How Do You Dispose of a Collection?

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Magic Jar

I've done this with four guns and have been pleased with the outcome.

Maybe Ed meant this method when he suggested 'gunbroker', but I took that to mean the internet version of gunbroker.

Allen R

No, I did mean consignment, but like with me or Tom Whiteman

Seriously, I did mean gunbroker, as consignment leaves it up to the seller to decide how they want to apply this way of selling. That said, I am very up-front with the owner, and tell them that if I go the way of gunbroker, those fees need to be added in (shipping, GB fees, etc). From years of selling on Ebay, where I have lost .25 cents to several dollars, any loss is frustrating. Now the USPS uses the flat fee boxes and they work very well for smaller items.

For rifles and pistols, you need to either set a fee and live with it (you can look on-line for weight vs cost) or tell them you will get back with them.

I am a lazy seller, I like to package, print the USPS or FedEx and drop it off at my leisure, not carry the box in with me, get it weighed, go home, write the seller and wait for payment, then ship. Pistols I do well, the price vs actual cost I am usually right on, rifles throw me off due to size and weight, so I usually say, 'actual cost"

Ed