Poppa Cap Auctions
Auction Terms
West Branch, MI · Eastern Time
These terms cover every lot on the auctions page. Auctions run about once a month for about five days. Create a buyer account to bid, or a seller account to consign.
All firearm sales are subject to federal and Michigan law. A background check and transfer through a licensed FFL are required before a firearm can change hands.
Fees
The buyer's premium is 10% of the hammer price, added to what the winner pays. The seller fee is 10% of the hammer price when the lot was consigned. House inventory has no seller fee. Most auction houses charge about 25%. Paying by card adds a 3.99% processing fee on the hammer price plus the buyer's premium. Cash and check do not.
Minimum bid and max bid
Each lot has a minimum bid we set. Your max bid is the most you want to pay. If you are the first bidder, the price starts at the minimum. If someone else bids, we raise your bid only as far as needed to stay ahead:
- $5 steps while the current bid is under $200
- $10 steps from $200 to $499
- $20 steps at $500 and above
We stop when the next step would pass your max. Other bidders do not see your max. A bid has to be at least one step above the current price, unless you are already winning and you are only raising your max. Bids are final.
Closing time
A bid placed in the final 5 minutes extends that lot by 5 minutes, so every bidder has a fair chance to answer. Times are Eastern.
Payment
Winning bidders have 48 hours to pay and make pickup or transfer arrangements. We email the winner and the shop when a lot ends with a high bidder. We accept Visa, Mastercard, check, or cash in the store. Visa and Mastercard add a 3.99% processing fee. Cash and check are the hammer price plus the buyer's premium. A lot that is not paid on time may be offered to the next bidder or relisted.
FFL transfer
Firearm lots must transfer through a licensed dealer. We can ship to your local FFL or complete the transfer in our West Branch store. We do not ship firearms to a buyer's home. You must be 21 and legally able to receive the firearm.
Suppressor lots transfer through a dealer with an SOT. The transfer waits on an approved ATF Form 4. We do not ship suppressors to a home, and we do not hand one over the day the auction closes.
Shipping
Optics and accessories can ship to you. Firearms ship FFL-to-FFL only. Suppressors ship only to a licensed dealer. The buyer pays the actual shipping cost. See the shipping policy for store orders placed outside an auction.
Condition
Lots are graded honestly. If an item arrives materially different from its description, contact us at (989) 390-7800 and we will make it right.
Consignment
Sellers submit an item from their account. We review it, set the minimum bid, and place it in an auction. The 10% seller fee comes out of the hammer price after the buyer pays. Call (989) 390-7800 if you would rather talk it through in the store.