Sporting Goods & Firearms Auction (NO MINS OR RESERVES!) 5/14/2024

SSLFirearms.com - Byron Center, MI
SSLFirearms.com - 601 Gordon Industrial Ct. SW, Byron Center, MI 49315

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Special Notes

All sales are made through the Federal Firearms License of SSL Corp. and not Repocast.com.

There will be a $15 paperwork/processing fee that will apply to the purchase of each firearm on the auction. Anyone purchasing a firearm will be required to pass a background check prior to receiving possession of the firearm. Full payment is required before any of the paperwork involved is started. If for any reason the purchaser does not pass the NICS background check, a non-refundable liquidated damages fee of $50 or 20% of total bid price (whichever is greater) will be charged and the balance of the purchase price shall be refunded in 7 days.

All firearms must be picked up from SSL Corporation (within the Repocast facility) in Byron Center, MI.

Due to firearm regulations please call for rates and terms in regards to shipping firearms.

SSL Corp can also package & ship to your FFL dealer if needed. Flat rate shipping will be added to your invoice if shipping is require or requested, see below for rates. Insured shipping has an additional cost. All out of state winning bidders must have firearms shipped to their local FFL dealer. Local state & federal laws require a gun case and trigger lock for each firearm purchase & pick-up. Winning bidders please bring case/cases with you when picking up your firearms. 

Shipping Costs:

  • Hand Guns = $25.00 per gun
  • Long Guns = $40.00 per gun
  • Misc. Accessories = Will vary depending on size and weight of package
  • Discounts may be applied at auction company discretion for multiple items shipping to same location

General Information

Responsibility: Firearms are Dangerous. By purchasing though this auction you agree to follow the manufactures safety instructions and to only use the firearms in a safe manner in an approved area for a legal purpose. You are assuming all responsibility for the legality of a specific item when you purchase it. You are responsible for checking all local laws before bidding on or using an item sold here. You are responsible for complying with all firearms laws in your area.


Requirements for Purchase:

  • 18 years of age or older to bid on auction
  • 18 years of age or older to purchase long guns or ammo
  • 21 years of age or older to purchase hand guns
  • Purchase permit or dealer's license is not required
  • Buyer will be required to pass a NIC background check, the ATF requires all FFL dealers in the state of MI to run a NICS background check on any individual, even if they do possess a valid CPL
  • Muzzleloaders do not require background check
  • For buyers that live outside of Michigan: (a.) Rifles may be picked up at our location OR sent to an FFL dealer in your state. (b.) Hand guns are required to be shipped to an FFL dealer in your state for pick up

Inspection Times

 Monday 05/13/2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Tuesday 05/14/2024 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Other times may be available by appointment, to schedule please call 616-446-3410. 

Payment Dates

PICKUP IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY FOR FIREARMS. BELOW ARE THE HOURS THAT CASHIERS ARE AVAILBLE FOR ACCEPTING PAYMENTS, HOWEVER AN APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED TO PICKUP YOUR FIREARMS PURCHASES.

No appointment needed for ammunition and other non-firearms. 

NOTE: Payments are accepted at the CASHIER window inside Repocast.com or online. No payments are taken within the SSLFirearms.com office area (effective 3/16/20).


 DateByron Center Hours
601 Gordon Industrial Ct.
Byron Center, MI 49315
 Wednesday 05/15/2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Thursday 05/16/2024 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Friday 05/17/2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Monday 05/20/2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

All items purchased on the regular online auctions are to be paid for and picked up within 4 days from the auction date. After this 4 day period there will begin a $2 per day storage fee and after 2 weeks from the date of the auction (NOT from the date paid or picked up) there will be no refunds on any item purchased on the auction and upon this time full payment is also still required regardless of the condition or the availability of the item.

Removal Times / Failure to Remove

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!! A pre-scheduled pickup appointment is required for any firearm purchase. 

  • All firearms must be picked up at a PRE-SCHEDULED pickup appointment.  FINAL DATE FOR PICKUP IS xx/xx/xxx
  • Schedule appointment through your online account on your invoice OR
  • Call 616-432-6640

No appointment needed for ammunition and other non-firearms.  May be picked up during these hours:

  DateByron Center Hours
601 Gordon Industrial Ct.
Byron Center, MI 49315
 Wednesday   9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Thursday   12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Friday   9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Monday   9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


All items are to paid in full and picked up within 4 business days from the auction date. Paid in full item(s) not picked up within 4 business days from auction date will be considered abandoned and will be relisted on auction offering for sale to public.



Photo ID and thumbprint will be scanned during every transaction at the time of pickup. We respect your privacy and we value you as a customer. The photo ID and thumbprint requirement is a security measure to document the actual person picking up item(s) from our facility. The intent of the requirement is to protect you and us, ensuring the items make it to the winning bidders. 


A non-refundable restocking fee of 20% or $25 (whichever is greater) will be charged to buyer for item(s) not paid in full within 4 business days from auction date. The buyer account will be inactivated, disallowing bidding privileges. Item(s) will be relisted on auction offering for sale to public.

At the discretion of the auction company, item(s) that are paid in full may be held/stored for an additional 5 days for prearranged customer pickup. Storage fees will apply at $2 per lot per day for the additional 5 days held by auction company. Items will not be held/stored beyond a total of 9 business days from date of auction, and will be considered abandoned and will be relisted on auction offering for sale to public.

Types of Payment

**NOTE: Payments are accepted at the CASHIER window inside Repocast.com or online. No payments are taken within the SSLFirearms.com office area (effective 3/16/20)

  • Cash
  • Wire Transfer (contact us for information) 616-432-6640
  • Credit Card (Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1. Photo ID and thumbprint will be scanned during every transaction at the time of pickup. We respect your privacy and we value you as a customer. The photo ID and thumbprint requirement is a security measure to document the actual person picking up item(s) from our facility. The intent of the requirement is to protect you and us, ensuring the items make it to the winning bidders.

2. Payment of $10,000+ with cash, or specific forms of payment (cash with a face value of less than $10,000.00 each) which combine for a total of $10,000+ will require completing the IRS 8300 form. A cashier’s check with a face value of $10,000+ will not require the IRS 8300 form.

3. There is a 3% discount on the buyer’s premium only when the invoice is paid in full with Cash, or Wire Transfer. This discount does not apply to payments made by Credit/Debit Card.

Qualifications for 3% Buyers Premium Discount

3% Discount on Buyers Premium when invoice is PAID IN FULL with:

  • Cash 
  • Wire transfer 

Buyer's Premium Text

16% BUYERS PREMIUM for each item that sells on this auction. If buyer pays invoice IN FULL  with cash or wire transfer then we waive 3% of the buyer's premium, which makes it 13% buyers premium.

There will be a $15 paperwork/processing fee that will apply to the purchase of each firearm on the auction.


Sales Tax

Updated 10/6/2020:

All bidders will be subject to applicable sales tax for the state in which the auction is held. If you are tax exempt, please provide our office with the electronic documentation required for exemption.

Firearms that will be shipped to an FFL dealer outside of MICHIGAN will be exempt from Michigan State Sales tax and assumed that the buyer is responsible for filing proper sales or use tax through the state in which they are registering the firearms.

Non-firearms (accessories, ammunition, etc.) are subject to MICHIGAN state sales tax regardless of the buyer's state of residency. A buyer residing outside of Michigan and purchasing non-firearms may complete an electronic tax exemption form through their account accepting liability of any state sales tax exemption.


Are you claiming exemption from sales tax for a purchase? Please review options within your online account for completing the required form and submitting your request for sales tax to be removed from your invoice (after purchase).  

The vendor is unable to confirm if the claim for exemption is applicable for each sale, therefore it will be the responsibility of the buyer to claim exemption on each purchase independently.   



Shipping Options / Information

Firearms can be shipped directly to another FFL Dealer for pickup by buyer.

  •  The buyer is responsible for finding a dealer to receive/deliver the firearm.   
  • The buyer needs to notify SSL Corporation (SSLFirearms.com) of the intent to has sent to FFL dealer. Provide the name of the FFL Dealer which you are requesting have sent to.  
  • Buyer needs to request the FFL dealer to send SSL Corporation (SSLFirearms.com) a valid copy of their dealer license. Dealer license is to be emailed to: license@sslfirearms.com. The FFL dealer should include the buyer's name and invoice # as the subject line of email.
  • Buyer may be charged a transfer fee by the receiving FFL dealer at time of pickup. 
  • Buyer will be charged actual shipping charges apply as incurred by SSL Corporation (SSLFirearms.com). Shipping charges will be added to the buyer's SSL Corporation invoice. 

Non firearm related items

  • Can be shipped via UPS directly to the buyer.  
  • To request shipping UPS, please contact SSL Corporation at 616-432-6640 or email info@sslfirearms.com. 
  • Buyer will be charged actual shipping charges apply as incurred by SSL Corporation (SSLFirearms.com).   
  • Shipping charges will be added to the buyer's SSL Corporation invoice.  

Hazardous Materials/Explosives

  • Specified hazardous materials and explosives are for LOCAL PICKUP only. 
  • This includes primers, Tannerite, gun powder, etc.
  • Due to regulations, SSL Corporation will not ship certain classifications of items.  

Shipping Costs

  • Hand Guns = $25.00 per gun
  • Long Guns = $40.00 per gun
  • Misc. Accessories = Will vary depending on size and weight of package
  • Discounts may be applied at auction company discretion for multiple items shipping to same location

Please note: Full payment of invoice and shipping charges is required prior to shipping any item.

Lots with Reserve

Items posted as “RESERVE NOT MET” will NOT sell unless the reserve is met. As soon as the reserve is met, the status will change to “Reserve Met - Now Selling Absolute”. Please note that all bids placed prior to meeting the reserve will be accepted at the FULL AMOUNT of the bid. This differs from items that sell without a posted reserve status. Once the reserve is met, bids placed will only advance from competing bids in the increment posted.

Condition of Online Auction Lots

**Condition of online auction items** All high bids are considered legal binding contracts and all sales are final. All items are sold "as is where is", with NO guarantee, warranty, or possible refund written, expressed, or implied. The working condition of an item may not be known and may not always be listed in the items description. Sometimes we do know and list the condition of the items, but many times do not. No refunds will be given after the 5 days time frame from date of the auction (Please note auction date NOT removal or date of payment) and any other refund is the sole discretion of a SSL Corporation manager! Please note that all sales are final regardless of the purchase items condition, unless the discretion of a SSL Corporation Manager deems differently. Please note that if an item(s) is not paid for and picked up within 5 days from the date of the auction, unless specified otherwise in the items description or in writing from the auctioneer, the item(s) and bidder will be in default, and the item(s) may be resold by the auctioneer. Any deficiency will become the expense of the high bidder who defaulted. This amount will be immediately due and payable upon the resale of that item. The auctioneer will notify the defaulted bidder of this amount, and take any legal collection actions, including charging the credit card on file, and/or the use of an attorney or collection agency for this deficiency. Online Recovery Special Consignment Sales: (all consignments must be dropped off at SSL Corp no later than 9 days prior to the auction day)

Refund Policy

NO REFUNDS, RETURNS, OR EXCHANGES. All items sold "AS IS WHERE IS" with all faults.

Storage Fees / Restocking Fees

STORAGE FEES: All items purchased on the regular online auctions are to be paid for and picked up within 4 days from the auction date. After this 4 day period there will begin a $2 per lot/per day storage fee and after 2 weeks from the date of the auction (NOT from the date paid or picked up) there will be no refunds on any item purchased on the auction and upon this time full payment is also still required regardless of the condition or the availability of the item.

NON-REFUNDABLE STOCKING FEE: Auction Co. RESERVES THE RIGHT to charge any credit card registered with your account up to 20% as a non-refundable restocking fee (minimum $25.00 charge) based on total purchase price during the auction or immediately following the auction. The non-refundable restocking fee (minimum $25.00 charge) will be applied when invoices are not paid in full within 5 days of auction date. Note that the purchase price is the sum of the bid price, buyer’s premium, buyer's fee, and sales tax if applicable. At which time, all items are considered to be abandoned &/or forfeited to the Auction Co. Auction Co. reserves the right to relist/resell any and all items considered to be abandoned or forfeited when invoice is not paid in full and removed completely from auction location within 5 days of auction. We do not accept partial payments. Invoices must be paid in full. All payments must be in U.S. Funds.

Dynamic Bidding

Posted closing times and displays of Auction Co.'s current time are approximate. Auction Co. reserves the right to close early or extend auctions at any time at its discretion. It is strongly recommended that bids be placed early to avoid losing out due to an ill-timed, last minute bid. All times based on Eastern Standard Time. Dynamic bidding - The dynamic bid on this website is a feature that does NOT allow an item to sell at the end of the auction until there is 10 minutes of bidding inactivity. Example - An item is bid on at 7:50pm. An auction is scheduled to close at 8:00pm. When this bid is placed the ending time will automatically extend to 8:10pm. When another bid is placed at 8:01 the auction will extend until 8:20pm. This will give bidder 19 minutes to place another bid. If no bids are placed this auction will conclude at 8:20pm. The key to your dynamic bidding feature is that the auction extends from the preset closing time in 10 minute intervals, NOT 10 minutes from when you placed your bid.

Pre-Bidding

You can place bids on an item before the auction starts, this is especially helpful if you will not be available on the day of the auction.

When an item status shows as “Pre-Bidding” this simply means that bids placed are not displayed on the auction site until the date the auction is scheduled to open.

Although there may actually be pre-bids placed on the item, an item in pre-bidding status will show # of bids placed as 0 and the current bid (required bid) will show as the opening bid.

You may place a pre-bid through the same process as normal bidding. You can monitor & view your bidding activity on items in pre-bid status from your Watch List.

When you place a pre-bid, if you are notified that your bid is not higher than another user’s pre-bid this means that another bidder(s) has already placed a pre-bid equal to or higher the amount of the pre-bid you are attempting to place. You will need to raise your pre-bid if you want to be in the winning position.

All pre-bids will be tallied and shown when the auction actually begins.

Incremental Bidding

A bid may be placed for any amount equal to or greater than the current required bid amount, which means your bid amount is not required to be an increment of the posted bid increment.

Example:

  • Current bid at $10.00 with a bid increment of $5.00.   
  • Minimum bid required would be $15.00. 
  • A bid may be placed for any amount equal to or greater than $15.00.  
  • The bid amount is not required to be in increments of $5.00; therefore a bid could be placed for $17.00 or $76.00 or whatever amount you wish to bid as long as it is equal to or greater than the minimum bid required.  
  • The winning bid may end up at any amount. It may not be divisible by the stated increment. The winning bid will be the highest 

Refer to Automatic Bidding section for further explanation of the convenient method of placing an automatic bid.

Automatic Bidding (max bid, auto bid, proxybid)

Automatic Bidding (auto bid) option makes bidding convenient allowing you to enter the maximum bid amount* that you are willing to bid on an item. Based on your Account Preferences for notification, you may be notified whenever your auto bid increases &/or when it is exceeded.

The auction company or other bidders do not have access to see your auto bid amount. You are the only person that can see your auto bid amount (displayed in your Watch List).

Your auto bid will not “jump” to the maximum amount. The auto bid will increment up only with competing bids until either the item completes with you as the high bidder, or until your auto bid has been exceeded by another bid.

If another bidder already has an auto bid in place when you place your auto bid, the (2) competing auto bids will continue to increment until either the lower auto bid is maxed out; or if both auto bid amounts are the same the auto bid that was placed first will become winning position of the bid.

Example #1:

1. Minimum bid is at $10.00 with a $5.00 bid increment.
2. Bidder #1 places an auto bid for $77.00.  
3. No other auto bids are in place, therefore Bidder #1 is high bidder at $10.00.
4. Bidder #2 places an auto bid for $23.00.
5. Bids would compete with each other as follows: 

 Bidder #1 - $10
 Bidder #2 - $15
 Bidder #1 - $20
 Bidder #2 - $23 (maximum auto bid placed)
 Bidder #1 - $25 (high bid position)   

The high bid is $25 not $28 because Bidder #2’s auto bid was exceeded at an increment other than $5.

Example #2: 

1. Minimum bid is $10.00 with a $5.00 bid increment.  
2. Bidder #1 places an auto bid of $77.00.
3. No other auto bids are in place, therefore Bidder #1 is high bidder at $10.00
4. Bidder #2 places an auto bid for $25.00
5. Bids would compete with each other as follows: 

 Bidder #1 - $10
 Bidder #2 - $15
 Bidder #1 - $20
 Bidder #2 - $25 (maximum auto bid placed)
 Bidder #1 - $30 (high bid position) 

The high bid is $30 because Bidder #2’s auto bid was exceeded at an increment equal to $5.

Example #3:

1. Minimum bid is $10.00 with a $5.00 bid increment.
2. Bidder #1 places an auto bid of $25.00.
3. No other auto bids are in place, therefore Bidder #1 is high bidder at $10.00
4. Bidder #2 places an auto bid for $25.00 (same amount as Bidder #1 auto bid)
5. Bids would compete with each other as follows: 

 Bidder #1 - $10
 Bidder #2 - $15
 Bidder #1 - $20
 Bidder #2 - $25
 Bidder #1 - $25 (high bid position) 

The high bid is $25 with Bidder #1 in high bid position because Bidder #1 placed the $25.00 auto bid before Bidder #2.

*Buyer’s premium and sales tax will be in addition to the winning bid amount.

Posted Closing Times

Posted closing times and displays of Auction Co.'s current time are approximate. Auction Co. reserves the right to close early or extend auctions at any time at its discretion. It is strongly recommended that bids be placed early to avoid losing out due to an ill-timed, last minute bid. All times based on Eastern Standard Time. Dynamic bidding - The dynamic bid on this website is a feature that does NOT allow an item to sell at the end of the auction until there is 10 minutes of bidding inactivity. Example - An item is bid on at 7:50pm. An auction is scheduled to close at 8:00pm. When this bid is placed the ending time will automatically extend to 8:10pm. When another bid is placed at 8:01 the auction will extend until 8:20pm. This will give bidder 19 minutes to place another bid. If no bids are placed this auction will conclude at 8:20pm. The key to your dynamic bidding feature is that the auction extends from the preset closing time in 10 minute intervals, NOT 10 minutes from when you placed your bid.