doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Has anyone ever sold gun parts to Numrich?

If so, how were you treated and how close to their retail price did they pay? Have a computerless friend with boxes of internals for older doubles, will help him sort them out as to make, model and gauge (schematics help)and possibly ship them off-they supposedly send you a check based on their needs and estimates, you can cash it, or return the check uncashed and they return the parts. Do you need a FFL or C&R to send a stripped receiver to a FFL dealer-distributor like Numrich? Thanks--Foxie

About 20 years ago I shipped them a heavy box of parts. I figured they gave me 30 to 40% of what they were worth. Also they were to pay the shipping,($20.00 plus), I had to write them several times to get paid. Never again, try Gunbroker, I think you will be happier. Just my 2 cents worth.....Bill

yep gunbroker........

I once tried this and was astonished at how little they were willing to pay; simply not worth the trouble (and I LIKE Numrich's used to browse there every few weeks when I lived in upstate NY...). I sell parts on http://www.gunboards.com--no fee; nice guys. Or http://www.calguns.net if you are in the (formerly solvent) Golden State.

As to the needing a C&R or FFL question,
first a C&R IS a FFL its a 03 FFL,a dealer FFL is a 01.

The sender does not need a FFL to ship a reciever (or gun) however the reciving end does need one.

Foxy:

GunBroker...Numrich won't pay you anywhere near what the real value is.....they are in business to 'make' money, not 'spread the wealth around'............

Best,

you are better off being their "pain in the ass" by selling your parts on GB or some other venue....

Thanks gunnut- You and the other gents have confirmed what I told my friend Alan-we'll sort out, clean up (Hoppe's, 0000 steel wool and elbow grease) the parts and check them against schematics, serial numbers and see what's what- My guess- mostly Crescent, Knickerbocker, Black Beauty, Iver John Champion stuff-Alan's a farm boy=- never threw out anything in his life-told me as a kid his Dad kept the old heavy burnt out spark plugs from the Ford 4 bangers-why? Well there were several deep ponds on the farm near Chillacothe- great for catfish- that are bottom fish- so we used the old plugs for sinkers- if you broke one off-no big loss- Wonder where Midway (Larry Potterfield) and Brownell's get their parts for older guns from however-anyone shed any light on that, I'd be curious to know-and thanks again for the fine replies- Fox

I don't recommend you sell to them, but I can't consider them a 'big corporation out to screw the little guy' just because they don't pay a lot.

First, no one is forcing you to sell to them. I consider your local property tax authority an example of a big corporation out to screw the little guy, but not a gun parts house.

Second, keep in mind they have to lay out the cash up front then sit on all the junk you sold them waiting for someone to come along wanting it. They will also have to pay inventory tax on it if it's still around at the end of the year.

If they really paid 40% of what something is 'worth' I think that's pretty generous.

This sort of reminds me of the guys walking around a gun show with a firearm for sale and expecting to get a retail price for it. If I,or most anyone else attending, wanted to pay retail for a gun we'd go to a gun store and buy it.
IMO: Anyone with parts to sell would do much better on one of the online auction sites.
Jim