Selling Automatic Knife Question???

[turkdc]

Several years back I purchased a Benchmade Auto knife. As it has sat in a drawer untouched for about 8 years I was thinking this might be the time to sell it and recover my 'investment'.

My main concern is the legality of selling such a knife. In a transaction such as this, am I the seller, obligated to make sure that the person purchasing the knife is active military or law enforcement, or can I just take the buyers word for it?

Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated.


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Thanks to everyone who has pm'd me about this knife. Unfortunately, it is already sold!

 

[1M1]

Since most states allow ownership, person to person sales are not an issue. Most laws are against carry. Just like when selling a gun, a person does not have the legal obligations that a commercial enterprise has.

I believe there is an issue with mailing accross state lines, though I don't recall any prosecutions in that area.

BTW, I make no pretension of being one of expertise in the law (CYA, yah know).

 

[turkdc]

Thanks for the input! Looks like it's going up on Craigslist!

 

[steed77]

What is it? link?

 

[G-2]

One other thing; you may NOT ship automatic knives via USPS. When shipping use a carrier other than the USPS. FedEx Ground, DHL, UPS, just don't use USPS. It probably wouldn't be a problem unless your package was destroyed revealing the contents... Good luck with your sale.