Quote Originally Posted by TonyL View Post
Yes.

Firstly one would hope that any faults have been corrected and the shop isn't just trying to sell the gun on again knowing that faults exist.

Secondly, they should be marketing this as a "nearly-new, hardly used gun" as opposed to new.

As said up above, there may be issues when the next owner tries to register the warranty.

How does vat work on used guns? Are they sold + vat, like new, or does vat not apply to the selling price but the dealer pays vat on the margin (as is the case with used motorbikes & cars)?
If any item has been refunded, then VAT would still be liable on it when it sells. As you say, with a nearly-new gun you could reduce the net price accordingly, but HMRC is still due its 20% on what it sells for.