New feature

Sellers can pay the credit card convenience fee

Now sellers can cover the credit card convenience fee on behalf of their buyers. This allows sellers to eliminate a potential buyer objection, which should boost sales. What is the convenience fee? GunTab is forced to charge a 3.8% convenience fee on credit card payments. We don't earn anything

New feature

Curio & Relic FFLs

GunTab now supports Type 03 "Curio & Relic" FFLs. This has been one of our most-requested features, and we're thrilled to help these FFLs transact more easily and safely online. What is a Curio & Relic FFL? A Type 03 Federal Firearms License is for a "Collector of Curios and Relics". Colloquially,

Payments technology

PayPal charges $2,500 for violations (among other things)

PayPal lists 11 possible punishments for people who violate its User Agreement, including charging $2,500 in damages. And if you didn't already know, guns and ammo violate their User Agreement. What does the PayPal agreements say? To use PayPal, you must agree to the User Agreement and the Acceptable

Payments technology

What we know about AMMO's new payment platform for GunBroker

AMMO Inc, owner of GunBroker, says it plans to launch a firearm-friendly payment platform on January 1. This is great news, because all other payment platforms prohibit gun-related transactions. Although it probably doesn't offer buyer and seller protection, having options is great for the firearms community. Update January 27: AMMO

Fraud

Why some scams list GunTab as a payment option

Recently some gun scams have started listing GunTab as a payment option. That can be confusing, because GunTab is escrow and fully protects against scams. But scammers know that. They're just trying to trick you into believing they're trustworthy, before asking you to pay some other way that doesn't protect

Where to find the best gun deals online

If you're looking to buy or sell a gun, go online. That's where everyone is buying and selling these days. But where exactly will you get the best price and the fastest sale? That depends. Retailers versus marketplaces Some retailers have great prices on certain items. The problem is that

Always tell the carrier if your shipment contains a firearm

If you don't declare a firearm when you're shipping it, you are violating federal law. There's no reason to lie. Just ask for a declaration form. Why are people confused? There is a lot of confusion about whether you should declare you're shipping a firearm. That's because people are confusing

New feature

Antique gun payments

GunTab now specifically supports antique guns. If you're buying or selling antique guns online, GunTab has you covered. What is an antique gun? Antique guns come in a variety of types, including: * Matchlock * Flintlock * Percussion cap * Muzzleloader Basically, an antique gun is anything with "fixed" ammunition and a design that

Choosing between GunBroker's "preferred payment methods"?

GunBroker has two "preferred payment methods". But only one is available for non-business sellers, and it's ridiculously dangerous for buyers. There is a third option that is better for both sides. What are GunBroker's preferred payment methods? GunBroker only has 2 "preferred payment methods": 1. Credit card (Immediate Checkout) 2.

How to import guns & ammo for commercial resale

The United States has the largest civilian firearms market in the world – a market that appreciates products from abroad. People have made fortunes selling foreign-made guns, parts, and ammo to American consumers. However, most people aren't familiar with the process for safely importing the merchandise into the United States. Let's

Getting Started

How to pay for high-dollar guns & parts online

There is only one safe way to pay for guns & parts online. That's especially true when you're buying high-dollar items. Don't risk your entire payment – just use GunTab. What items are "high-dollar"? Guns and parts can be considered high-dollar if they cost more than $5,000. And there are plenty

New feature

Introducing Integrated Partners (with revenue sharing)

Do you run a marketplace or retail website where gun-related items are sold? Then GunTab has big news for you. We're now offering 10% revenue sharing to Integrated Partners. And it's easy to get started. What is an Integrated Partner? An Integrated Partner is a company that satisfies the simple

New "gun store" code is for Suspicious Activity Reports

There is a new "merchant category code" specifically for gun stores. While this story is being covered widely, most people don't understand the real implications. The "gun registry" angle isn't very concerning. The "suspicious activity" angle definitely is. Yes, this new code will create a crude sort of gun registry

Too paranoid for our own good

It's sad but true: the gun community has suffered badly from online scams. Where most communities are served by big Silicon Valley tech companies that suppress scams, the gun community is not. Big Tech has prohibited our usage and left us outside with the scammers. Because they aren't aware of

Getting Started

Got banned by PayPal, Venmo, Zelle for guns?

Many people don't realize that all payment platforms prohibit gun-related transactions. That includes the most popular platforms: PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle. If they catch you sending or receiving payment related to guns, they will suspend your account. But we can help you make the best of it. Let's talk about

Payments technology

How to handle payments on Armslist

Armslist is the largest website dedicated to gun-related classified ads. It supports both in-person and shipped transactions. It is popular for having some incredible deals on guns. It is also notorious for having an abnormally high level of scammers. The scammers run rampant because Armslist leaves the payment entirely up

Firearm law

Handguns are the new machine guns (for shipping)

UPS just prohibited gun shipments by ordinary people. Now "nonlicensees" can only ship long guns through USPS, and can't ship handguns at all. This change makes handgun shipping as heavily restricted as machine guns. And apparently this change happened because some Senators threatened UPS with a false legal opinion. What

Payments technology

GunBroker won't mention "the only safe payments"

There is only one safe way to pay for guns and ammo online, but GunBroker won't mention it. There's no conspiracy, it's just business. GunBroker's owner is launching a competing platform to earn more money from you. What is GunBroker? GunBroker is the largest online firearms marketplace. In fact, it's

Payments technology

How to do credit card payments on GunBroker

Most online buyers prefer to pay by credit card. As a result, most online sellers prefer to accept payment by credit card. GunBroker users are no exception – most GunBroker users want credit card payments. However, there are limited options. In this article we'll cover exactly how you can pay or

News

Increase in our credit card convenience fee

As of July, 2022, GunTab has been forced to raise our "convenience fee" on credit card payments. Previously the fee was 3.3%, now it's 3.8%.

New feature

Automatic marketplace fee payments

GunTab now automatically pays seller fees for transactions that originate with Wasatch Firearm Network. Selling guns and ammo online has never been easier.

Fraud

How to handle payments on Tacswap

Tacswap suggests using PayPal, but that puts all your money at risk. The only safe way to pay on Tacswap is using GunTab.

Digital security

How to buy safely when a GunBroker seller has no feedback

Every day, thousands of sellers post guns, ammo, and accessories for sale on GunBroker.  Many of these sellers are new to GunBroker.  They have little or no user feedback history.  That's a problem. How can you trust a seller with no feedback?  What if they are a scammer who will

Payments technology

"GunBroker Escrow" means GunTab

Payments technology

Using PayPal is a big mistake

There's no question: using PayPal for gun-related transactions is a mistake.  Every time you try it, you risk getting banned by PayPal or scammed by the seller. PayPal prohibits firearm-related transactions.  Even if you pay for purchase protection, you can't use it because PayPal doesn't protect "items that violate our