Need Advice - Selling in An Online Auction

[skub]

I am going to be listing a gun on an online gun auction site, and am looking to benefit from the experience of folks here.

The questions that come to mind are:

1. How long should I list it for?
2. Is there a "better" day/time to end the auction?
3. What do I need to consider re: minimum bids?
4. What are the strengths/weaknesses of each site?

There may be other things I need to think about - these are what come to mind.

Thanks for any experience you can share.

[Vecco]

Why not try here first.. no fee's and FTF Texas sale

[OldCannon]

I've also had significant luck selling through TexasGunTrader.com.

[UpTheIrons]

I've also had significant luck selling through TexasGunTrader.com.

I'll second this option. As well as selling in our own forum.

[chartreuse]

Another thing to consider is how do you want to be paid?

Paypal won't allow firearms transactions. I've used Gunpal once, as a buyer, but have no experience with them as a seller. Then there's money orders etc.

[puma guy]

I re-second this forum for sales. If you go the online route I have bought several firearms on GunBroker, never sold any. All were good experiences. I have viewed several of the other online auction sites and I think Gunbroker has more viewers than all the others combined, so you'd maximize exposure. Most of the auctions I partook in were 6-10 days. If it's a sought after weapon you'll see some activity pretty quickly. There's no sniping on GunBroker and they have a 15 minute extension if someone bids at the last minute giving the previous bidder a chance to increase.

[rm9792]

Set a realistic starting bid, maybe the absolute lowest you will go. I find it extremely annoying to bid on a gun with such a low start bid and high reserve that you can't ever actually buy it. I have no use for reserves anyway, dont see the point if you just start as low as you will accept.

[dicion]

Paypal won't allow firearms transactions.

It's true, they will not.

However, I have used it to purchase a 'lead accelerator' before

[chartreuse]

Paypal won't allow firearms transactions.

It's true, they will not.

However, I have used it to purchase a 'lead accelerator' before

[skub]

Thanks for the suggestions. They have been helpful.

As for posting it on this site, I have had them on here for a little while, but have not gotten any interest on them. I know, that could mean that they are priced too high, but it could also mean that they are bolt action rifles on a handgun forum - i.e.,this is not the best market for them. One of them is a pre-64 Winchester .243. The price for it is high, if you are just looking for a .243, but according to the appraisals I got, is a fair price for someone who values the pre-64 receiver. I based my price on three independent appraisals, so I want to make sure that I have done my best to get it in front of the right audience before I start cutting the price very much.

[puma guy]

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