Sell Your
Gun Collection

When selling to us, you get certainty of a legally compliant sale to a licensed firearm dealer. We handle all of the legal legwork for you.

This is not something you can experience from some other purchaser options. For example, you have to ensure compliance yourself when selling to a private purchaser. 

This includes ensuring the purchaser’s eligibility to possess guns as per federal law and state law. If you have NFA items in your firearm collection, you also have to transfer each one as the NFA mandates. 

This is assuming the person making an offer can take NFA items. We have Special Occupational Taxpayer status, so you can legally sell NFA items to us.

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The best way to get the most money for your firearms is to sell to a high-paying FFL or dealer like Cash for Arms. Clients who sell to us regularly note that our offers surpass those from other sources.

If our offer doesn’t meet your expectations, we can also consign your firearms to try and get you more profit. We can market it over 14 days to an online firearm marketplace of over 3 million enthusiasts to get you top-dollar.

Another option is to sell firearms privately, as that will often yield you higher prices than selling to local gun shops or pawn shops. However, it can be hard to find someone willing to take firearms in bulk. As such, you may have to list each firearms separately.

This can be cumbersome as you will need to market each firearm. You also need to transfer each firearm that sells through a local FFL. Furthermore, platforms often charge commission or sales fees for each sale you make.

Selling online to Cash for Arms is often better than selling to a local gun or pawn shop because we typically pay much more and make offers faster than your local dealer. We also accept more firearm types and gun accessories than most local shops.

The documents required to sell a firearm vary by state and sale type. When you sell a firearm to us, we provide you clear documentation of the transaction, including receipts and firearm bills of sale.

• Avoiding suspicious people. Suspicious behavior is often a sign of a fraudulent individual. For example, if the person requests security codes or payment from you before finalizing the transaction, that may be a sign of a scam.
• Accepting only secure payment methods. Don’t accept offers from those who want to use unsecure payment methods. At Cash for Arms, we provide several options, all of them with security protocols to ensure you’re protected. These include real-time payment, direct deposit, mailed check, and print-and-deposit check.
• Choosing public places for meetings. If you need to meet a potential buyer in person, always select a public location and daytime. This can help you avoid potential theft or violence in the experience.‍
• Not shipping before payment for non-FFL buyers. FFLs like us are licensed, established businesses that you can easily track down. If you’re selling to a private buyer, it can be harder to track them down for redress if they fail to pay you after you give them your guns.

It depends on the guns, the condition, and the current market, but our offers are typically well above what local gun shops or pawn shops quote, because we sell collections into a national market and price each piece based on real current demand. The best way to know what your collection is worth is to get our free appraisal. Send us photos and a list and we'll come back with a real number.

No. You don't need a Federal Firearms License to sell a collection to Cash for Arms. We're the licensed party. We handle all the FFL transfer paperwork on our side, including any state-specific requirements and multi-state compliance.

Most collections close in 7–14 days from submission to payment. Larger or NFA-involved collections can take 3–4 weeks because of additional compliance steps. We'll give you a timeline estimate with your offer.

We work with heirs, executors, and estates regularly. The process is very similar to a standard sale — we appraise the collection, make an offer, and handle the legal transfer through our licensed dealer network. If you have basic documentation from the estate, that's helpful. If you don't, we'll work with you to figure out what we need.

NFA items require special handling under federal law, including ATF Form 4 transfers, tax stamps, and registered-owner verification. We've done hundreds of these. If your collection includes NFA items, flag it when you reach out and our team will walk you through exactly what's needed on your end.

Both options are available. For most collections, we provide a prepaid, insured shipping label and walk you through how to package the firearms safely. For larger collections or situations where shipping isn't practical, we can arrange pickup. We've done pickups for collections across the country.

From first contact to payment is usually 5 to 10 business days for a typical collection. The appraisal is done within 24 hours of receiving your photos and list. Shipping takes 2-4 days. Once your collection arrives at our facility, we verify, finalize, and pay the same day.

No. We work with collections that have full documentation, collections with partial records, and collections with nothing but the guns themselves. Documentation helps with valuation, especially for collectible or historically significant pieces, but it's not required.

We handle it. Any time a firearm crosses state lines in a sale, federal law requires an FFL transfer — which is exactly what we do. You don't have to figure out any state-to-state compliance. That's on us.

We buy most ammunition (restrictions vary by carrier and by type) and we buy most firearm accessories — scopes, holsters, original cases, magazines, reloading equipment. Let us know what's in the collection and we'll tell you what we can purchase together.

Yes. The appraisal is free, it's fast, and there's no obligation to sell. Some people use our appraisal just to find out what their collection is worth and decide to hold onto it. That's fine. We'd rather have you know the real number than feel pressured.