Yugo SKS C&R status and shipping to Maryland

[fred333]

Just to follow up, I did agree to ship to 01FFL and he's picking up the fee. All communications were civil and he seems like a good guy. I think we both learned a lesson about dealing on gunbroker; I should have asked about shipping to Maryland, and he should have specified in his listing.
Anyways I discovered an 01FFL that is close to me and also has some Swiss K31's listed on his website for a decent price. I was actually looking for a Swiss when I ended up with the SKS so maybe this was meant to be.

Before bidding or clicking the Buy Now button, I always message the seller, explaining that I'm a C&R in Maryland and asking if they're willing to ship to me (as the C&R allows for direct interstate buying/selling/shipping of C&R 'arms). To date, I've only run into one seller who refused and my pre-check ended up saving us both alot of potential consternation after the fact.