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

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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

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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 doesn't want you to pay safely

There is only one safe way to pay for guns and ammo online, but GunBroker doesn't want you to use it. There's no conspiracy, it's just business. GunBroker wants you to use its solution instead, so it can earn more money from you. But its solution isn't safe. Sadly, that

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 guns and ammo is a mistake. PayPal prohibits all firearm-related transactions.  If they catch you, they will seize your funds.  If there is a dispute, not only will PayPal refuse to help you, they will permanently suspend your account (and sometimes also the accounts

New feature

Guest checkout

GunTab now allows buyers to complete most transactions as a guest. Safely buying a firearm online just became even easier. And easier is better for retailers too.

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How to buy a used gun online (the ultimate guide)

The best way to find a great deal on your next gun is to buy used.  Just think about it.  Most guns are lightly used, and reasonably well cared-for.  But guns are like cars – the moment you buy a new one, it becomes used and is worth much less.  Why

Firearm advocacy

Free market resilience to anti-gun companies

The firearms market is thriving in spite of many financial and technology companies banning firearm-related content. That's a credit to the American free market, says the National Rifle Association.

New feature

Pickup and dropoff transactions

In recent years, we've had many users ask GunTab to support transactions that don't involve a shipment. We're happy to announce that GunTab now supports both pickup and dropoff transactions! When is there no shipping? There are two specific scenarios where a transaction doesn't involve shipping: 1. Pickup: The seller

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What types of transactions is GunTab good for?

GunTab was built to be highly compatible. Learn about the transactions it's particularly well-suited for.

Fraud

Actual GunBroker scams: With and without GunTab

We'll show you a side-by-side comparison between two real GunBroker buyers. One didn't use GunTab, the other did. Want to guess who walked away happy?

New feature

Two-factor authentication

GunTab's password authentication is secure, but you can take your security to the next level with two-factor authentication.

Firearm advocacy

Firearms are a human right

Good news! Firearms are a human right, just like everything else these days.

New feature

Credit card payments now accepted

Our most-requested feature is finally here. GunTab now accepts payments by credit card.