Sell My Gun
Real cash offer, free insured shipping, same-day payment on arrival. Never leave your house. Available in all 50 states. Or consign standout pieces to a 3M-buyer auction. Either way, get a free no-obligation offer typically in under 2 hours, and whether or not you decide to sell to us, everything you need to know is below.
Not sure where to start? Call (904) 977-5477.
Licensed FFL/SOT · We buy guns in all 50 states
Three Steps. Under a Week.
One gun or a full safe. Cash or consignment. You pick.
Tell us what you have
A few photos, make and model. Five minutes.
Get a real number back
Firm cash offer or published consignment terms.
Ship free, get paid same day
Insured label. We file all the paperwork.
You Choose
You Have Two Ways to Sell: Cash or Consignment
Two paths, both licensed, both free to ship. Cash is faster. Consignment can land a higher final price. It's up to you.
A Real Number, Typically in Under 2 Hours
Send photos and details. Our licensed appraisers price it against actual sold comparables and send a firm cash offer. Free insured shipping. Same-day payment when it lands and passes inspection.
- Firm offer, not a range
- Free FedEx or UPS insured label
- Same-day payment on arrival: ACH, PayPal, Venmo, or check
- Change your mind before shipping? Nothing owed.
We Sell It For You, You Keep More
Higher-value or collectible pieces can earn more sold on the open market. We list, photograph, and manage the transaction from our licensed HQ. You get your share when the buyer pays.
- Published consignment fees, no negotiation
- Free insured inbound shipping
- Typical sale time by category shown on the consignment page
- Good fit for premium, collectible, or rare pieces
Three Steps
How Selling Your Gun Works
The same simple process whether you have one gun or a full safe.
Step 1Tell Us What You Have
A few photos, make and model, condition notes. Takes about five minutes on your phone.
Step 2Get A Real Number Back
A licensed appraiser prices your gun against real sold comparables. Typically back to you in under two hours during business hours.
Step 3Ship Free, Get Paid
Print the prepaid insured label. Drop it at FedEx or UPS. Same-day payment the day it lands and passes inspection.
Don't Know the Make or Model? Fine. Send the photos you can take: the receiver, the barrel, any markings, and the serial. Our appraisers work off images every day. If we need a second angle, we'll ask. Inherited firearms, closet finds, safe queens, no paperwork on hand: all of that is normal intake for us.
What We Buy
Rifles, Handguns, Shotguns, and NFA
One gun or a full safe. Modern, vintage, or collectible. Here's what our appraisers see most.
Sell Your Rifle
Bolt-action hunting rifles, modern sporting rifles, lever guns, and collectible military surplus. We price rifles off actual sold comparables in the licensed dealer market, so a well-kept Winchester, Ruger, or AR-pattern rifle comes back with a real number, not a book quote. Send photos of the receiver, barrel markings, and any glass, and note the round count if you have it.
Sell Your Handgun
Semi-auto pistols and revolvers, from carry guns to competition builds and collectible wheel guns. Glock, SIG, Smith & Wesson, Colt, Kimber, Staccato, and vintage revolvers all come through regularly. Send photos of both sides, the muzzle, and the serial. Original box, papers, and extra mags help the offer.
Sell Your Shotgun
Pump, semi-auto, side-by-side, and over-under shotguns. Working field guns and higher-end sporting shotguns both have a market. Show us the receiver, choke tubes, and the barrel bore. Well-cared-for Beretta, Benelli, Browning, Remington, and Mossberg shotguns come back with fair numbers backed by comparables.
Sell an NFA / Class III Firearm
Suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and other Class III items. We hold SOT status, so the transfer stays inside a licensed pipeline start to finish. Have your tax stamp and paperwork handy. Details on the timeline and paperwork live on the NFA page.
Nationwide
We Buy Guns From Every State
Tap your state for local details, or start your offer above.
Don't see your state? Start your offer and we'll walk you through it.
The Difference
Market-Based Offers
Local shops often shave 40% off retail because they need shelf margin. We don't work that way.
Priced On Real Sales
Our offers come from actual sold comparables on the licensed dealer market, not made-up book value. If a gun like yours sold for $850 last week, that’s the number we work from.
Federally Licensed Dealer
Cash for Arms is an FFL with SOT status headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Every transfer is logged, legal, and handled by licensed staff. No handshake sales, no gray area.
Sell From Your Couch
Everything happens online. Photos from your phone, shipping label to your printer, payment to your bank. Skip the drive, skip the lowball counter, skip the tire kickers.
The Guide
How to Sell a Gun: What Actually Works
Selling a firearm the right way is faster and safer than most people expect. Here's the straight version.
You have three real options when you decide to sell: a local gun shop, a private buyer, or a licensed online dealer. Each has trade-offs, and price is only part of the picture. Speed, paperwork, safety, and how far the gun has to travel all matter. The framing on this page is written for the online path, because it’s the one most sellers land on once they price it out.
Local shops are quick if you happen to walk in on the right day, but their offers reflect shelf margin. Most sellers end up with 40% to 60% of retail value. That's not a scam, it's how a physical inventory business survives.
Private sales can pay the most on paper, but the buyer pool is small, the meetings are awkward, and you're responsible for verifying the buyer is legally able to receive the firearm. In some states that means a background check at an FFL anyway. The convenience premium of a private sale often disappears once you factor in your time and the paperwork.
A licensed online dealer lets you sell without leaving your house. You send photos and details, the dealer sends a firm offer, and if you accept, you get a prepaid insured shipping label. The transfer happens on the dealer’s FFL. Payment lands the day the gun is received and inspected. This is what Cash for Arms is built to do.
Before you send photos anywhere, do three things. Confirm the gun is unloaded and cleared. Note the make, model, and serial. Take clean, well-lit shots of both sides of the receiver, the muzzle end, any markings, and any wear or damage. Extras help: original box, papers, extra magazines, tax stamps for NFA items. For deeper valuation guidance, our how to value a gun guide walks through what appraisers actually look at, and the how to sell a gun guide covers the shipping and legal side in more detail.
The bottom line: if speed and a fair number matter, sell to a licensed FFL who quotes from real sold comparables, ships on their label, and pays the day it lands. That’s the shortest path from "I want this gun gone" to money in your account.
On Record
Federally Licensed, Legal in All 50 States
Cash for Arms is a Federal Firearms Licensee with SOT status. You do not need to be an FFL to sell to us. We are the licensed dealer on the other end. Every gun ships on a prepaid insured label to our Jacksonville HQ, where an adult signs for it and a licensed appraiser verifies it before you get paid.
Interstate transfers to an FFL are legal in all 50 states under federal law. State-specific rules for background checks and paperwork are handled on our end. You handle the drop-off. Questions before you ship? Call or text (904) 977-5477 or email support@cashforarms.com.
BBB-accredited, rated A+Verified Sellers
Five-Star Reviews From Real Sellers
Three of 2,000+ verified sellers who used the online offer, free shipping, same-day payment process.
“Sent photos on a Monday, had a real offer by lunch. Shipped Tuesday, paid Thursday. The whole thing was easier than selling a car.”
Verified seller · Texas
“The local shop offered me $600 for a rifle Cash for Arms bought for $1,150. Real number, no games.”
Verified seller · Pennsylvania
“Inherited a handgun I didn't want in the house. Free shipping label came same day. Money in my account before dinner.”
Verified seller · Ohio
See It In Action
See A Real Transaction
Video review · Sold a Winchester Model 94
More Than One Gun?
Have a Full Safe or Estate? Sell It All at Once.
Ten guns, fifty guns, an inherited collection you're still cataloging. We handle it as one shipment, one offer, one payment. Bulk pricing that reflects the mix. Executor guidance if you're an estate handler. Same free insured shipping, same same-day payment when the boxes land.
The collection process is its own flow, built for the volume: spreadsheet intake, staged pickup for large safes, and licensed staff handling every serial.
Answers
Common Questions
Three steps. Send us photos and details of the firearm through our online form. We send back a firm cash offer, typically in under two hours during business hours. If you take the offer, we email you a prepaid insured shipping label. Ship it, and we send payment the same day it lands and passes inspection.
Three real options: a local gun shop, a private buyer, or a licensed online dealer like Cash for Arms. Shops pay 40 to 60 percent of retail because they need shelf margin. Private sales can pay more but require you to verify the buyer and often still route through an FFL. A licensed online dealer sends a firm offer, a prepaid insured label, and same-day payment on arrival, without a drive or a stranger at the door.
Most licensed gun shops will buy used firearms if they can resell them at margin. Offers tend to sit at 40 to 60 percent of retail because the shop has to cover overhead and shelf space. A licensed online dealer works off the same sold comparables but ships direct to a national buyer pool, which lets the offer come in higher on most pieces.
Yes, when you sell to a Federal Firearms Licensee. Cash for Arms is an FFL, so the transfer is legal under federal law in all 50 states. We handle the paperwork on our end. You handle the shipment on yours.
No. You do not need to be an FFL to sell to us. Cash for Arms is the licensed dealer on the receiving end. You ship on our prepaid label, we take receipt, and the licensed transfer happens on our side.
Payment goes out the same day your gun lands at our HQ and passes inspection. You pick ACH, PayPal, Venmo, or a paper check.
Yes. If you accept the offer, we email you a prepaid, fully insured FedEx or UPS shipping label. Drop the package at any carrier location. There is no charge to you for shipping, insurance, or handling.
All 50 states. Interstate transfers to an FFL are legal under federal law, and we handle the state-specific paperwork. If you want state-specific detail, tap your state in the directory above.
Handguns, rifles, shotguns, modern sporting rifles, and NFA / Class III items. Common brands, collectible pieces, inherited firearms, and full collections all welcome. If you're unsure whether we buy it, send photos and details anyway.
Yes. For collections, estates, or multi-piece sales, our collection flow is built for that: bulk pricing, executor guidance, and the same free shipping and same-day payment. Start at the collection page.
Once you accept the offer, we email you a prepaid insured FedEx or UPS label and packaging guidance. Package unloaded, use rigid materials, and drop it at any carrier counter. We handle the FFL receiving side.
Nothing owed. If you accept an offer and then decide not to ship, cancel the label and you're done. There is no fee, no penalty, no follow-up pressure.
Firearm value depends on make, model, condition, and current sold comparables on the licensed dealer market. The fastest way to find out is to send photos and details through our offer form. A licensed appraiser will send you a firm number back, typically in under two hours during business hours. For a deeper walk-through, see how to value a gun.
Send Us a Photo and Get Your Offer
Tell us what you have. Most offers arrive in under two hours. Free insured shipping from anywhere in the U.S. Payment the day it lands.
Or call (904) 977-5477 · support@cashforarms.com · Mon–Sun 7a–midnight ET