Licensed firearms dealer · Buying nationwide · Based in Augusta, Michigan
We buy guns, collections and estates.
One gun or four hundred, anywhere in the country. Tell us what you have and hear back the same day with what we’ll pay.
- Paid the day you accept — cash, check, Zelle or transfer
- Every gun itemized in writing, so you see what each is worth to us
- Big collection? We come to you, anywhere in the US
- One gun? Ship it to us, prepaid and insured
- Confidential and discreet, start to finish
Recently through the shop
A few of the guns we’ve handled. Every photograph is our own.
Buyers and sellers in 38 states
Every shaded state is home to someone who has bought from RAKD or sold to us. A gun that would sit on a local shelf for a year often has a buyer somewhere else, and reaching that buyer is part of how we make a strong offer.
- States where we have buyers or sellers
- Home: Augusta, Michigan
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Firearms sold to out-of-state buyers are transferred through a licensed dealer in the buyer's state. Selling one gun from outside Michigan? It can ship to us.
What we buy
Not sure we'd want it? Ask. It costs you nothing and we'd rather look.
Three ways to get paid
We price all three so you can see the difference and pick the one that suits you — and you can split a collection across them.
| Option | Cash today Fastest | Consignment Highest total | Trade credit Most value |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | We buy it outright | We sell it for you and take a cut | Credit toward any firearm we can get you |
| When you're paid | Same day | When it sells | Right away, as credit |
| How much | Lowest of the three | Usually the most | More than cash |
| Certainty | Guaranteed | Depends what it sells for | Guaranteed |
| Best for | Estates, whole collections, anyone who wants it done | Good individual pieces worth waiting on | Trading up instead of getting out |
Cash is the lowest number and we’ll say so plainly — we’re taking on the money, the risk, and however long it takes to sell. Trade credit is worth the most because it isn’t limited to a shelf: we can order new, and source through distributors, other dealers and auctions, so it goes toward whatever you actually want instead of whatever happens to be in stock.
Two things before anyone looks at it
- Don't clean anything. A polished or re-blued gun can be worth a fraction of an untouched one. It’s the fastest way to lose money here.
- Keep the boxes and paperwork. They look like clutter. On the right gun they’re worth real money.
Where to start:one firearm ·a collection ·consignment ·an estate ·dealer inventory
What will a dealer pay? ·What is it worth by maker ·What determines value ·How to sell a collection ·You inherited firearms ·Where we buy
Tell us what you have
Tell us what you have and we’ll tell you what we’ll pay. Nothing you tell us goes anywhere else.
Would rather talk? Call or text (269) 399-4867 (399-GUNS). Photographs welcome.