Side-by-side comparison

For gun-related transactions, GunTab is better on usability, protection, and price.

GunTab PayPal G&S Venmo G&S
Guns & ammo allowed Yes No No
Gun parts allowed Yes No No
Card payments Yes Yes Yes
Bank payments Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited amounts Yes No No
Buyers safe Yes Yes Yes
Sellers safe Yes No No
Guaranteed Yes No No
Guided steps Yes No No
Automations Yes No No
Service fee 2.9% or less 3% 3%
Card fee 3% 3% 3%
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What are other options?

There aren't many options for gun-related payments on GunBroker, Armslist, etc. You can't use PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or any of the other payment platforms. Checks and money orders are tedious, slow, and risky for the buyer (and sometimes the seller too). Cryptocurrency is dangerous for the buyer. There is only one option that is safe for both sides.

Payment platforms (very dangerous)

All payment platforms prohibit gun-related transactions. Every gun-related dollar you send through them is at risk of being seized. Also, you're at risk of scams regardless whether you pay for buyer protection, because buyer protection isn't enforced when you violate their policy.

Checks and money orders (slow, dangerous)

Before payment platforms existed, people mailed money orders and personal checks. However, it is tedious to generate these payments, slow to mail them, and also slow to clear them (4-7 days). Further, they have no buyer protection. Personal checks are especially bad because they expose sensitive information, and make sellers vulnerable to chargebacks.

Wire transfers (expensive, dangerous)

Wire transfers are fast. However, you probably need to visit your bank to send one, they cost around $30 each, and they have no buyer protection.

Cash (local, dangerous)

Cash is best for privacy. However, it can only be used for face-to-face transactions, so it restricts you to your local area. Also, it can be dangerous to bring a pocketful of cash to meet a stranger with a gun.

Cryptocurrency (limited, dangerous)

Cryptocurrency payments are fast and fairly low-cost. However, most people don't want to use cryptocurrency. Further, crypto payments are usually non-reversible, meaning they have no buyer protection. Worse, some cryptocurrency platforms do allow payments to be reversed, making them more dangerous for sellers without making them completely safe for buyers.

Escrow platforms

Escrow payments are safe for both buyers and sellers. However, most escrow platforms prohibit gun-related transactions.

GunBroker protection isn't sufficient

The biggest problem with gun-friendly payment options is the lack of buyer and seller protection. You may think, "No problem, I'm using GunBroker." Unfortunately, GunBroker's protection is incomplete. Buyers always lose at least some of their payment, and sellers aren't protected at all.

GunTab is the best option

GunTab is the best option for gun-related transactions, because it is the only option that is safe for both sides. That's because GunTab is gun-friendly escrow. For buyers and sellers online, escrow is "the one sure-fire way to protect themselves" from all the possible scams.

Also, GunTab is the only service that automates your transactions and supports you with step-by-step guidance. It was build from the ground up to serve the firearms community.

The proof is in the data. The side-by-side comparisons above shows that GunTab is almost always your best option.

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