Vincent1966
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- Joined
- Jul 1, 2012
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- 124
Hi,
My partner and I have a home ffl. He (not me) lives at the home where the ffl is registered by the ATFE. Since we've been in business, its seems this venture has been very one sided. He has a "regular" job (8-5, M-F), I am self-employed and have no set hours. I basically work 24/7. His home is out of the way from where I work and spend most of my time so I have to go there for transfers and sales, while he is at work. When a gun is sold out of state, I am the one that packages it and sends it to the local FFL of the buyer. This all happens during "business" hours while he is at work.
I recently purchased a number of firearms from a local auction. While it was nice to use my FFL, I fronted my own cash for the items. I now I am faced with the task of making sure the guns fire correctly, sending them to the mfgr (if needed), making sure they fire correctly, cleaning them, and shipping them off to the buyer's ffl. I've agreed to put the profits from the sales back into the company. Going to an auction seems ideal, but for me it was a bad idea. I've learned from this and vowed never to go to an auction for firearms on behalf of the FFL.
There is a lot more to this story but I did not sign up to THR just to complain. I would like to hear from others who have a home ffl and have a situation similar to mine.
My partner and I have a home ffl. He (not me) lives at the home where the ffl is registered by the ATFE. Since we've been in business, its seems this venture has been very one sided. He has a "regular" job (8-5, M-F), I am self-employed and have no set hours. I basically work 24/7. His home is out of the way from where I work and spend most of my time so I have to go there for transfers and sales, while he is at work. When a gun is sold out of state, I am the one that packages it and sends it to the local FFL of the buyer. This all happens during "business" hours while he is at work.
I recently purchased a number of firearms from a local auction. While it was nice to use my FFL, I fronted my own cash for the items. I now I am faced with the task of making sure the guns fire correctly, sending them to the mfgr (if needed), making sure they fire correctly, cleaning them, and shipping them off to the buyer's ffl. I've agreed to put the profits from the sales back into the company. Going to an auction seems ideal, but for me it was a bad idea. I've learned from this and vowed never to go to an auction for firearms on behalf of the FFL.
There is a lot more to this story but I did not sign up to THR just to complain. I would like to hear from others who have a home ffl and have a situation similar to mine.