The only downside is the search, but that in of itself can be fun too...The way I look at it, I can buy a gun from an INGO member, who needs the money for another gun or some other critical reason. I don't pay tax, I don't pay an FFL fee and my name isn't going on the aforementioned ILLEGAL registry. Oh and I get to meet another INGO member that I can shoot the breeze with while doing the deal. Downside is that I have to wait for what I'm wanting to buy to go on the market. It's not perfect, but it works for me.