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    Buying a can from a normal dealer?

    Thanks for all the responses so far, I had no idea about the increased cost. The alternative is that I just wait for SS/CA to get the cans I want in stock so may be shorter in the long run.

    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    So given the markup on suppressors (usually about $50 and I'm not kidding) most SOTs make their money on the Form 4s.

    NFA stuff isn't a short term money maker, obviously the money is in transferable machine guns but you have to hold them for awhile to make any real money, there isn't such a thing as a dealer price. What I pay for a transferable is what everyone else pays.

    SBRs can stand a little markup, but not a lot. People already cry about the $200 NFA tax, if you even attempt to sell at or near MSRP people will just opt for a Title I firearm which never sell for MSRP unless it's during a full on panic buy.

    Anyone who has ever tried to sell their used suppressor knows how limited that market is, factor in TWO Form 4 transfers and you can't even give them away.
    On that note, what does have to happen for an individual to sell a can? I love my KAC QDC but don’t like the idea of multiple mounting systems and the non avail of QDCs plus the insane demand for them is making me consider dumping my one QDC and switching every AR to another mount for moar quiet pews.


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    I'm avoiding Silencer Shop, their system/customer base is overwhelmed and takes longer to process. My preferred local dealer uses NFA Tools and the average processing time from purchase to submitting a Form 4 is about 48 hours. Incoming transfers are only $45.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wake27 View Post
    Thanks for all the responses so far, I had no idea about the increased cost. The alternative is that I just wait for SS/CA to get the cans I want in stock so may be shorter in the long run.



    On that note, what does have to happen for an individual to sell a can? I love my KAC QDC but don’t like the idea of multiple mounting systems and the non avail of QDCs plus the insane demand for them is making me consider dumping my one QDC and switching every AR to another mount for moar quiet pews.


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    If you sell in the same state, you can Form 4 directly to the buyer and they will have to pay the $200 NFA tax on top of your ask price. But if you put sell it to an out of state buyer because you listed it in the EE, it would have to go through a FFL / SOT which means TWO Form 4 transfers so now $400 on top of your ask price. Since real world markups on new suppressors are typically less than $100 people aren't going to give you anything close to that price for a used one.

    If you paid $1000 for a decent AR, you can probably get $900 for it used in really good condition, but if you paid $1000 for a decent suppressor, you'd probably have trouble getting $500 for it used in really good condition. And unlike rifles which become classic collectibles, suppressors simply become obsolete technology.
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    I've transferred four suppressors through my local dealer that has a Silencer Shop kiosk. Never once have I used or been asked to use the Silence Shop system.

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