Customer Firearms — How It Works

Customer Firearms

How It Works

A private-sale choice with a dealer-managed transaction journey.

Selling a firearm

From advert to agreed sale

  1. 1

    Advertise free

    Advertise your firearm free.

  2. 2

    Recce NI reviews it

    Recce NI reviews the listing before it is published.

  3. 3

    Customers buy or make offers

    Customers can buy at the asking price or make an offer where enabled.

  4. 4

    Agree a price

    Agree a price by accepting an offer or an agreed counter offer.

  5. 5

    Bring the firearm to Recce NI

    Bring your firearm to Recce NI once the sale is agreed.

  6. 6

    Buyer inspection

    The buyer inspects the actual firearm at Recce NI.

  7. 7

    Seller payout

    Once the buyer accepts it and the required payment conditions are met, you receive the sale proceeds less Recce NI’s commission.

  8. 8

    Buyer transfer journey

    Recce NI manages the remaining dealer, licensing and transfer journey with the buyer.

Why Recce NI managed?

Private-sale choice. Dealer-managed transaction.

Reviewed listing

Listings are reviewed before publication rather than appearing automatically.

Managed workflow

Recce NI manages the dealership stages once buyer and seller agree a deal.

Private contact details stay private

Buyer and seller private contact details are not shown publicly.

Clear next steps

The appropriate Recce NI workflow handles the regulated transfer and licensing stages where required.

Buying a customer firearm

What buyers should expect

  • Browse customer-owned firearms unless a listing is labelled otherwise.
  • Buy at the asking price or make an offer where enabled.
  • If a deal is agreed, the seller brings the firearm to Recce NI.
  • Inspect the actual firearm at Recce NI.
  • If you are happy with it, confirm that you want to proceed.
  • Complete the applicable payment and licensing or transfer journey.
  • Collect the firearm only when Recce NI confirms it is ready for lawful release.

Seller pricing

Advertise free. Pay only when it sells.

AdvertisingFREE
Success commission10.00%
Minimum commission£50

The final commission is confirmed when a sale price is agreed.