Consignment dealers

[backgear]

Is there any other dealer who takes accoutrements on consignment other than TOTW?

[heinz]

If you join the CLA you can use the for sale section on their site. I have no experience with selling there but some items seem to  move quckly

[James Rogers]

Maybe Clay Smith

[KentSmith]

Clay Smith, Dixon's

[Joey R]

Yes,Clay Smith

[Molly]

link for Clay Smith.

I have spoken to him.

A solid business man in my opinion although I have never done any direct business with him.

http://www.claysmithguns.com/

BTW, with Dixon's being mentioned here and from what I have heard they have a lot of stuff for sale, why is their web site, after a year or more, still "under construction"?

OK OK, good old-school, paper wrapping store keepers.  Maybe all the success they need but being able to serve the "world" certainly is appropriate in 2015.  Isn't it?

[Virginiarifleman]

CLA $50.00 a year to join and you can post up to 5 items for sale.

[heinz]

That would be 5 items at one time. You can post a new one anytime you have less than 5 up.

[Mikecooper]

I'm glad to find this topic as I have a couple of long rifles to sell.   

[bigsmoke]

I have never tried the CLA site, but from experience, I can recommend the for sale section here as very good.  There have been a few items I have listed that have not sold, but way, way more that have.

What's the old line, don't go to strangers, come to me?

Here there is no cost to join and no percentage to pay when it does sell.

FWIW, these are my thoughts, YMMV.

John

[Mikecooper]

Thanks for that advice.   I've never sold a long gun.  Not sure how to box it up.   Where do you find a box that long?  And what kind of packing material?     I may have a few powder horns to sell also.   I'll try the section here.   

[Dennis Glazener]

Thanks for that advice.   I've never sold a long gun.  Not sure how to box it up.   Where do you find a box that long?  And what kind of packing material?     I may have a few powder horns to sell also.   I'll try the section here.  

For most lower price rifles I use cardboard boxes that my stock man ships stock/barrels back to me. I have heard that you can use the boxes 6 ft florescent lights are shipped in, check with hardwares stores since most are thrown away. He uses shredded news paper packed tightly around the stock/barrel combo. But sure to put cardboard or some type of foam tightly against the muzzle and the buttstock where the gun can not move to/fro. If not tightly secured you will break the toe off the stock, ask me how I know! For higher priced rifles I build a box, ends out of 2X4's, sides out of 1X4's, glue lauan plywood on one side then pack rifle and screw the lauan plywood on the other side. Inside I use foam insulation board. I put 2 - 1/2 inch sheets on the bottom, 2  1/2 on top and in the middle I glue 3-1/2" sheets together then trace the rifle out on and cut outline out with jigsaw. This goes in the middle with the 2 - 1/2" sheets on either side of the rifle. So far nothing damaged in shipment. Box is re-usable.
Dennis
 

[chubby]

I have sold a couple at the Log Cabin Shop on consignment. they are great people!!!!  Chubby

[Kermit]

A hint on Dennis' wooden box. Be aware that the USPS measures your package. They will measure the girth--all 4 sides, all the way around. To that number they add the length. If the total is over 108" you pay a big premium AND it has to go ground. They won't ship oversize by Priority Mail.

I generally make my boxes with pine 1x6 ripped to 4". I use 1/8" plywood or doorskin for the top and bottom. I glue and staple the bottom and attach the top with 1" drywall screws about every 3". Inside I use 1" foam insulation board, a solid piece top and bottom, with a cutout for the gun in the two layers in the middle.

My PO lady gave me a tip first time I did this, and that's to cover every edge and corner with duct tape to prevent mail workers getting slivers. Keeps 'em from getting ticked off and heaving your box as far as possible while turning the surrounding air a bright shade of blue. It's a kindness to the workers and insurance for me.

[Bill Paton]

Kermit’s shipping box is very much like mine. Be certain the gun cannot move “endwise”, as dropping the box on its end is a really high stress on a long gun that can move that direction. My postal clerk gave me the “duct tape rule”, too. It keeps splinters out of my hands as well. Also, I put an old sheet or some such materiel in the cut-out to keep the gun away from the tiny styrofoam electrostatic bits that spread around the room when the gun is  pulled out of its recess. JTR once accused me of coating his shiny black Ferrari with styrofoam snow, prompting my use of the cloth barrier. 

Bill Paton

[David Rase]

Curt Lyles and Brad Emig also list consignments on their web pages.
David

[Dewey]

A hint on Dennis' wooden box. Be aware that the USPS measures your package. They will measure the girth--all 4 sides, all the way around. To that number they add the length. If the total is over 108" you pay a big premium AND it has to go ground. They won't ship oversize by Priority Mail.

I generally make my boxes with pine 1x6 ripped to 4". I use 1/8" plywood or doorskin for the top and bottom. I glue and staple the bottom and attach the top with 1" drywall screws about every 3". Inside I use 1" foam insulation board, a solid piece top and bottom, with a cutout for the gun in the two layers in the middle.

My PO lady gave me a tip first time I did this, and that's to cover every edge and corner with duct tape to prevent mail workers getting slivers. Keeps 'em from getting ticked off and heaving your box as far as possible while turning the surrounding air a bright shade of blue. It's a kindness to the workers and insurance for me.

As a recipient of one of Kermit's guns/boxes, I can say he truly knows how to ship them !!!   


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[Mikecooper]

Thanks for the advice on building a box.  I had thought of using the foam board packing in a cardboard box but may build a wood box for extra protection.    I was a member here a long time ago but I think my profile expired.   How do you post a picture here?  


Ah well that worked.  But cumbersome.   Anyway this is one of two or three I was thinking of selling.  It was my first build sometime back in the early 1990s

[wet willy]

Bear in mind places like ToTW will have your item at their location, do the photography, advertising, and handle the shipping ... along with the infrequent buyer who rejects the item as "not as advertised," or wants a refund of part of the selling price, or the item is damaged in transit

So balance your hassle cost of packing, going to FedEx or UPS, and handling complaints.

CLA has a wonderful website and hosts many fine crafters, so you just need to determine your personal time spent.

(FWIW, in 2001 as an experiment, we sent a packge containing only 2ea  12"x12"  1/2" thick plywood squares, double wrapped in brown paper, the outerwrap marked "Fragile" and "Do Not Bend," from NYC to LA via  registered mail. It arrived in LA broken in half with the outer wrapping intact. USPS has greatly improved since then, but they, or any of the carriers,  are not perfect.)

[Mikecooper]

I've sold a few horns through TOW.  Only one time did a have an issue.  They sent me a check written in two different colors of ink.  My bank didn't want to accept the check.   I would still have the task of packing it securely for shipping to them.  I don't think they supply a shipping box anymore.  They used to.   

[Jerry]

Thanks for that advice.   I've never sold a long gun.  Not sure how to box it up.   Where do you find a box that long?  And what kind of packing material?     I may have a few powder horns to sell also.   I'll try the section here.   

Mike, Last long rifle I shipped by FedEx. They have a long box so they took two and kind of telescoped them together. Worked well. Shipment was protected well. Jerry