Guns to sell, but no nothing about them, HELP!

[trooper30]

Hi fellas, just joined the forum as I need a little advice. Im have had a few Metal airsoft rifles fall into my lap and know nothing about there worth as I dont know a lot about airsofts. I plan to sell them but i dont want to under value them so I am hoping you guys could offer me a little advice on where to sell them and what there worth.

There is an M4 electric which is brand new. An HK33 which is used and a LBR mk14 and an EBR mk14 with a scope which is used all electric and with full ans semi auto, metal/steel with folding stocks. Would be greatfull for any advice, thanks guys.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

M4 and HK33 can probably fetch around £200 - 300

M14, probably about £250 to £350

Depends on what make they all are, do you have the boxes or know anything else about them?

Since you obviously aren't a skirmisher whoever sold these to you did so illegally. Owning is fine, but buying and selling with a defence is illegal.

Just so you know.

Edit: Meant to say without a defence.

And with regard to selling, it's the person you're selling to who needs the defence, not you.

 

[padraigthesniper]

you need to find out the brand of them first

 

[trooper30]

Well the M4 and the HK33 are both AGM, i assume thats the maker, but i cant find any markings on the EBR at all, unless im looking in the wrong place. Like i said the M4 is brand new and came boxed and unused, the HK and the EBR have both been used by scurmishers. Beyond that I know very little, have charged tham all and they all seem to work perfectly, but like i said i know very little about BB guns.

So Ed, your saying its not illegal for me to own them, but illegal for me to sell them?

 

[Liam Porter]

You can sell without a defence, but not buy. It is the seller's responsibility to make sure that the buyer has a defence.

 

[rschris]

Well the M4 and the HK33 are both AGM, i assume thats the maker, but i cant find any markings on the EBR at all, unless im looking in the wrong place. Like i said the M4 is brand new and came boxed and unused, the HK and the EBR have both been used by scurmishers. Beyond that I know very little, have charged tham all and they all seem to work perfectly, but like i said i know very little about BB guns.
So Ed, your saying its not illegal for me to own them, but illegal for me to sell them?

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You purchased these so the seller should have checked your defence was in place.

If you were stopped lets say driving with these in your car delivering them to the new owner then what would you defence be for having them in the car? You have a real imitation firearm and no excuse for it as you say you dont use them.

Good luck with the sale but make sure you sell to the right people

 

[trooper30]

You can sell without a defence, but not buy. It is the seller's responsibility to make sure that the buyer has a defence.

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Right, with ya. In that case once I have got rid of these ones I dont think i will be saying yes to buyng a pile of airsofts again. I bought tham all at the weekend at a big military event in kent. Towards the end of the week skint scirmishers had them on there backs with for sale signs on them, the M4 i bought new form a trader, go them all purely to sell on and I wont let them got to any tom dick or harry, No one asked me for defence at any point when i was negotiating a price for them!

 

[Rogerio134]

Do they actually work?? The m14 and HK are lovely mate.

 

[Hibernator]

Just goes to show what use the law is! It seems that it's only legitimate airsofters and shops that bother taking any notice of it.

Same thing happened at Beltring last year - plenty of stalls flogging realistic guns to anyone with the cash! No questions asked about whether the buyer had a legitimate defence

 

[trooper30]

Yea I picked them up at Beltring this year and like you say it was all about the money to the stall holders there. And yes they all work perfectly well Rogerio

 

[ScoobySnacks]

Firstly, it is NOT the buyer that commits an offence, it is the seller.

Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, Section 36, Sub-section 1 C

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if—
©he sells a realistic imitation firearm

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I think the OP has a legitimate defence, in that he has bought them with the intention of selling them on. As long as he ensures that the buyer complies with one of the categories of defense stated in Section 37, and the additional regulations made by the secretary of state.

Possession is not an offence, and the OP has not committed any offence yet. As long as he is careful with who he sells to, then he is not at risk of prosecution.

 

[Hibernator]

Absolutely - not having a go at Trooper30, my comment was about stall holders who turn a blind eye to the law. Although I suspect that their excuse will be "it was a military re-enactment show therefore ALL attendees can be assumed to be re-enactors".