Gunbroker and IRUNGUNS working together to open the borders for Canadians

BAAC said:
^ Shouldn't matter to the US seller. They have to ship to an FFL anyway, so they won't notice a difference.
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That's what you think but if that was so how come some of them refuse to sell to a Canadian??? Some do it out of spite. One seller cited issues with CCs. Some only take US Postal money orders or certified cheques and you have to convince them to take your bank draft in US dollars even though they are not losing anything if it doesnt go through.

Btw, it is GB policy that unless you are in US you have to inform the seller of your intent to ship internationally. It's a poorly worded policy because it doesnt take into account the fact that all legal firearm sales have to go through an FFL dealer regardless.

As it is right now, the whole process of buying a firearm off GB is bumpy.
 
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mistero said:
That's what you think but if that was so how come some of them refuse to sell to a Canadian??? Some do it out of spite. One seller cited issues with CCs. Some only take US Postal money orders or certified cheques and you have to convince them to take your bank draft in US dollars even though they are not losing anything if it doesnt go through.

Btw, it is GB policy that unless you are in US you have to inform the seller of your intent to ship internationally. It's a poorly worded policy because it doesnt take into account the fact that all legal firearm sales have to go through an FFL dealer regardless.

As it is right now, the whole process of buying a firearm off GB is bumpy.
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This has unfortunately also been my experience as a Canadian Gunbroker buyer. I have purchased and imported 3 firearms as well as ITAR accessories and eveŕy time the Canadian credit card (Royal Bank Visa) is a no go with the seller despite being "certified" by GB itself. Postal Money Orders in USD have been an acceptable form of payment - slow but reliable. Use of 3rd Party Importers to broker the items across the border has been similarly slow but reliable, typicaĺly taking two months depending on how close to the monthly cut-off your order is placed.

Anything that IRG can do to facilitate Canadian Credit Card payment for Gunbroker purchases would be most welcome.
 
Would it not be easier to simply pay IRG for whatever gun is eligible for legal purchase listed on gunbroker and have them "buy" it and then transfer to the customer?...or is there a legal or other reason why it has to be done the current way?
 
Bartok5 said:
This has unfortunately also been my experience as a Canadian Gunbroker buyer. I have purchased and imported 3 firearms as well as ITAR accessories and eveŕy time the Canadian credit card (Royal Bank Visa) is a no go with the seller despite being "certified" by GB itself. Postal Money Orders in USD have been an acceptable form of payment - slow but reliable. Use of 3rd Party Importers to broker the items across the border has been similarly slow but reliable, typicaĺly taking two months depending on how close to the monthly cut-off your order is placed.

Anything that IRG can do to facilitate Canadian Credit Card payment for Gunbroker purchases would be most welcome.
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RBC exists as RBC Bank in the US as well. They can setup an US-based Visa and bank account for you. Wondering if that might help.
 
That does help, every financial institution has a counter part in the US, look at the address on your next US draft. Most sellers are worried about internet scams and don't want to be inconvenienced. As well the term draft is not common in the US, most sellers don't know what it is.

If your seller is on the fence ask them nicely to go to http://irunguns.rocks
Or contact us directly at 1-855-RUN-GUNS. It's amazing what a short conversation on the phone can accomplish. We receive lots of phone calls about selling to Canadians, make sure to give the seller your email or name, we will vouch for you if we have worked with you before.

There will always be someone who's not interested but given there's over a million listings at any given time I'm sure you'll be successful.
 
Foxtrot said:
Would it not be easier to simply pay IRG for whatever gun is eligible for legal purchase listed on gunbroker and have them "buy" it and then transfer to the customer?...or is there a legal or other reason why it has to be done the current way?
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Being able to pay directly to a Canadian Source so that a US seller has payment issued to them directly from a US source is an excellent idea.

There has to be a way that this can work.
 
Even with importation fee, you may be able to find some guns cheaper to buy in US and import than in Canada.
If you are ordering an expensive gun and worried about the finish, ask IRG to not zip tie the trigger and use rubber trigger lock, they are willing to do that and also take pictures of the gun for you prior to importation to confirm the condition.
 
IRUNGUNS said:
It is 200.00 Canadian for the 1st firearm and 150.00 Canadian for each additional firearm. The magazines are pinned for free although should you flood us with magazines there will be an additional charge.

Everything is laid out in the tutorial. Please do not purchase Chinese or Russian origin firearms as the US has sanctioned both counties and at this time they are unable to be exported outside the US.
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What about accessories?
 
sharpee said:
What's the easiest way to send payment?
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Every seller lists all payment methods they accept. The easiest is obviously using your cc but some sellers have issues with taking Canadian ccs (read my and Bartok5 posts). It's when a seller doesnt take any cc that you have a real issue.
 
Many sellers on GB won’t deal with Foreign buyers, some are downright hostile about it. Always be sure to contact sellers prior to bidding, to pre-arrange payment and shipping.
 
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