[Gardner]

I follow the WTS section regularly, and I see most people want to sell Face to face, legal of course.

Now a seller doesn't invite a stranger (buyer) into his home so they agree to meet somewhere neutral. I imagine this as a parking lot they can both find. For a handgun sale it would be simple to inspect the weapon out of sight of the general public in your car/truck.

A long gun/shotgun is another story though. It would be hard, to say the least, to inspect a potential buy in the confines of a vehicle. Outside the vehicle in plain sight of "citizens" would probably get you a visit from the local cops. Everything may be legal but who really wants to explain all this to an officer?

So I ask those that have bought or sold how they mange this. I am particularly interested in long gun sales since I have a couple that are gathering dust and I'd like to sell, but don't want to go through the hassel of shipping.

Any insight would be geatly appreciated.

 

[Dude Man]

Food court at the mall. The Bank of America lobby. Nuclear plant parking lots. There's all kinds of good places.

 

[Virtuaguyver]

As long as you dont point the rifle at people, you should be ok. If the cops does show up, theres really nothing to explain.

 

[cubrock]

Large public parking lot where you can be away from people works well.

 

[Sandman_NC]

You could meet at a range or maybe even gun shop parking lot. Usually if you don't act wild or reckless you should be fine. Have some kind of bill of sale helps too.

 

[Terry]

You're not buying drugs....you're buying a gun. There is really no reason to be "nervous" about inspecting a pistol or long gun out in the open so long as you are in a locations where possessing a firearm is not illegal.

With that said, I do like to meet in locations that are either less crowded, or gun friendly. The parking lot of a sporting goods store that sells firearms is your best bet. You can also find places like garden section parking lots outside of places like Sears or even Walmart. Folks don't like to park there because it's too far for them to walk to get to where they are going.

If you do end up trading in a store's parking lot, and intend to go into the store after the trade, it's a good idea to get in your car and move your car to another section of the parking lot. You never know who is watching, and now knows you have a gun in your vehicle that is ripe for the taking.

 

[Crazy Carl]

Food court at the mall. The Bank of America lobby. Nuclear plant parking lots. There's all kinds of good places.

:laugh:

I just sold a rifle to a guy here, a couple weeks ago. We just met at the Lowe's parking lot. Public, yet discrete.

 

[motorcyclist]

There's a gun store/indoor range here that probably has more guns sold in their parking lot on Saterdays then inside.

 

[WNC Seabee]

In my experience, the gun shops will get very very irritated if you do private party transactions in their parking lots. Wahoo and I about got run out of On Target here in Asheville a while back...

 

[Ryan S.]

Almost all of mine are in Lowes parking lots... big box stores usually have security cameras and good lighting. Most people are smart about it but I did have a older gentleman pointing a rifle at traffic before. Most transactions are in back of SUV or truck and should not be that noticeable to public.

 

[SHS]

Actually viewing and looking over a long gun in a vehicle is not that hard. I have done it with no problem.

 

[Keltyke]

Outside the vehicle in plain sight of "citizens" would probably get you a visit from the local cops.

In the South? Are you kidding? We carry these things on rear window racks in our pickups. A cop might stop by to see if it's anything he might want, that'd be all.

 

[august1410]

Public parking lots work for me. Wilber's Barbecue in Goldsboro has been the site of a few of my sales......as has the McDonalds in Greenville and the Piggly Wiggly in Maysville.

 

[RugerWes]

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

That has been bent , but it is not broken.

We have a RIGHT to own a gun, buy a gun , carry a gun etc. Yea, laws are there to hassle us, but if you are buying a gun and you do it legally you are fully within your rights. So do not be ashamed or let the anti gun nuts make you feel like you have to hide a transaction that is wholly legal . Just be prudent, and you will be fine .

 

[rje58]

As others have said, parking lots work well, at least they have so far for me. I have bought and sold long guns in the parking lot at Gander Mtn, Cracker Barrel, Hardees, Food Lion, Lowes Home Improvement, to name a few. Heck, once bought a revolver in the parking lot of a convenience store!

Purchased another handgun in the parking lot of a different convenience store, from a police officer. When he asked to see my NCDL and carry permit, he called them in on the radio to make sure I didn't have any recent outstandings....

 

[snal]

Large public parking lots are best for me. I'm typically always "early" and park in a remote section of the lot. I drive a truck, so I typically check out long guns with the tailgate down, but I don't go out of my way to conceal the firearm from public view.
I've done a LOT of buy/sell/trade deals with CSF members with no issues. The only thing that I prefer to make clear beforehand is how many people will be with the party that I'm meeting. It's a little funky when more you're expecting to meet ONE person for a deal...and more than ONE shows up (wives tagging along excepted).
A courtesy that I have learned from experience is to let the person that I'm meeting know that that I'll be in a such and such vehicle, with "my friend", or "my friends", if I'm not alone.
From a recent topic...having someone cover your 6 is silent...and not a bad idea, but if they are in the vehicle with me...I always let the guy know ahead of time.

 

[Travis B]

Large public parking lots are best for me. I'm typically always "early" and park in a remote section of the lot. I drive a truck, so I typically check out long guns with the tailgate down, but I don't go out of my way to conceal the firearm from public view.
I've done a LOT of buy/sell/trade deals with CSF members with no issues. The only thing that I prefer to make clear beforehand is how many people will be with the party that I'm meeting. It's a little funky when more you're expecting to meet ONE person for a deal...and more than ONE shows up (wives tagging along excepted).
A courtesy that I have learned from experience is to let the person that I'm meeting know that that I'll be in a such and such vehicle, with "my friend", or "my friends", if I'm not alone.
From a recent topic...having someone cover your 6 is silent...and not a bad idea, but if they are in the vehicle with me...I always let the guy know ahead of time.

Great advice, snal. It is a little creepy when you meet someone for the first time for a transaction and a car full of people roll up.

Dick's Sporting Goods parking lots always work well for me.

 

[drizzle]

Public is always better. It is better to have to potentialy explain to a cop why you had an unloaded rifle as opposed to your wife or friends having to explain to the cops you were going to meet someone from the internet and that was the last time you were seen alive. Call me crazy but I don't trust anyone unless I have known them for a long time.

Also as SOP I never bring my wife or kids with me when I buy something. You never know about people.