How to sell a handgun?

Question

I want to get rid of my 45 cal.handgun. Own it. It is registered under my name. How/Where do I start? What is the going rate for a gun like mine? It is not made of plastic at all-heavy type.

Answer 1

It will depend on your state, here in TN you put a add in the paper and sell it to whoever you want.

In some states you may require a background check.

Best bet call your local police or the state attorney general office and ask them

Answer 2

Where are you? Different states have different rules. Here in Wyoming, I can put an ad in the paper and sell it to whoever. Other states want handguns sales to go through a Federal Firearms License holder (your local gun store).

If you gun is a Colt semi auto, it's worth about $500 to $900 depending on the model.

If you have Springfield, about $600 to $700

If you have an Auto Ordinance, about $300 to $400.

Hard to be to helpful without more details on the gun itself.

Answer 3

Get an idea of value at Guns America.

As far as selling it, some states you can put an ad in the newspaper and sell it to anyone who wants to buy it.

You can sell it to a licensed gun dealer, but he will not give you even wholesale for it, as it is used.

You can go to a gun show and sell it there.

However you sell it, get the name and address (check the ID) of the person you sold it to so if it ends up being used for a crime, you can prove you sold it.

Answer 4

Yes you can sell it as part of your 2nd ammendment right! Is it auto or revolver? What brand name is it? I am interested if you live within a couple hundred mi of Cincinnati? In the USA there is no such thing as a registered handgun. Only a bill of sale if ya bought it from a dealer

Answer 5

Check with your local gun store. Many times they will tell you what its worth, and even sell it for you and charge you a commission. Then they take care of all the paperwork.