Selling to a Pawn Shop in Maryland?

wb3jma · Aug 6, 2021

There is no good forum area for this question so dropped it here.

Can anyone tell me what is minimun necessary documentation to sell a rifle to a local pawn shop? Reason I'm asking this is I have a gun bought off GunBroker but I can no longer find the email invoice receipt generated by the sale. Gun broker does not keep that info in your account over 90 days. I purchased a Buyers Report for $15 but all that has in it is Date, Item ID, description, quantity and Price.

It does not list the Seller and their personal information.

Thank you

adit · Aug 6, 2021

wb3jma said:
There is no good forum area for this question so dropped it here.

Can anyone tell me what is minimun necessary documentation to sell a rifle to a local pawn shop? Reason I'm asking this is I have a gun bought off GunBroker but I can no longer find the email invoice receipt generated by the sale. Gun broker does not keep that info in your account over 90 days. I purchased a Buyers Report for $15 but all that has in it is Date, Item ID, description, quantity and Price.

It does not list the Seller and their personal information.

Thank you

Nothing other than a photo ID.

Pale Ryder · Aug 6, 2021

Put in for sale on consignment. You pay a fee but you pick the sale price. Selling to a pawn shop will get you probably less than 1/3 of its value.

Ie, selling a $350 firearm to a pawn shop, they’ll likely offer $100. Consign it for $350 and pay them $35-50 when it sells.

eruby · Aug 6, 2021

You have > 50 posts, why not just list it here in the classifieds?

Mightydog · Aug 6, 2021

Haven’t you ever watched “Pawn Stars”? You get less than 50% retail. List on classifieds here as eruby said. BTW what is it?

trickg · Aug 6, 2021

eruby said:
You have > 50 posts, why not just list it here in the classifieds?

This.

JamesDong · Aug 6, 2021

Hock shops have their purpose but they will low ball the hell out of you. Better off here or Craigslist if you can. Auctions can demand a good premium.... when I go **** up that's where I want my arsenal to go... Reddings.

trickg · Aug 6, 2021

It might also be said that selling on consignment has its issues too. I think people think that the internal parts of their guns were hewn from sold blocks of gold or something - I've seen some unrealistic consignment prices recently.

fidelity · Aug 6, 2021

wb3jma said:
There is no good forum area for this question so dropped it here.

Can anyone tell me what is minimun necessary documentation to sell a rifle to a local pawn shop? Reason I'm asking this is I have a gun bought off GunBroker but I can no longer find the email invoice receipt generated by the sale. Gun broker does not keep that info in your account over 90 days. I purchased a Buyers Report for $15 but all that has in it is Date, Item ID, description, quantity and Price.

It does not list the Seller and their personal information.

Thank you

You don't need any of that information to sell a firearm that you own that's in your possession. For sales in Maryland, it can't be on a list of certain semiautomatic rifles they currently restrict (and even this list is imperfect).

And don't go to pawnshop that sells a few guns on the side. You're going to get half the value, at best.

What are you looking to unload?

fidelity · Aug 6, 2021

Related to the OP's question, which is likely because he wants to prove that it's really his firearm, do FFLs submit the serial number of guns they purchase or put on consignment to see if it's a reported stolen firearm? I presume that they do, but don't know if it's a state or federal requirement. Or are they only keeping a record of the firearm serial numbers for future ATF inspection?

adit · Aug 6, 2021

fidelity said:
Related to the OP's question, which is likely because he wants to prove that it's really his firearm, do FFLs submit the serial number of guns they purchase or put on consignment to see if it's a reported stolen firearm? I presume that they do, but don't know if it's a state or federal requirement. Or are they only keeping a record of the firearm serial numbers for future ATF inspection?

If they are a FFL it must go in the Bound Book, including the serial number.

Biggfoot44 · Aug 6, 2021

A Pawnbroker that deals in guns IS an FFL , an 002 specifically . For straight purchases or sales , essentially same as 001 .

As a practical thing , there are pawnbrokers that are basically a regular gun store that make an occasional pawn , and those that primarily make high interest loans , that sell an occasional gun .

Bottom line - Legally it's the same as selling to a " Regular " gun store .

In general selling to any gun store :

They sell at retail , buy from you at wholesale .

Further adjusted by what they already have in inventory , or what is hot or glut in regional market place .

The rule of thumb for reasonably honest gun stores is to pay 2/3 of the price they would sell it for as used gun . ie , if they expect to resell for $450- ish , they will offer $300- ish .

Matlack · Aug 6, 2021

The pawn shop must be a FFL to accept it. Most pawn shops do not accept firearms because they are not an FFL.

rbird7282 · Aug 6, 2021

fidelity said:
Related to the OP's question, which is likely because he wants to prove that it's really his firearm, do FFLs submit the serial number of guns they purchase or put on consignment to see if it's a reported stolen firearm? I presume that they do, but don't know if it's a state or federal requirement. Or are they only keeping a record of the firearm serial numbers for future ATF inspection?

In Montgomery County they do

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wb3jma · Aug 6, 2021

To answer above questions Mossberg Patriot .270 Win. Long and short yes A) want to prove it's mine, B) Wan't as less hassle to begin with at Pawn shops are regulated so they have to be careful about how/what they buy. C) Most importantly don't trust the current political environment and that ATF, Biden, Leisure Suit Larry and MD State Police will do the right things today and not have something innocent bounce back on me , add I'm a military contractor with a clearance and I have sufficient reasons to want to be carefull about just transfering this from one private individual to the next.

lowoncash · Aug 6, 2021

You can no longer sell to an individual in MD. It must go through an FFL. FFL does a nice check. It shouldn’t come back on you.

rseymorejr · Aug 6, 2021

wb3jma said:
To answer above questions Mossberg Patriot .270 Win. Long and short yes A) want to prove it's mine, B) Wan't as less hassle to begin with at Pawn shops are regulated so they have to be careful about how/what they buy. C) Most importantly don't trust the current political environment and that ATF, Biden, Leisure Suit Larry and MD State Police will do the right things today and not have something innocent bounce back on me , add I'm a military contractor with a clearance and I have sufficient reasons to want to be carefull about just transfering this from one private individual to the next.

This was sad to read. Especially considering that I freely bought guns, long guns and handguns, as a teenager. The background check consisted of the seller asking me if it was alright with my parents if I bought it. Of course I always said yes! All this worry over selling a deer rifle. :sad20:

wb3jma · Aug 6, 2021

I'm quite aware of that the Pawn shop in question is a licensed FFL.

Darkemp · Aug 6, 2021

wb3jma said:
To answer above questions Mossberg Patriot .270 Win. Long and short yes A) want to prove it's mine, B) Wan't as less hassle to begin with at Pawn shops are regulated so they have to be careful about how/what they buy. C) Most importantly don't trust the current political environment and that ATF, Biden, Leisure Suit Larry and MD State Police will do the right things today and not have something innocent bounce back on me , add I'm a military contractor with a clearance and I have sufficient reasons to want to be carefull about just transfering this from one private individual to the next.

Transfer has to be done through an FFL Dealer, there are no more FTF transactions in MD. There’s nothing to “bounce back on you” after you follow that process.

wb3jma · Aug 6, 2021

rseymorejr said:
This was sad to read. Especially considering that I freely bought guns, long guns and handguns, as a teenager. The background check consisted of the seller asking me if it was alright with my parents if I bought it. Of course I always said yes! All this worry over selling a deer rifle.

Times we live in.

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