100.00 would be used to ship the item back. If the sale goes the local Dealer would still charge a transfer fee. Does this sound reasonable?

Why would I accept the $100 from the guy? Then why does he pay you? Whose gun is it? Are you an 01 or 07 FFL?

Sounds a bit complicated.

[kemasa]

I can understand the reasoning, but I am not sure that you are going to find many FFLs who will do it. I would have no problem doing it. Basically if the firearm gets shipped back the FFL gets $100 minus shipping, which is often better than the transfer fees.

[brazosarms]

I am an 07 FFL