Advice on selling and shipping

[Bruce2S]

Hello LF , I'm going to advertise for sale one of my Lugers .and need information regarding the legal way to sell and send the Luger . I want this to be a good experience for both me , as the seller, and the buyer without any hassles . I understand I need to send it to a FFL holder. but not sure the best way to ship it . Should I have a FFL dealer ,handle the paper work and ship it for me ? Also when I advertise should I include my email address and or phone # I would appreciate any suggestions from the members here on Luger Forum I am in the state of Florida . Thank You Bruce 2S

[Kiwi]

Bruce,

Try "Lugers and Firearms for sale" at the bottom of this site

You can list - lots of photos - and arrange with the buyer.
Look over some of the prior listings to see how it was done.

[Mac Cat]

I would use a local FFL.
They also get cheaper shipping rates.

[Ben M.]

I think some States allow CCR-to-CCR (FFL-03 to FFL-03) shipping and not using a FFL-01 gun shop to do a transfer.


But you need to check each of the 2 States to see what they allow and require.


Also...you need to check with each carrier's requirements (i.e. UPS, FedEx, etc.). Not sure if US Postal allows shipping of handguns, anymore.
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[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Ben M.

I think some States allow CCR-to-CCR (FFL-03 to FFL-03) shipping and not using a FFL-01 gun shop to do a transfer.


But you need to check each of the 2 States to see what they allow and require.


Also...you need to check with each carrier's requirements (i.e. UPS, FedEx, etc.). Not sure if US Postal allows shipping of handguns, anymore.
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Anyone can send a pistol to a FFL 01 via UPS or FedEx, but they both require next day shipping, which runs about $80. FFL holders can use USPS, sending to another FFL holder. Medium Flat Rate Box was under $20, last I checked. If you don't have FFL 01, have a dealer mail it for you, to save a few bucks.

[velodog455~]

FedEX is getting sticky about accepting guns from a non 01 licensee. I have a 03 C&R license and have been turned down twice in 2025. UPS took them though. I have a friend with a 01 FFL and FedEx still take HIS firearms.

I don't know whether this is a FedEx official corporate policy or whether local FedEx office managers have individual discretion as to whether they accept or reject a firearm.
-Bob

[Bruce2S]

Thank you All . for your suggestions . I did reach out to a local Gun dealer and after speaking with him .I think I will use him . Now in the process just trying to take decent pictures wit my phone ..reagrds Bruce 2S

[Bill_in_VA]

Put it in the mail.

Bondi and the DoJ just today declared that 18USC 1715 - the prohibition on mailing handguns and other “concealable firearms” is unConstitutional per Bruen and thus unenforceable, and USPS is therefore directed to change their firearms regulations.

See here: https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1423701/dl

To whit:
Section 1715 regulates the ability to transport, receive, and maintain
constitutionally protected firearms, which burdens the right protected by
the Second Amendment. But section 1715’s purpose and burden find no
analogue in this Nation’s history and tradition of firearm regulation. See
Bruen, 142 S. Ct. at 2129–30. We therefore conclude that the statute
violates the Second Amendment insofar as it burdens the rights of law-
abiding citizens to ship and receive arms in common use for lawful pur-
poses. Accordingly, the Executive Branch may not, consistent with the
Constitution, enforce section 1715 with respect to constitutionally pro-
tected firearms, and the Postal Service should modify its regulations to
conform with the scope of the Second Amendment as described in this
opinion.
T. ELLIOT GAISER
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel

Folks, this is huge.