Anybody know what the transfer fee is at Outback Arms? Thanks.
P.S. Never used to think about it but walked into an FFL last fall and got hit with $50. Always assumed $25 (good) to $35 was the range. Now I ask.
This happened to me once.... a local guy had opened up, and I had asked him if he took inbound. He said sure, 25 transfer fee no problem.
Bought something....sent it to him. Went to let him know and he said that I should have checked with him first, as he had one in stock, and because of that I had to pay more for the transfer....like 75 dollars now....he actually called it a "tax".
I explained to him that I was never told I had to check what was "in your stock" before ordering online........
Though I somewhat understood his position, he was charging $200 more for the same gun and wouldnt budge on price. So...and luckily the firearm hadn't shipped yet and I rerouted it to another FFL I knew who wouldn't care and charged me the same.
Never dealt with this guy again. He closed up shop after 2 years..........
So......The key to a good experience is not to just ship something to someone and walk in......... because some of these dealers may have stock already on what you bought, and be butthurt by this. Some dealers consider transfers monkey work and they are above it and charge a lot of it.
Now, I deal with one FFL only who is in my town, who has very little stock, and specializes for inbound online buys. He charges 25 dollars.
I still always ask if its OK before ordering. Why do I bother? If he can get it cheaper, or had stock on it, he would tell me, and its plain courtesy to let him know.
After he gives it the OK to order, I send him the an email copy of the order, and tentative ship date, and time/date to do transfer.
Everyone is informed and happy, and there are no surprises.