# best auction site for firearms?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 3, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260 "2002-06-03T23:29:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![breaknrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@breaknrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaknrun)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260/1 "2002-06-03T23:29:21Z")

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I have a s&w model 629 that I’d like to sell. I don’t generally sell things but I’m going through a divorce …  
Anyway, I posted to rec.guns and got no response though I’m pretty sure I set a fair price. Does anyone here ever sell their guns online? I see a few sites in google but have no experience with them. The only other time I sold a gun, I did it over the newsgroup. Yes, I’m aware of FFL laws and plan to do this legally. Also, do you think the s&w stigma will make this a difficult sell?. Also, what would be a fair price for this model including a 2x leupold scope? I’ve seen similar models selling for about $600 without the scope on a couple of the auction sites. Any help is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260/2 "2002-06-04T01:13:37Z")

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Have you tried [gunsamerica.com](http://gunsamerica.com)? I almost bought my Browning Trap gun from there but got a better deal locally instead. Check [forthehunt.com](http://forthehunt.com) (IIRC) and the shotgun sports resource page for people who can give you a better estimate of the piece. Or you can go by the local gun store and checkout their copy of the blue book of guns to get a ballpark figure.

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260/3 "2002-06-04T01:31:25Z")

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[Shotgunnews.com](http://Shotgunnews.com)… Not an auction site, but perhaps the most widely read firearms classified ads in the world.

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**Author:** ![breaknrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@breaknrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaknrun)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-auction-site-for-firearms/112260/4 "2002-06-04T03:08:56Z")

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Thanks guys, I’ll check those out.  
**BF** , I haven’t used _any_ site. I don’t generally shop or sell online so I was asking for recommendations for the closest thing to ebay of the gun world.  
I’ve browsed [gunbroker.com](http://gunbroker.com) and [auctionarms.com](http://auctionarms.com) to get an idea of what my gun should sell for but I don’t know which sites are worthwhile. Thanks again.